Another naval cutlass- I'm addicted

M ELEY · 1st July 2010, 09:13 PM

Thank you, David, as always for permanently moving the pics for me. I do appreciate it!!

Hello, Fernando, my friend!

Yes, I do like the sound of that, I must admit. Have you adopted a moniker yourself yet? Definately something "rapier" sharp, i would think.

M ELEY · 4th July 2010, 02:56 PM

Well, silence is golden sometimes. I'm glad there has not been a flurry on how this sword is incongruous or a fake. I shall have to be glad in that regard. Still, if there is anyone out there familiar with this type of private purchase sword, please feel free to respond. If this sword is of the GR period, it stands to reason that it served on a privateer. If it is of the WR or early VR period, I imagine it served on a merchant vessel to dissuade piracy or mutiny. In the earliest years of the Victorian era, I'm imagining the Malay pirates, Opium Wars, Sepoy Munity, etc, etc...

M ELEY · 21st August 2010, 04:49 AM

I bring this one up again to compare with the other thread on a possible fake cutlass. As you can see, mine has the earlier straight blade, cast ribbed hilt, primed brown blade to retard rusting and plain iron sheet guard. Mine has a weak crown with a possible faint "VR"? Something-" /R" It's definately not a "G", I'm afraid. Another mystery...

1st July 2010, 09:13 PM	#1
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	Thank you, David, as always for permanently moving the pics for me. I do appreciate it!! Hello, Fernando, my friend! Yes, I do like the sound of that, I must admit. Have you adopted a moniker yourself yet? Definately something "rapier" sharp, i would think.

4th July 2010, 02:56 PM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	Well, silence is golden sometimes. I'm glad there has not been a flurry on how this sword is incongruous or a fake. I shall have to be glad in that regard. Still, if there is anyone out there familiar with this type of private purchase sword, please feel free to respond. If this sword is of the GR period, it stands to reason that it served on a privateer. If it is of the WR or early VR period, I imagine it served on a merchant vessel to dissuade piracy or mutiny. In the earliest years of the Victorian era, I'm imagining the Malay pirates, Opium Wars, Sepoy Munity, etc, etc...

21st August 2010, 04:49 AM	#3
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	I bring this one up again to compare with the other thread on a possible fake cutlass. As you can see, mine has the earlier straight blade, cast ribbed hilt, primed brown blade to retard rusting and plain iron sheet guard. Mine has a weak crown with a possible faint "VR"? Something-" /R" It's definately not a "G", I'm afraid. Another mystery...