Drac2, thank you for noting that, and very interesting question on exactly what that is, it does look like a riding crop.
In looking further into these weapons, I must say the material which references or attends to them in the literature is sparse. As I mentioned, over the years I did find the swords interesting in a sense of exotica because of that. In various cases of course in the scope of Spanish and Portuguese swords, some of these would be mentioned.
What I had hoped to discover was the older examples of actual swords used in these events, and what sort of sword or style might have been used in the early times. We know that before c.1726, the events were quite different, and select status individuals were involved with much of the contact from horseback and using a kind of lance (rejones).
In 1726, when the concept of a lone swordsman on foot was introduced, I believe by Francisco Romero in Ronda, Spain, he apparently used a sword concealed by the red cape (muleta). The sword is described as an estoque, which is of course a type of European sword for thrusting.
In some discussions I found on line with notes from Javier Ramos in 2006, who if I recall is in Spain, he suggests that a rapier would have broken in such thrusting in these cases, and that the cup guard would have caused encumbrance of the swordsman's hand. He suggests that the length of the rapier blades would have lent to such breaking and suggested that the advent of the small sword may have been more in keeping with such thrusts.
The hilt was apparently flat, much as we see in the swords which appear to have been traditionally in place for some time, and was held with the pommel in the hand and two fingers over the flat ricasso.
While I had wondered if the versions of munitions or arming grade cup hilts might have been used in the earliest use of 'estoque de verdad' (real sword) as following the estoque simulado in the style brought in by Romero. With this it seems that was not the case.
With regard to the daggers, I believe termed 'puntilla', what I notice is the curious flared or leaf like blade. It seems to me that is like the points of some of the large zweihander or other large swords used in Europe in hunting. Though I had brought in earlier the idea of these swords and daggers having possible association with hunting weapons, in checking "Hunting Weapons" (Blackmore) there were no references to bullfight weapons
The instance I also mentioned earlier regarding the bullfight sword having been examined in a study for military swords was with Major John Gaspard LeMarchant who in 1788 was working on developing more effective swords for British cavalry.
His review of prototypes included, as he noted, those of "..Turks, Mamalukes, Moors and Hungarians", with the result being the M1796 light cavalry sabre. However with swords for heavy cavalry, the generals balked at the idea of sabres, and insisted on thrusting swords. It was in this context that the Spanish bullfight sword came into the study (from 'LeMarchant: Scientific Soldier", Thoumaine, but cannot recall exact details). Clearly this was not a combat weapon, but interesting to see in this situation.
Also interesting in other influences from the 'corrido'/ bullfight, in cases in use of the well known navaja knife, tbere are occasions known where a special cloak known as 'mantas' was employed. While not directly proven, the similarity is compelling.
I still have not found genuine examples of early bullfight swords or weapons of any true vintage, and have hoped to find early examples to compare to the well known modern forms.
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