Mexican Rurales saber 1870s

Jim McDougall · 25th January 2023, 08:55 PM

Thank you so much for the thoughtful entry Keith! It seems not a resounding interest in Mexican history out there overall, so much appreciated.
Actually I'm not too experienced in coins, and this one is so defaced its hard to tell what this is or a date.
My guess is that it might be in the realm of a good luck item, or simply fancy embellishment.
In rural areas, there was a lot of innovation in refurbishing and repurposing weaponry, so we can only speculate the situation with this old saber.

It seems I've come across other Mexican swords like this, in similar condition, so rough handling was not unusual.

25th January 2023, 08:55 PM	#1
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,281	Thank you so much for the thoughtful entry Keith! It seems not a resounding interest in Mexican history out there overall, so much appreciated. Actually I'm not too experienced in coins, and this one is so defaced its hard to tell what this is or a date. My guess is that it might be in the realm of a good luck item, or simply fancy embellishment. In rural areas, there was a lot of innovation in refurbishing and repurposing weaponry, so we can only speculate the situation with this old saber. It seems I've come across other Mexican swords like this, in similar condition, so rough handling was not unusual.