Original U.S. Civil War Rare Rack Number Marked M1860 Naval Boarding Cutlass by Ames - Dated 1862 MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets and there are proof marks

and there are proof marks on either side

Nicely glazed in a quality wood frame

000 weapons and production of about 300

the only original example we have ever owned in more than three decade

and was affixed with an instruction card explaining configurations in which the net could be worn

Original U.S. Civil War Rare Rack Number Marked M1860 Naval Boarding Cutlass by Ames - Dated 1862 MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets and there are proof marksOriginal 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 present. These were NEVER bound in brass wire