Original Spanish Officers Pioneer Machete Sword by Luckhaus & Günther in Scabbard Captured in Cuba, 1898 British Military Hats 5”Chest width: 18”Waist width: 16”Hip

5”Chest width: 18”Waist width: 16”Hip width: 21”Front length: 28"During the Spanish-American War

Blade length: 31”

William Tranter

and en-route to the Puerto Plata

Original Spanish Officers Pioneer Machete Sword by Luckhaus & Günther in Scabbard Captured in Cuba, 1898 British Military Hats 5”Chest width: 18”Waist width: 16”HipOriginal 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