Original U.S. Civil War Rare Model 1860 Naval Cutlass by Ames Mfg. Co. - Dated 1862 Royal Air Force WW2 military item used by

WW2 military item used by paratroops

who were laying trip flares

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

This of course was found to be too inaccurate

Under the cup

Original U.S. Civil War Rare Model 1860 Naval Cutlass by Ames Mfg. Co. - Dated 1862 Royal Air Force WW2 military item used byOriginal 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