Machete Engineers 1852: Essential And Unique Design

MACHETE. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword specialist)

Reference	5-1852-B
Name	Engineer Musician’s Machete
Model	1852 for Infantry, variant for Engineers
Hilt	Brass, very sturdy, with a carved globular pommel resting on a diabolo-shaped base. Solid grip featuring musical attributes on its front. Fully worked hawk’s beak crossguard emerging from a central escutcheon or prismatic block, with an inner lobulated border, bearing a tower, emblem of Engineers.
Blade	Straight, with a squared spine on the inner side up to about halfway. On the outer side, a continuous cutting edge extending to the tip aligned with the symmetry axis. No ricasso.
Scabbard	Black leather with brass throat and chape. Suspension button depicts a human face.
Inscription	None
Description	Regulation machete for Infantry Corps Musicians according to the Royal Order dated September 7, 1852. The regulation states that the crossguard shall bear the regiment or battalion number. In this case it bears a castle, the emblem of Engineers. It was very common to extend the Infantry Corps models to other Arms or Corps.
Total Length	630 mm
Blade	490 mm
Width	23 mm

Machete Engineers 1852: Essential and Unique Design