German Hunting Cutlass with Brass Hilt and Leaf Scabbard
Old German hunting cutlass and scabbard with a straight single edged fullered blade stamped Berlin, heavy brass hilt with deer hoof quillons, and leaf decorated brass mounted scabbard, length of blade 13.78 in., length of sword 20.47 in.
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- Cutlass - A short single edged sword with a flat wide, slightly curved blade. The cutlass is associated with pirates, who used it frequently in their sea raids, during the "Golden Age of Piracy" from around 1650 to 1720. The cutlass was adopted as the standard sword by the English, French, and American armed forces, from 18th century well into first half of 20th century.
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edged weapons, swords
- cutlass 16
- swords, German 58
