Spanish Navy cutlass boarding saber sabre Toledo Factory Fabrica de Toledo 1856

Description

A  very hard to find Spanish Navy boarding cutlass, made in 1856 at the Fabrica de Toledo; A heavy, solid, no-nonsense, meant for business weapon, used by the Spanish Navy(Armada) since at least 1849 (earliest dated specimen known to B. Barcelo-Rubi) up to the Spanish American War era and perhaps beyond that date; Many, if not most specimens were destroyed by the Navy upon being declared obsolete and being removed from service, same as happened with the almost impossible to find M-1861/67 Navy boarding knife; This specimen is in very nice condition, despite its 165 years of age and many years of service; No scabbard as they were of leather and most have disintegrated with time and sea duty; Original rust preventing black paint on handle and guard; Some of these cutlasses went down with their ships at the Santiago and Manila bay battles; One of my favorite possessions which took several years to locate and acquire; Please see the last photograph which shows some of my other rare offerings as I sell and close my life long collection of Spanish weapons; S&H via USPS Priority IS INCLUDED IN THE PURCHASE PRICE WITHIN THE USA BUT NO SO TAXES OR EBAY FEES WHICH WILL BE ADDED BY EBAY AT TIME OS SALE ; NO INTERNATIONAL SALES WITH MY APOLOGIES; Payment as arranged by eBay ; Feedback at the end of a hopefully mutually satisfactory transaction; PLEASE BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN OF YOUR DECISION TO BUY BEFORE DOING SO IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY UNNECESSARY DISAPPOINTMENTS, INCIDENTS, OR RETURNS; THANK YOU.