ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
CUBAN MACHETES. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 5-1891-G |
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Name | Cuban Machetes |
Era | Circa 1891 |
Hilt fittings | Made of brass, nickel silver, horn, ivory, and bone. Athena heads on both, hair flowing in cascades. |
Blade | Both straight, flat, without fullers, with tips formed by a change in the cutting edge’s direction, polished to a mirror shine. |
Inscription | (on both) |
Scabbards | Leather, well-crafted. |
Manufacturer | Weyersberg Herms, Solingen. |
Collection | V.N. Collection. |
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