A Spanish colonial broadsword/cutlass

midelburgo · 18th October 2018, 08:48 AM

I believe these swords are rather from the 1850s. They have usually Solingen export blades from that time, made expressly for the South American market, and therefore marked as Toledo and spurious dates (made in the 1840s but dated in the 1820s).

Possibly they are contemporary of the Chinaco sabers of the rebellion against Maximilian.

This one is marked as Toledo 1827.

They are another step towards the Guerrilla Commander swords of Porfirio times (last picture).

18th October 2018, 08:48 AM	#4
midelburgo Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 264	I believe these swords are rather from the 1850s. They have usually Solingen export blades from that time, made expressly for the South American market, and therefore marked as Toledo and spurious dates (made in the 1840s but dated in the 1820s). Possibly they are contemporary of the Chinaco sabers of the rebellion against Maximilian. This one is marked as Toledo 1827. They are another step towards the Guerrilla Commander swords of Porfirio times (last picture). Attached Images