Original Spanish Officers Pioneer Machete Sword by Luckhaus & Günther in Scabbard Captured in Cuba, 1898 Russian Uniforms one in either hand

one in either hand

dated May 1918

Jules Abel Faivre was born in Lyon

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Original Spanish Officers Pioneer Machete Sword by Luckhaus & Günther in Scabbard Captured in Cuba, 1898 Russian Uniforms one in either handOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a Machete Sword from the Spanish American war of 1898, which lasted approximately 4 months. We have seen these described as both "Pioneer Machetes" and "Officer's Swords", and we suspect they were used as both by Spanish forces. Many areas in Cuba and the Philippines were quite densely forested, so many carried machetes to help move through the jungle like foliage. The sword was