A curious cutlass
I got this some time ago and recently took a closer look at it.
Looks like it was knocked together out of sheet metal for the guard. The grip is bone, it appears. The sheath is wood covered with leather (now mostly deteriorated). The fittings are unmarked, to my eye.
There is a small mar on the ricosso of the blade, a triangle with a C and I at two of the points.
Interesting thing, no? (I feel like ending with a hearty "arrrrrrr")
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