Civil War M1860 USN Naval Cutlass 06-801


06-801 CIVIL WAR M1860 USN NAVAL CUTLASS Our Price: $84.95 Blade Length: 24.5 " Overall Length: 31 " Weight: 2.75 pounds This classic 1860 Civil War Naval Cutlass features a full brass bowl hand guard with USN cut into bowl. Wire wrapped leather handle with brass fittings. The 24.5 curved carbon steel blade comes with a black leather scabbard with brass fittings.
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CIVIL WAR M1860 USN NAVAL CUTLASS 06-801 During the American Civil War, swords were still the most widely used edged weapon on the battlefields. The Naval Cutlass was a shorter model, designed for use in the close quarters of a ship or ironclad. This in the Federal Navy (Union) model with "USN" cut into the solid plate hand guard. This replica is display quality, and perfect for re-enactment use. Overall Length - 31" Blade Length - 24.5" Blade material - Carbon steel, can be sharpened. Handle - Brass solid basket guard with hardwood grip, leather and wire wrapped. One piece rat tail and hammered butt cap. Scabbard - Black leather scabbard with brass fittings. THE NAVY IN THE CIVIL WAR Received wisdom suggests that the American Civil War was an almost all-army affair, with the navies reduced to something of a sideshow—occasionally spectacular but ultimately moot. Certainly the vast majority of participants North and South fought their battles on land: about 3.6 million men served in the armies as compared to a mere 137,500 sailors. The testimony of history is at odds with this perception. While the Navy alone could not have won the war, the Union Army alone would almost surely have lost it. The naval side of the Civil War was a revolutionary one. In addition to their increasing use of steam power, the screw propeller, shell guns, and rifled ordnance, both sides built and employed ironclad warships. The notable clash on March 9, 1862, between the North's Monitor and the South's Virginia (formerly the Merrimack) was the first battle ever waged between ironclads. Also, the first sinking of a warship by a submarine occurred on February 17, 1864, when the Confederate submersible Hunley sank the blockader USS Housatonic.
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