cutlass, sword, cutlass
Accession Number

NAM.1956-02-399-1

Description

Cutlass; blade has a narrow fuller and is stamped with the maker’s initials, ‘F.G’; knucklebow guard is joined to a circular saucer shaped stool, the knuckle guard is circular and inscribed with the letter ‘E’, both are made from heavy gauge sheet iron or steel; rod shaped grip of sheet iron; the whole hilt is painted black, possibly as a proof against sea water corrosion; both the Accession Register and label identify the weapon as a Dragoon’s sword, 1751 (c), but it most closely resembles an early nineteenth century cutlass; one of a collection of weapons amassed by Lord Enniskillen to arms his volunteers during the Napoleonic Wars.

Campaigns

Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)