WAR OF 1812 Era Antique ENGLISH M1804 Pattern ROYAL NAVY Boarding Cutlass “CROWN/GR” & “CROWN/7” Marked BRITISH NAVY Cutlass

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WAR OF 1812 Era Antique ENGLISH M1804 Pattern ROYAL NAVY Boarding Cutlass  

“CROWN/GR” & “CROWN/7” Marked BRITISH NAVY Cutlass

Here we present an antique English Model 1804 Pattern Royal Navy Boarding Cutlass made circa the early 1800s. The English Board of Ordnance established its first standard pattern of cutlass in 1804, placing an order for 10,000 “Swords for Sea Service” on May 30 of that year. By this time ships-of-the-line were carrying hundreds of cutlasses each. The blade of the 1804 Pattern cutlass was almost straight and had no fuller. Many surviving examples have a bluntish point which, with the blade’s flat profile giving it poor stiffness, made it a poor thrusting weapon. This was either due to cost limitations or as the weapon was intended to be used for cutting with the edge. One intended use might have been for cutting away canvas and ropes, for which the heavy weight of the blade was advantageous.

The cutlass is a short sword with a wide single-edged blade that is often curved. In the Royal Navy it was a sword purchased by the government and issued to “ratings’, more commonly referred to as the enlisted men. Officers carried privately purchased long swords and midshipmen dirks. Seaborne soldiers of the Royal Marines were not issued cutlasses and instead carried bayonets for their longarms. When carrying out a boarding action the first wave of sailors would often be issued a cutlass and pistol for offensive action while the second wave were armed with more defensive weapons such as the boarding pike.

The overall length is 33-1/2 inches with a 29-inch single edge blade.

The overall condition is good. Refinished blade. The hilt is solid. Markings are legible. A “crown/GR” is marked on the right ricasso. “crown/7” is marked on the spine.

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Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1450
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