Watch List notes:

Spanish colonial side knife with "D" guard, late 1700s. 324 grams, 15" overall length, 9" blade length. Hand-forged knife (with forge marks clearly visible) typical of the Spanish frontier (found in Mexico) in a simple design with D-guard secured to blade by forged rivet, decoration on end, simple wood grips with file decoration on tang, the metal bright with some age toning, very few pitted areas, still very sharp. Pedigreed to our Auction #18, with original lot-tag #1219, and pedigreed to the Stuart Auerbach collection (see lot 4).
($200-300)