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| inventarisnummer | WPN1200
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| collectie | Edged Weapons
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| museum | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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| datum | 1793
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| omschrijving | French cutlass- the hilt of the cutlass consists of an octagonal steel grip- steel guard- flat steel shell and an up-turned quillon. The curved- flat-backed steel blade has a broad groove running almost to the point. The obverse of the blade is engraved with a large anchor motif and the name 'L Nelson'. The reverse of the blade is engraved with a small anchor motif and the date '1793'- which is inverted. The reverse of the blade is also engraved with a large anchor motif and the name 'Coulaux Freres'.
The cutlass was made at the government sword factory at Klingenthal- France and three different hands appear to have added the large anchor motifs and the name 'L Nelson' at a later date. The black leather scabbard has two gilt lockets with a frog button on the top locket and a ring on each locket- and chape. The scabbard was made in England- especially to fit this cutlass. The cutlass was probably on board a ship taken during the Napoleonic Wars.
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| afmetingen | Overall: 80 x 840 x 150 mm; Blade: 673 x 38 mm
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