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"A Shipboarding Cutlass 1776" features a 14K gold and sterling silver hiltwith a sterling silver capped dress blue tassel hung from an articulating ring
mounted at it's stern. It is 6 inches wide at the guard and extends 37 inches
in overall length. "A Shipboarding Cutlass 1776" has a 440c stainless steel
blade, engraved, florentined and signed in 14K gold.
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Thank you. Much appreciated.
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Question: is this a recreation of a historic sword that somebody referred to as a cutlass because it was worn by continental navy and marines, or did you create this sword? Although I have seen weird straight and long bladed swords displayed as "cutlasses" from history (because long ago people called different swords whatever they wanted) but today when people say cutlass they are usually talking about something that almost looks like a machete. Cutlasses, the way people think of them now, were typically shorter than a sabre (sometimes they took sabres and just cut them down to size) to accommodate fighting at very close quarters in the tight confines of a ship and they had broad blades so that landing/boarding party members could just swarm their enemies and hack at them with brute strength rather than relying on serious fencing skill. The cutlass was a weapon for seamen of every social strata and skill level. A good fencer could adapt elite sabre skills to the weapon while an able seaman first class could improvise some techniques based on street fighting with a long knife. SUBJECT CHANGE: That's actually a pretty rad picture. I'm ruining it for myself because I can't turn off my sword-nerd-ory. But yeah Nverrechia, that's a really cool picture.
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This piece is not a recreation or replica of a historic sword. My approach to swordmaking
is to produce original, one of a kind, completely handmade, heirloom quality pieces con-
ceptually influenced by subjects of history and themes of classic literature.
The much used word "cutlass" indeed traditionally refers to that certain type of sword
we have all come to recognize as a short curving hilted sabre but as well that word was
used generically by naval personnel to describe swords.
Since it is absolutely proven that the point will always overtake the cut, a straight blade
stabbing weapon is most effective especially in close quarters. You may also note that
in an early portrait of Nelson, he boards an enemy boat thrusting with a thin straight blade
weapon.
On another note, the last American mass produced cavalry sabre designed by GeneralΒ
Patten and considered to be the finest ever in the evolution of the sabre is a straight blade
weapon.
Thank you for your comment on the picture. It was produced in honor of AmericanΒ
veterans for Memorial Day and the Fourth of July.
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Another gorgeous work 
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The part of the blade that appears to gleam is simply the Β light reflecting off it's faceted
engraving.
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Holy sword boner! That is beautiful!
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Thank you. I actually produced this portrait for 4th of JulyΒ
celebrations.
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Oh wow, it's amazing.
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Thank you, much appreciated.
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