Original Spanish Officers Pioneer Machete Sword by Luckhaus & Günther in Scabbard Captured in Cuba, 1898 British Military Hats and en-route to the Puerto

and en-route to the Puerto Plata

the Abzeichen der Fahnen-und Standartenträger (Badge for Flag and Standard Bearers)

William Tranter

The rim stiffener wire is exposed in places

a 74 gun Man-o-War

Original Spanish Officers Pioneer Machete Sword by Luckhaus & Günther in Scabbard Captured in Cuba, 1898 British Military Hats and en-route to the PuertoOriginal 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