Ach! Got this info too late, just arrived from Boston. Thanks for your kind offer, though. I'll keep these tidbits for my next visit.
I made it to both the Constitution's Museum, and Faneuil's Hall.The latter was closed, but since I'm an NPS-VIP, one of the caretakers graciously showed me the collection himself. The place is currently being administered by the NPS.
Regretfully, the sword collection was kept in a separate, out-of-bounds room, and an exception could not be made, so I only got to see them from a distance. They were mostly 19th C, and a couple early 20th C. The flintlock guns were simply too far away to ascertain any details, covered in some black film, and I couldn't get close either. They had a couple of the infamous Chauchats, and several Water-cooled early Tripod-Mounted Machine guns. A few six-shooters, all in very good state of conservation. All-in-all, a nice play to visit, the antique wood smell of the Hall brought me good memories from my school-years in IL. : )
Regarding the Constitution Museum: Also a very nice place to visit. There were some early cutlasses similar to the British 1804-05, and several flintlock small weapons, plus a small swivel Carronade. All being very good cared-for. A couple cannon replicas in kid sized dioramas, including their flintlock-type triggers. Very nice place, specially for children. It has several "inmersion" rooms where they are surrounded by 18th C every-day items and painted life size cut-outs of famous period characters, helping them "feel" the times. It also shows the how and why of period technology, in an interactive way that kids can internalize the concepts. Regretfully, I was not allowed to take any photo of the items.
I was told there were supossed to have some Officer model M-1860 USN Cutlases in display, but no such good luck.
Sadly, I was not able to find enough time to visit Worcester. Next Time, I guess!
Best regards
Manolo
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Originally Posted by Dmitry
An hour's train ride south of Boston, Providence's Brown University holds a sizeable collection of various British swords, donated by Cyril Mazansky, author of the volume on British basket-hilted swords. It's within walking distance of the train station.
You could also visit my vast collection, as I live nearby. 
PS - USS Consitution and the neighboring Museum are a MUST! |