Hi Yuri! Thank you so much!!!
Midelburgo, you MUST write a book........articles will slide away into the ether.
There is nothing on Spanish swords in English since the Brinckerhoff & Chamberlain in 1972. I knew Chamberlain personally, who was a great deal of help as I flailed in the cloudy notes and notions of those times trying to learn. I recall imploring him to write a revision back in 80s....he wryly chuckled and said he was out of this area, and suggested 'I' should write it (?) LOL!
That was clearly tongue in cheek. However 2 years ago I did write on the espada ancha (published by Livrustkammeren in Stockholm) . I put together everything I had gathered since the 70s, and thought it came out well.
To my dismay, it was met with resounding silence and absolutely no notice, literally none.
Disappointed, I thought there cannot be this little interest in these areas, but now I am wondering if my observations ( which clearly had gaps) led to mistakes and the silence kindly placed.
Thanks to these new perspectives, it seems clear the field of Spanish colonial edged weapons needs a bit of rethinking.
I hope you will pursue this Midelburgo....count me first in line if there is a book!!!
All the best,
Jim
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