Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A navy cutlass i think, but ... where from ?

M ELEY · 15th July 2011, 06:10 AM

Thank you, 'Nando, for posting this information! I'm always looking for more knowledge on the evolution of the cutlass throughout its history. I was unfamiliar with this particular volume and that cutlass pic is awesome. It supports my earlier point that the pattern was copied. Good point, also, that it was more than likely copied from the Brit m1845. The example in Brinkerhoff's book marked "1819" remains a mystery and could have been so-marked to represent a special date, event, or ?
As you astutely point out, this information both adds to the knowledge we have, but also further opens the mystery ( if these were produced on a large scale, why don't they turn up more often? Were they produced for the navy or a private-purchase merchant fleet? Did these Spanish swords make their way to former republics such as Argentina, Brazil, etc? Remember our Brazilian cutlass we've discussed in the past?). In any case, thanks again for the reference. I'll file it away in my records...

15th July 2011, 06:10 AM	#10
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,072	Awesome information! Thank you, 'Nando, for posting this information! I'm always looking for more knowledge on the evolution of the cutlass throughout its history. I was unfamiliar with this particular volume and that cutlass pic is awesome. It supports my earlier point that the pattern was copied. Good point, also, that it was more than likely copied from the Brit m1845. The example in Brinkerhoff's book marked "1819" remains a mystery and could have been so-marked to represent a special date, event, or ? As you astutely point out, this information both adds to the knowledge we have, but also further opens the mystery ( if these were produced on a large scale, why don't they turn up more often? Were they produced for the navy or a private-purchase merchant fleet? Did these Spanish swords make their way to former republics such as Argentina, Brazil, etc? Remember our Brazilian cutlass we've discussed in the past?). In any case, thanks again for the reference. I'll file it away in my records...