November 17, 2020 Early Arms & Militaria: Age of Exploration, Empire & Revolution
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2020
(A) A private-contract cutlass of British- or Solingen-make for privateers and merchantmen, 1805-1815, copied from the Royal Navy's P1804 Sea Service Sword, with robust, unfullered blade with spearpoint tip, 29" long and 1-1/2" wide at ricasso; its black-japanned, iron-mounted hilt consists of a heavy, sheet-iron, "figure-8" guard with a horizontally-ribbed, cast-iron grip. (B) A somewhat similar cutlass, also probably of British or Solingen-make, with a slightly-curved, unfullered blade with spearpoint tip, 27-13/16" long by 1-3/8" at ricasso; the iron hilt with figure-8 guard of slightly lighter-gauge, sheet-iron and a vertically-fluted, cast-iron grip, both japanned. CONDITION: Both cutlass blades now a gunmetal grey; their hilts retaining much of the original japanning, but with some light surface oxidation. JLK
Blade Length
(A) 29" (B) 28"
Overall Length
(A) 34" (B) 33"