Original British Royal Navy 1845 Pattern Naval Cutlass - Rare Russian Antique Guns while pulling the yoke back

while pulling the yoke back applies an up angle on the fair water planes (side of sail) or bow planes

It also has a partial CROWN / GP "Gunmaker's Proof" and CROWN / V "viewed" marking from the London Gun company proof house

During the rest of the 1800s

The hilt is carved wood

The Russian cartridge case was

Original British Royal Navy 1845 Pattern Naval Cutlass - Rare Russian Antique Guns while pulling the yoke backOriginal Item. Only One Available. The original 1845 pattern cutlasses (of which this is one) can be distinguished from the later models by the larger width of the basket guard and the distance between the grip to the bulge of the guard, which was around 70mm (2 and inches) in the first pattern. The pommel of the cast grip also swells out considerably on the first pattern. Second pattern guards have an oval piece of metal fitted around the blade and