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Above: Illustration of the only confirmed Macuahuitl extant until modern times - destroyed in 1884 in a fire in the Armería Real in Madrid, where it was housed beside the last tepoztopilli (a PreColumbian spear made in a similar fashion to the Macana with Obsidian Teeth).



Fortunately measurements survive:



TL: 84 cm

Cutting Surface L: 57 cm

Handle L: 26 cm

Cutting Surface W: 4 or 5 cm

Individual Inset Blade L: 2 cm



The following given in the recently updated Macuahuitl Wikipedia article (probably as general weights and lengths for Macuahuitl designated for warfare:



Weight:2.0–3.0 kg

Length:90-120 cm



We also have many artistic representations still available, both Meso American and Spainish.





Florentine Codex (from Vol. IX)





Eagle and Jaguar Knights, Florentine Codex Book 2



Sources:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macuahuitl

Above: Illustration of the only confirmed Macuahuitl extant until modern times - destroyed in 1884 in a fire in the Armería Real in Madrid, where it was housed beside the last tepoztopilli (a PreColumbian spear made in a similar fashion to the Macana with Obsidian Teeth).Fortunately measurements survive:TL: 84 cmCutting Surface L: 57 cmHandle L: 26 cmCutting Surface W: 4 or 5 cmIndividual Inset Blade L: 2 cmWeight:2.0–3.0 kgLength:90-120 cmWe also have many artistic representations still available, both Meso American and Spainish.Sources: www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/home/mexica-weaponry