Scandinavian cutlass M 1801 for Chasseurs / Hunters

kisak · 13th October 2008, 02:03 AM

It seems that the m/1748 and m/1808 are basically the same. Berg doens't mention the m/1808 at all, but judging from the sign at the army museum, the Swedish army ceased with the cutlasses in 1806, only to start with them again in 1808. A number of new ones were made for this, and these new ones got labelled as m/1808.

The m/1856 is an m/1748 which has had the blade reshaped a bit with a pointier tip.

13th October 2008, 02:03 AM	#7
kisak Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stockholm Posts: 182	It seems that the m/1748 and m/1808 are basically the same. Berg doens't mention the m/1808 at all, but judging from the sign at the army museum, the Swedish army ceased with the cutlasses in 1806, only to start with them again in 1808. A number of new ones were made for this, and these new ones got labelled as m/1808. The m/1856 is an m/1748 which has had the blade reshaped a bit with a pointier tip.