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Old 20th September 2024, 08:22 PM   #1
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I recently acquired this sword at a Gun Show. The seller stated that it had been with his family for years and that someone brought it back from Europe. The guard is silver plated ,inlayed , or onlayed (it was black when I acquired it). The blade is 37" long, with indistinguishable traces of writing on it and I believe that it is older than the accompanying hardware.To my untrained eyes it looks to be Colonial Spanish or French.
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Old 20th September 2024, 08:27 PM   #2
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Old 20th September 2024, 10:06 PM   #3
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Here is a similar hilt with the following description:

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Lot 15: Deluxe 18th-19th C. Sword for Spanish or Mexican General or Senior Officer, Heavy Silver & Gold Overlaid Iron Hilt, Very Fine 1880 Toledo Blade with Exquisite Gold Inlaid Deeply Engraved Scrolled Panels. Rare Example of Seldom Encountered Quality.

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Deluxe 18th-19th C. Sword for Spanish or Mexican General or Senior Officer, Heavy Silver & Gold Overlaid Iron Hilt, Very Fine 1880 Toledo Blade with Exquisite Gold Inlaid Deeply Engraved Scrolled Panels. Rare Example of Seldom Encountered Quality. Total length (inside scabbard if present) : 41 3/4", Blade length : 34 3/8".
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Old 21st September 2024, 12:30 AM   #4
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WOW,THANKS,BULLSEYE!!!
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Old 26th September 2024, 03:22 AM   #5
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Your blade seems to be from an early 1728 model Spanish cavalry sword, a Solingen export. Similar ones usually under the name Enrique Coel, circa 1750. Hilt 1860-1890, some of these likely commissioned by Mexican revolutionary officers at the Spanish city of Eibar because of damascening (Zuloaga).
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Old 26th September 2024, 05:34 AM   #6
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Thank you for the information! Can I call this an Espada Ancha?
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