Cuban Machete

Chris Evans · 18th June 2005, 07:53 AM

Hi pbleed,

1. I presume that you are inquiring about historical antiques and not modern machetes.

2. They generally were more like short swords than what we would these days call a machete.

3. The Spanish army used large numbers of these and the only place that I have seen them turn up for sale are at this Spanish antique dealers website:

http://www.armasantiguas.com/

Unfortunately, it is all in Spanish, but I have bought arms from this firm and they are very good to deal with.

Cheers
Chris

tom hyle · 18th June 2005, 11:22 AM

Interesting link; nice looking non-bat-head parang nabur over there. On the other weapons page (otras armas or armas otras or somthing) is a heavy Spanish artillery short sword whose official name in the Spanish military is machete (of some kind), as you say, typically of the varience in Spanish and N American use of the term. However, I must point out that I've seen numbers of actual machetes (ie. thin, flattish, flat tang, no guard, rounded slashing tip.) either from or for the export to, Cuba. Cuba is known as one of the places that had a "tipping" law in part of the 20th, BTW. This is alluded to in the Collins book, if I recall correctly; I forget the author's name at the moment.

not2sharp · 18th June 2005, 08:13 PM

Good References:

Collins Machetes and Bowies 1845-1965, Daniel Edward Henry
Armamento Portatil Espanol 1764-1939, B. Barcelo Rubi
Eickhorn Edge Weapons Exports Vol 1, Latin America, A.M.de Quesada, R.G.Hickox

n2s

Jens Nordlunde · 18th June 2005, 08:57 PM

Welcome not2sharp - although I don't feel that the name you use covers your knowledge - but you are very welcome all the same

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Jens

18th June 2005, 08:57 PM	#4
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Welcome not2sharp - although I don't feel that the name you use covers your knowledge - but you are very welcome all the same. Jens

18th June 2005, 07:53 AM	#1
Chris Evans Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 685	Hi pbleed, 1. I presume that you are inquiring about historical antiques and not modern machetes. 2. They generally were more like short swords than what we would these days call a machete. 3. The Spanish army used large numbers of these and the only place that I have seen them turn up for sale are at this Spanish antique dealers website: http://www.armasantiguas.com/ Unfortunately, it is all in Spanish, but I have bought arms from this firm and they are very good to deal with. Cheers Chris

18th June 2005, 11:22 AM	#2
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Interesting link; nice looking non-bat-head parang nabur over there. On the other weapons page (otras armas or armas otras or somthing) is a heavy Spanish artillery short sword whose official name in the Spanish military is machete (of some kind), as you say, typically of the varience in Spanish and N American use of the term. However, I must point out that I've seen numbers of actual machetes (ie. thin, flattish, flat tang, no guard, rounded slashing tip.) either from or for the export to, Cuba. Cuba is known as one of the places that had a "tipping" law in part of the 20th, BTW. This is alluded to in the Collins book, if I recall correctly; I forget the author's name at the moment.

18th June 2005, 08:13 PM	#3
not2sharp Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 210	Good References: Collins Machetes and Bowies 1845-1965, Daniel Edward Henry Armamento Portatil Espanol 1764-1939, B. Barcelo Rubi Eickhorn Edge Weapons Exports Vol 1, Latin America, A.M.de Quesada, R.G.Hickox n2s