Cutlass

Cutlass, the hilt of the cutlass consists of a black steel double-disc shaped guard. The cast iron grip is grooved. The steel blade is straight and flat. The reverse of the blade is engraved with the 'J Gill', a small crown motif, the figure '4' and a large crown above the letters 'GR'.

Object Details

ID: WPN1637
Collection: Weapons
Type: Cutlass
Display location: Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery
Creator: Gill, J.
Date made: 1804
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Gill, J.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Blade: 743 x 35 mm