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M ELEY · 7th November 2005, 04:26 AM

Very nice sword,indeed! IMHO, I don't believe that this is from the New World. It does have somewhat of a Spanish colonial flare, but if it is, probably more from Spain's other ports (Moracco, the Philippines, possibly). Spanish pieces on this side of the pond usually don't have such flowery decorations as this, usually have the simple line designs, etc). Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule. Later Mexican pieces do have decorations like the hilt on this, but much later periods (early 20th), and don't have the age, quality of hilt or style of blade that this one has. I'm interested as well in the Spanish-influenced Philippine swords?

7th November 2005, 04:26 AM	#6
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,166	Beautiful sword! Very nice sword,indeed! IMHO, I don't believe that this is from the New World. It does have somewhat of a Spanish colonial flare, but if it is, probably more from Spain's other ports (Moracco, the Philippines, possibly). Spanish pieces on this side of the pond usually don't have such flowery decorations as this, usually have the simple line designs, etc). Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule. Later Mexican pieces do have decorations like the hilt on this, but much later periods (early 20th), and don't have the age, quality of hilt or style of blade that this one has. I'm interested as well in the Spanish-influenced Philippine swords?