Pre-Civil War M1841 Ames?Naval Cutlass BoardingSword with relic condition blade.The ricasso is unmarked but each side of the quillon is, one side shows \"N.W.P.\" and the other has \"W.AJ.\"The brass knuckleguard is a little bent, still shows the eagle on both sides of the pommel. The blade is in relic condition with no markings left visible, it hasbeen sharpened before rusting,pitted, also been shortened and has a blunted tip.No scabbard and no leather washer.Length of the blade is13 3/4\" and the sword overall is19 1/4\".The Ames Model M1841 cutlass was a dramatic shift in design for the Navy and this model naval cutlass was not very popular among the enlisted sailors who needed to wield it on pitching and rolling decks. It was heavy and cumbersome at best. As such only 6600 of these were manufactured between 1841 thru 1847.
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