|
|
Features include a brass full
bowl guard, pommel and wood handel. 23.5" curved
carbon steel blade fits into leather scabbard with brass
furniture. Length: 30.5", Wt:2.4 lbs.
Blade is not full battle worthy. Ideal
for display, reenactment or theatrical use.
" The cutlass in swashbuckling lore is perhaps one
of the most popular weapons of the pirates. After
all, a pistol took precious time to reload, and after the
guns discharged, the cutlass remained the choice that would
keep working without hesitation. With access being just
an arm swing away, the cutlass blade design was shorter
than that of swords or sabres, having a broader, sturdier,
curved blade. It was considered ideal for fighting in the
close confines on deck or below. So successful in fact that
it was soon copied by many naval forces around the world.
Believed to have evolved from the long knives used by the
early buccaneers to butcher their meat, the cutlass had
a blade length of about two feet, and was slightly curved
with a single edge. |
|
