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Hi guys. Who knows what name the local tribes gave these swords?
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...When the hilt is just right.
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Well I disagree
Tirri was sometimes wrong. His book is huge, please count the good ID and the wrong ID and give me a ratio. I think he was right 80% of the time. These swords were produced in the Dominican and in South Morocco, both under Spanish influence. I think yours is from South Morocco. |
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I think a photo of a berber from Morocco or a man from Dominican Republic with such a sword would be the deciding factor.
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It is unusual to find examples of that machete in Spanish museums, I have not seen them in the Museum of America or the Ethnological Museum. But you can find a plethora of Moroccan weapons in the last one. Dominica became independent before the development of that kind of machete (they asked again to be part of Spain in the late 1850s for a short period).
I believe those blades have nothing to do with North Africa. And there is no utility as a tool there, either. Last edited by midelburgo; 30th October 2018 at 11:05 AM. |
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Dear forum members, I understand that everyone has their own opinions
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The blade has a Solingen makers mark of Bleckmann (bow with BM).
The blade profile resembles the British 1796 light cavalry. Later British India used very similar blades though heavier on swords circ. 1860 and later. |
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