Spanish Morocco Berber sword

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by TVV

Here is a link to a relatively long thread on these:

http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread...6&page=1&pp=30

I understand that long threads can be somewhat tedious to read, so here is a summary of the relevant facts:
1. In post #56 you will see a machete in the Museo del Ejercito in Toledo, identified there as from the Dominican Republic.
2. Throughout the thread you will see that sometimes these machetes have inscriptions in Spanish, a few of which reference the Dominican Republic and one even a particular district within the Dominican Republic.

It is fun to speculate what may have happened within the Spanish colonial empire and Spanish sphere of cultural influence, but so far there has been no factual evidence of these machetes produced in the Maghreb, or even ever used there.

Indeed they can be tedious, especially when trying to capsulate material covered in well over a decade of discussions which is archived here. But what is impressive is the interactive material we have discussed in order to find facts in the queries toward these forms.
Most collectors look for the conclusions or concise and simple classifications, while some interested in serious study look for detailed compilations of data which often includes historical material etc. Such studies may include things not seen as relevant but in larger dimension give perspective.


Thank you for the synopsis which I should have added for the former.