Spanish Model 1840 Cavalry Sword ?

[drac2k]

Thanks again for your well thought out reply.

[drac2k]

The crown with the "RV," under it has been driving me little nuts lately so how about a crazy theory?
In the Spanish Colonial Philippines in 1897, the troop numbers were approximately 26,032 Spaniards, 17,032 Native troops, and 2857 Volunteers. The One Battalion Carabineros were volunteer riflemen comprised of 14 Spanish Officers and 415 Native troops.Volunteer Regiment in Spanish is Regimiento de Voluntarios, hence (maybe, hopefully, possibly}, "RV;"does this make any sense?

[Andreas]

Originally Posted by drac2k

The crown with the "RV," under it has been driving me little nuts lately so how about a crazy theory?
In the Spanish Colonial Philippines in 1897, the troop numbers were approximately 26,032 Spaniards, 17,032 Native troops, and 2857 Volunteers. The One Battalion Carabineros were volunteer riflemen comprised of 14 Spanish Officers and 415 Native troops.Volunteer Regiment in Spanish is Regimiento de Voluntarios, hence (maybe, hopefully, possibly}, "RV;"does this make any sense?

The Mod. 1840 was replaced by the Mod.1860, and that by the Mod.1895, so I suppose it is unlikely that it was still in use in 1897. But there is the Regimiento Villaviciosa, a Lancers Regiment during the 1850s and 1860s, today a Light Armoured Cavalry Unit.
Andreas

[drac2k]

Thanks for the information; it sounds like a very plausible theory to me for a sword dated 1849.

[Gonzalo G]

Still, those sabers were not issued with a crown stamped on the handguard, as far as I know. The fact that this item has the crown stamped, points to a cavalry unit assigned to escort a member of the royal house. But again, this is only a logic exercise, not a fact.

Regards