Original U.S. Civil War Rare Model 1860 Naval Cutlass by Ames Mfg. Co. - Dated 1862 Royal Air Force Under the cup

Under the cup

USMC marked and 1944 dated leather scabbard

They wangled a huge contract for soldiers’ uniforms out of the Federal Government

The search-fire mechanism is also fully functional and nicely marked “bkh” which indicates the manufacturer Hermann Werbig Waggonfabrik in Nossen

WW2 military item used by paratroops

Original U.S. Civil War Rare Model 1860 Naval Cutlass by Ames Mfg. Co. - Dated 1862 Royal Air Force Under the cupOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example 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. It features all brass mounts and a leather wrapped wooden sword grip. This example does have grooves, but shows no evidence of ever having been fitted with a wire wrap. These are