Hello everyone and I would like thank you all very much for your kind words on this the newest addition to my collection. I really do think I lucked out when I found this one.
Migueldiaz, that is a great tenegre you posted and the guard does look similar to the one on mine. Please if you would, post more pictures as I too would love to see them. Does it have its scabbard?
Just as soon as I get the repair work done on this I will be posting more (and I hope better) pictures of it. There are 20 pieces of silver decoration that are missing from the hilt alone
and making and attaching the replacements will surely keep me busy for quite some time!!
One question I have is, does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to clean the raw hide at the throat of the scabbard? On normal leather I usually use saddle soap and then follow that up with mink oil but I'm just not sure what would be the best way to clean this type of leather. Again, my thanks to you all for your comments.