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Antique Questions Forum / Antique (?) Toledo Swords
« on: March 21, 2005, 09:45:01 pm »
HI,
I purchased two matching swords from a woman that got them twenty years ago at a World's Fair from the Spanish Exposistion. They are supposed to be fairly old. They are @ 29" long, and have a silver dollar sized engraving on the end of each handle with intricate carving of what appears to be a battle scene. There are several words also which appear to be in Latin. The last word is "Victoria", and I assume it is commemorating a victory of a particular battle. The handles are wrapped in a braided (?) wire. There is also decorative carving / etching on the blades with the word "toledo" mixed into the design. There are also the words, "Gran Capitan" etched on the blades. Does anyone have a clue as to what they are from, or what their value might be? Thanks in advance!
I purchased two matching swords from a woman that got them twenty years ago at a World's Fair from the Spanish Exposistion. They are supposed to be fairly old. They are @ 29" long, and have a silver dollar sized engraving on the end of each handle with intricate carving of what appears to be a battle scene. There are several words also which appear to be in Latin. The last word is "Victoria", and I assume it is commemorating a victory of a particular battle. The handles are wrapped in a braided (?) wire. There is also decorative carving / etching on the blades with the word "toledo" mixed into the design. There are also the words, "Gran Capitan" etched on the blades. Does anyone have a clue as to what they are from, or what their value might be? Thanks in advance!