Naval cutlass. The hilt consists of a figure-of-eight guard. The guard is of blackened steel bent round from the tang to form an oval shell, the centre part of the trailing edge of which is bent over. The knuckle guard is enlarged to form an oval neraly as large as the shell. The grip is smooth and of cast iron. Blade: straight and flat. Inscriptions: stamped HO beneath a crown; a crown over ?6. Brown leather scabbard with brass attachment for suspension and a brass chape.