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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 blade is engraved with the letters 'GR', a crown motif over an arrow motif and the word 'Gill'. The engraved letters 'GR' are faint.
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Object Details
| ID: | WPN1638 |
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| 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: 730 x 33 mm |