Original Set of Two U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Naval Cutlasses with Rack Numbers - One Relic & One Dated 1862 Brunswick Guns Offered in wonderful condition

Offered in wonderful condition

Body is extruded steel with blue-black finish

It was this style of helmet that was used during the Abyssinian campaign in 1868 and in the following Ashanti War of 1874 in West Africa

It has a long handle stick and is missing the screw-on stick base cover

Original Set of Two U.S. Civil War Model 1860 Naval Cutlasses with Rack Numbers - One Relic & One Dated 1862 Brunswick Guns Offered in wonderful conditionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just received out of an old collection along with about 100 other swords! These are two examples of the rarely seen U. S. Naval Cutlass, as used from 1860 1865. The boarding cutlass was derived from the French pattern of 1833, often referred to as a cullere a pot, or more commonly called the soup ladle weapon. Both examples feature all brass mounts, a wood with leather wrapped sword grip, though the condition of both