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.

Object Details

ID: WPN1638
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
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