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| inventarisnummer | WPN1441
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| collectie | Edged Weapons
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| museum | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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| datum | 1833-1848
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| omschrijving | French cutlass- the hilt of the cutlass consists of a rectangular sectioned knuckle-guard- which swells to form a roughly oval shell- ending in a slightly upturned tongue. The cutlass has a large sheet iron guard- which is cast in one piece and covers practically the whole of the knuckle-guard and shell. It has a beaded after-edge. The pommel cap is fitted with a domed tang button. The cutlass has an octagonal grip. The steel blade is slightly curved- single-edged- flat-backed with a false edge 127mm long. A broad- shallow fuller runs from the small shoulder of the blade to within 127mm of the symmetrical point. The blade has been over-cleaned but the obverse and reverse of the blade- near the hilt still show traces of an engraved anchor. The reverse of the blade is engraved with an inscription- which incorporates the word 'Royale'. The black leather scabbard is sewn down the reverse face and is fitted with a brass top locket and a brass chape. The locket has a rectangular loop fitted near the mouth on the obverse side and the chape has a ball tip. Both parts are secured to the leather by a brass wire staple. The rectangular loop fixed to the locket originally had a leather strap through it. It is secured to join the scabbard to a frog.
This pattern of cutlass was introduced in 1833. The word 'Royale' indicates that the cutlass was made before the end of the French monarchy in 1848.
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| afmetingen | Blade: 724 x 37 mm
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