Original U.S. Civil War Rare Rack Number Marked M1860 Naval Boarding Cutlass by Ames - Dated 1862 Edged Weapons It is the correct OD

It is the correct OD Green #3 from a mid war helmet

Due to how the breech block itself was loaded

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It doesn't take much imagination to visualize this AA Assembly in use in the Western Front trenches during the early part of WW1

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Original U.S. Civil War Rare Rack Number Marked M1860 Naval Boarding Cutlass by Ames - Dated 1862 Edged Weapons It is the correct ODOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a rare bird! This is a very nice example of the rarely seen U. S. Naval Model 1860 Boarding Cutlass, as used from 1860 1865. The boarding cutlass was derived from the French pattern of 1833, often referred to as a cullere a pot, or more commonly called the soup ladle weapon. It features all brass mounts and a wood grip with almost all of the original leather present. These were NEVER bound in brass wire