Original U.S. WWI US Navy Rare & Unissued M1917 Cutlass With Original Scabbard Category_MG 42 Accessories This example was made by

This example was made by the Union Cutlery Company of Olean NY

Hyde and Goodrich of New Orleans

Also the liner and shell chin straps were removed at some point

I guess old K Company is doing its bit to add emphasis to our division name

It also has a Model 1861 style barrel and bolster

Original U.S. WWI US Navy Rare & Unissued M1917 Cutlass With Original Scabbard Category_MG 42 Accessories This example was made byOriginal Item: Only One Available. Towards the end of the 19th Century and the beginning of the 20th Century, the US Navy was about to retire its 50 year old mainstay naval cutlass, the M1860, first developed and used for the Civil War. Just as it did for all of its naval cutlasses, the US Navy went out to seek the best current design of cutlass the world had to offer at that time and chose to pattern its new model M1917 after the Dutch Netherlands