A Swedish naval cutlass, mid 19th century, with maker's mark of G E Svalling of Rosenfors, with a shaped timber handle with an impressed tulip mark and a numerical brass plaque or rack number, a curved bulbous guard and the long shaped blade with maker's stamp to the base; housed in a metal trimmed leather scabbard. Length 73 cm
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- Cutlass - A short single edged sword with a flat wide, slightly curved blade. The cutlass is associated with pirates, who used it frequently in their sea raids, during the "Golden Age of Piracy" from around 1650 to 1720. The cutlass was adopted as the standard sword by the English, French, and American armed forces, from 18th century well into first half of 20th century.
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