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Forum: European Armoury

12th October 2025, 05:10 PM

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Unknown Spanish colonial or Mexican Basket Hilted sabre

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Posted By Jim McDougall

Great entry!!! reminds me how long we've been on...

Great entry!!! reminds me how long we've been on these topics on Spanish swords here! Over two decades now!
Well noted, the dual fullers clearly a Solingen offering in 18th c. and with that keeping...

Forum: European Armoury

3rd October 2025, 07:07 PM

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Unknown Spanish colonial or Mexican Basket Hilted sabre

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Posted By Jim McDougall

With this particular hilt style, which indeed...

With this particular hilt style, which indeed seems in accord with Napoleonic French baroque styling so favored by the Mexican government in military fashion, it is tempting to presume these two...

Forum: European Armoury

1st October 2025, 09:39 PM

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Unknown Spanish colonial or Mexican Basket Hilted sabre

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Posted By Jim McDougall

Thats a really good observation Rick! In looking...

Thats a really good observation Rick! In looking at the example posted, all the attention to the upper part of the blade, with it gradually tapering to a point does bring to mind the colichemarde,...

Forum: European Armoury

1st October 2025, 07:40 PM

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Unknown Spanish colonial or Mexican Basket Hilted sabre

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Posted By Jim McDougall

I finally received the copy of "Treasures of the...

I finally received the copy of "Treasures of the Caribbean" by Rodney Hilton Brown (2023) and it is an intriguing compendium of various stories and circumstances in Caribbean history often with cited...

Forum: European Armoury

20th September 2025, 04:59 PM

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Unknown Spanish colonial or Mexican Basket Hilted sabre

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Posted By Jim McDougall

Thanks Glen, that makes sense. Through the 'laws...

Thanks Glen, that makes sense. Through the 'laws of diffusion', since the French were Bourbons, as was the royal house in Spain it seems plausible to have been present on some weapons' motif.
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Forum: European Armoury

19th September 2025, 05:13 PM

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Unknown Spanish colonial or Mexican Basket Hilted sabre

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Posted By Jim McDougall

Thank you for coming in on this! You are probably...

Thank you for coming in on this! You are probably the best informed on Spanish national and colonial weapons, so your insights are most important.
I had not thought of transliteration with that...

Forum: European Armoury

19th September 2025, 03:41 AM

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Unknown Spanish colonial or Mexican Basket Hilted sabre

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Posted By Jim McDougall

This is a most unusual example of officers sword...

This is a most unusual example of officers sword which indeed does appear to be likely of French origin, but hard to define without comprehensive references on the swords of the Napoleonic period....

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