British 1804 pattern Cutlass
A British 1804 pattern Royal Naval Boarding cutlass in excellent condition. The 73cm blade is clean with minor spotting has a crowned ‘GR’ cypher and crown over 8 inspection stamp. The figure 8 guard and chequered “pineapple” grip are in excellent condition with the original black japanning, and stamped with a military broad head arrow. The blade spine is stamped ‘Hadley’, for T Hadley one of the original 1804 contractors. The overall length is 85cm
The origin of this sword first appears on 30 May 1804 when the Board of Ordnance ordered "10,000 Swords for Sea Service to be made to a new pattern suggested by Henry Osborn". The contractors for the 1804 Pattern cutlass of May, 1804 were Henry Osborn, T Hadley, Woolley & Co, Craven and Co, and Dawes. A second order was made in 1808, with no further orders made during 1814-41 when a new pattern was issued
A British 1804 pattern Royal Naval Boarding cutlass in excellent condition. The 73cm blade is clean with minor spotting has a crowned ‘GR’ cypher and crown over 8 inspection stamp. The figure 8 guard and chequered “pineapple” grip are in excellent condition with the original black japanning, and stamped with a military broad head arrow. The blade spine is stamped ‘Hadley’, for T Hadley one of the original 1804 contractors. The overall length is 85cm
The origin of this sword first appears on 30 May 1804 when the Board of Ordnance ordered "10,000 Swords for Sea Service to be made to a new pattern suggested by Henry Osborn". The contractors for the 1804 Pattern cutlass of May, 1804 were Henry Osborn, T Hadley, Woolley & Co, Craven and Co, and Dawes. A second order was made in 1808, with no further orders made during 1814-41 when a new pattern was issued
A British 1804 pattern Royal Naval Boarding cutlass in excellent condition. The 73cm blade is clean with minor spotting has a crowned ‘GR’ cypher and crown over 8 inspection stamp. The figure 8 guard and chequered “pineapple” grip are in excellent condition with the original black japanning, and stamped with a military broad head arrow. The blade spine is stamped ‘Hadley’, for T Hadley one of the original 1804 contractors. The overall length is 85cm
The origin of this sword first appears on 30 May 1804 when the Board of Ordnance ordered "10,000 Swords for Sea Service to be made to a new pattern suggested by Henry Osborn". The contractors for the 1804 Pattern cutlass of May, 1804 were Henry Osborn, T Hadley, Woolley & Co, Craven and Co, and Dawes. A second order was made in 1808, with no further orders made during 1814-41 when a new pattern was issued