If this were a genuine piece, so good for weapons 27.
Considering comparison with French boarding cutlasses, one expected to see inspector poinçons, manufacture marks etc. Also it doesn't look like the normaly French models, which guards have a more crude look; which wouldn't surprise us, once these are sailors (royal or pirate) battle weapons. I would guess (guess) boarding cutlasses do not include (embelished) officer versions. I have seconded Fernando K's opinion in that the guard looks a bit too exhuberant, an attribute usually seen in decoration pieces. The scabbard, on the other hand, contributes to genuinity, but this could have been from another sword, such one surely old.
Personaly i am a enthusiast of genuine examples; i can't help feeling frustrated when a piece is a replica ... specially if i am not aware.
In any case my knowledge is rather limited; my opinion must be secondarized.
I sincerly hope i am wrong and this sword is the real thing.
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