ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
MACHETE. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 3-obpu-B |
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Name | Machete Peón Caminero |
Period | 1864 |
Guard | Made of brass, disc pommel and large upper knob, short tapered grip with reverse scales, cross of hawks with initials “PC” for Peón Caminero. |
Blade | Flat, with a fuller, rounded spines, and a centered point. |
Scabbard | Presumably made of black leather with a brass tip and throat. |
Inscription | Artillery Factory of Toledo Year 1864. Republic Order of March 14, 1873 regarding the arming of Peones Camineros. |
Total Length | 500 mm |
Blade Length | 387 mm |
Width | 29 mm |