Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - 18th century hanger with possible naval connections

CutlassCollector · 10th August 2016, 09:13 PM

Hi Mark, interesting article and link, and good to see some naval items again.

You sometimes see Brit cutlasses with a letter id for a location such as QD - quarterdeck, FC - forecastle etc, followed by a number but I have not seen a rack identified by number before.
That's not to say they don't exist of course.
I have a feeling though that corrado26 may be on the right track as 45 cutlasses in one rack would not be common unless possibly on the largest naval warships.

Regards, CC

10th August 2016, 09:13 PM	#7
CutlassCollector Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Scotland Posts: 369	Hi Mark, interesting article and link, and good to see some naval items again. You sometimes see Brit cutlasses with a letter id for a location such as QD - quarterdeck, FC - forecastle etc, followed by a number but I have not seen a rack identified by number before. That's not to say they don't exist of course. I have a feeling though that corrado26 may be on the right track as 45 cutlasses in one rack would not be common unless possibly on the largest naval warships. Regards, CC