Could someone help me ID this AWESOME Spanish Naval Officers Sword (At least I think)

[dustincrank]

Hello All,

Could any of you help me determine what kind of sword I am dealing with here?

I think the blade says something like this on one side
Alzale La Rievna Al Moro Baber Si Ce Alebrsta Cl Mia Baber Si Al Qtro Lado Del Rio Le Quita Las Ganas Tu Raballo Al Mio

I have a ton of pics posted here so you can see what I am talking about.

http://s1048.photobucket.com/albums/s369/dabigcrank/Spanish Naval Sword/

Thanks so much....

 

[horseclover]

Mexican tourista item. IIRC the inscription talks about the sword and a valley where the sword was made. These flood Ebay and are not Spanish made, naval or officers swords. In history, these are considered saddle swords used by farmers, mostly in the machete role of breaking up brush.

20th century (or newer), aluminum or other alloy fittings. These fittings also show up on tourista bowies and scimitars.

Cheers

GC

Plugging the inscription into a translator kind of points it out as maybe a presentation or ownership but my Spanish is non-existant.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

It's a tourist version of a "cutacha" which is a quasi-ceremonial machete/sword hybrid carried as a sign of status by plantation overseers and owners. They have also been known to be used by revolutionary officers.

I've always taken the "status" message of cutachas to be along the lines of "I'm carrying a machete but I'm not a laborer and it's designed for use on you lot if you get out of line" kind of a thing.