Original British Napoleonic P-1804 Naval Boarding Cutlass from the Trafalgar Period Martini-Henry Rifles with holes at the ends

with holes at the ends of each arm

often referred to as the 'Observer' type

All four screws continue to remain intact

these had little beneficial effect against bullets

and overall it has about 85 to 90% of the original darkening intact

Original British Napoleonic P-1804 Naval Boarding Cutlass from the Trafalgar Period Martini-Henry Rifles with holes at the endsOriginal Item: One Only. Probably one of the Royal Navy's most romantic weapons, the P 1804 Boarding Cutlass. This absolutely original example with a 24" straight blade, and being 28 1 2" overall length. The iron bowl guard is in the shape of a figure eight and protects the all iron grip which is heavily molded with horizontal grooves to enable a sure grasp. Our example is just classic, no longer showing any markings in that the surface is covered in