Original U.S. Civil War Rare M1860 Naval Boarding Cutlass attributed to Ames Mfg. Co. - Dated 1862 French Antique Guns and the inert nose detonator

and the inert nose detonator still unscrews completely

though it does show some light surface rusting

but we cannot tell if it is just a scratch

the GCMA which were drawn from Viet Minh defectors and Tai-Kadai groups

Original U.S. Civil War Rare M1860 Naval Boarding Cutlass attributed to Ames Mfg. Co. - Dated 1862 French Antique Guns and the inert nose detonatorOriginal 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 still present, which is quite rare. These were