Original U.S. Civil War Rare Model 1860 Naval Cutlass by Ames Mfg. Co. - Dated 1862 Category_Rear Sight Assembly Stocks of Civil War period

Stocks of Civil War period canteens were exhausted by the end of the Spanish-American War and the bodies for 1878 canteens were being newly manufactured

They made M- 1916

It has only a few small dents and scrapes

The steel scabbard shows couple of dings but nothing major and is in overall very good condition

Original U.S. Civil War Rare Model 1860 Naval Cutlass by Ames Mfg. Co. - Dated 1862 Category_Rear Sight Assembly Stocks of Civil War periodOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of the rarely seen U. S. Naval Cutlass, as used from 1860 1865. The boarding cutlass was derived from the French pattern of 1833, often referred to as a cuillere a pot, or more commonly called the soup ladle weapon. It features all brass mounts, a wood with leather wrapped sword grip, and a nice blade. The leather of the grip is mostly intact, and in good shape with a nice coating but does