I'm loving this series! Cutlasses/hangers/cuttoes are my favourite style of sword, although my preference is for something a little shorter than the 1804, maybe 66cm, and curved. I do love the figure 8 guards and iron grips, however. Beautiful in their simple brutality...
@jimmyrustler8983
3 жыл бұрын
Always loved how "Utilitarian" these look, yet have some real deftness to them. I've got an M1898 that isn't quite as broad blade-wise, but feels really good in the hand.
@jonc4050
3 жыл бұрын
I've watched this too many times, and I'll do it again. Keep on bringing the videos. Love this stuff. May I request a broadsword study. I await the next video
@dzmitryzaitsau6471
8 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@althesmith
Жыл бұрын
Had an opportunity to help restore one recently. That sheet iron guard could be thin, ridiculously so considering the peening was directly done against it. No wonder later improvements added an iron "buff" piece for the tang to be peened over.
@thelonerider9693
3 жыл бұрын
I wish they made better repros of these. Mine is very heavy and I am pretty sure it should be better balanced even for a chopper. Nice to see an original up close!
@AcademyofHistoricalFencing
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed, the problem with the replicas of these and most similar military sabres and spadroons is a lack of distal taper. You can get away without much distal taper if there is a lot of profile taper, but because most sabres, cutlasses and spadroons don't have a lot of that, the distal taper is vital.
@johnthompson965
3 жыл бұрын
Musket, bayonet, boarding pike, pistol, cutlass,.....and let us not forget the ever so humble....boarding axe or ship's axe. Cutlasses seem to have been generally, almost universally, simple, relatively robust, cheap, killing instruments. Much like most of their kin amongst other ship borne instruments of war. Wielded by equally simple, robust, cheap, laborers. At least from the point of view of either a naval man-o-war's captain or a humble merchant ship's captain. Sailors were first and foremost skilled ships workers. And often rudimentarily trained, combat personnel a close second. Except of course in the case of maybe a ships gun crew, marines, some privateer crews, etc.. Thus the weapons they were issued tended to reflect that fact. Which I think runs rather contrary to how many modern folks, perhaps exposed to one too many Pirates of the Caribbean films, tend to view ship life and sailors from the Age of Sail.
@mostlychimp5715
3 жыл бұрын
Lovely. Is the little rolled bit on the back of the guard needed to increase stiffness, or is it just a vestigial rear quillon?
@raphlvlogs271
3 жыл бұрын
is the area between the 2 circles of the figure 8 hilt a weak spot?
@sergelecluse0001
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Nick, I have a P1804 whose originality I'm not sure of. It's marked to MOLE, has the crown typical for Victorian period weapons and the V.R . I have made a short file with stats and images. Would you be interested to look at it and give me your opinion?
@AcademyofHistoricalFencing
3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see it. The Navy did order a large batch of cutlasses in 1841 after many years lasting with old stocks, I imagine yours could have been part of this order.
@tuerkefechi
3 жыл бұрын
I am interested from where you have the training Cutlass, it looks nice.
@AcademyofHistoricalFencing
3 жыл бұрын
Armourclass. The blade was a custom HEMA blade for an unrelated custom order which got cancelled, they put it on a cutlass hilt which they usually make for re-emactment.
@CDKohmy
3 жыл бұрын
Two questions, how does cutlass use differ from sabre/broadsword use, I know they're largely the same (especially with Angelo), but are there differences? How do alehouse daggers differ from the shorter cutlasses and hangers aside from the fact they use full baskets?
@AcademyofHistoricalFencing
3 жыл бұрын
There is no difference to how cutlass and sabre/broadsword was taught in the period of this 1804, in some other periods they suggest to not attack the legs due to the shorter blade, but as far as the era of the 1804 goes, it was a unified system for broadsword/sabre and cutlass/hanger, with the spadroon using the same with only a few additional recommendations. As for alehouse daggers, they are a bit of a vague unknown as the term was rarely used and it isn't very clear exactly what was meant. By surving examples they were significantly shorter than cutlasses and for use more as an offhand weapon of as a large dagger in the main hand.
@robertvondarth1730
Жыл бұрын
Have you seen any teachings for cutlass with dagger (or knife) ?
@kleinjahr
3 жыл бұрын
Hmm, young officer going ashore. Take expensive sword he had to pay for or government issue? What to do, what to do.
@matthewcoates756
2 жыл бұрын
Can you do a sword studies vid on the Royal Navy 1845 pattern cutlass?
@AcademyofHistoricalFencing
2 жыл бұрын
Not at the moment as I don't own one, The priority of my collection is the late Georgian era, and so anything outside of that has less of a priority. I'll still probably get one over the next year or two, but I have no rush. I also have at least another 60 swords to do in this series.
@devinm.6149
8 ай бұрын
I saw a cutlass marked as a naval cutlass (I believe it had a date though I do not remember it) at my local antique store recently and it's blade profile was shorter & broader than this; I am under the impression that it was so broad so it could be used for cutting rigging or chopping down small trees.
@AcademyofHistoricalFencing
8 ай бұрын
There are a lot of different cutlass designs out there, though they don't always handle like you expect. Some of those very broad examples are deeply dished out with wide fullers, unlike this flat blade. So often you will be surprised to find that a broad blade like that can be of similar weight and handling to this one. I doubt most were ever intended for such workmanlike jobs as that, although they surely were used as such occasionally. Usually swords to be used for jobs like that are built with very thick blades rather than especially broad ones.
@devinm.6149
8 ай бұрын
@@AcademyofHistoricalFencing not strictly relevant but is there any chance you could recommend a custom scabbard maker?
@devinm.6149
8 ай бұрын
I have since discovered that it is a confederate naval cutlass.
@AcademyofHistoricalFencing
8 ай бұрын
Ah nice, can't really help you on scabbards I am afraid. I have had some made by a local guy who was one of our fencers, though it's not something he commonly does. Most of my scabbards are antiques or ones that came with the sword if modern.
@raphlvlogs271
3 жыл бұрын
are cast iron hilts also found on Cavalry swords?
@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367
3 жыл бұрын
no, these were done this way to save money. they were purchased in huge quantities and stored in racks taking a good deal of wear and were also used as machetes from landing parties, they were very cheaply made.. cast iron grips were a good way to save alot of money
@gundy74
2 жыл бұрын
Is the width alone enough to give it sufficient stiffness for thrusting?
@AcademyofHistoricalFencing
2 жыл бұрын
Yes definitely
@jockmchaggis6797
2 жыл бұрын
Have just stumbled across one of these while clearing my grandfather's shed, crown above GR script on left side of the blade and a very faint "Gunby" on the spine by the hilt.. wondering if its a genuine article? No idea why my grandfather had it or how he came across it as he's no longer with us unfortunately
@AcademyofHistoricalFencing
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, that is a great thing to have. From your deacription I would say almost certainly it is yes, but I would have to see it to know for sure. If you can see a Gunby marking then it will likely be made by Osborn and Gunby in 1808-1820, they were a prolific maker of some of the finest swords of the day.
@jockmchaggis6797
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reply! From watching your video it seems to check out via the specifications at least. Length of blade, the taper, the weight and size of the guard etc Unfortunately the guard has been painted silver at some point and is looking quite sorry for its self after being left in a damp shed for god knows how long, if it is a genuine article, would it affect it by cleaning off the paint and re-doing the guard in original black? The blade its self seems to be in decent enough condition remarkably (some nicks and dings, and obviously some light pitting.. edge hasn't been blunted) Amazing piece of history regardless
@AcademyofHistoricalFencing
2 жыл бұрын
Cleaning off the paint will not reduce the value, in fact it would increase it, so long as you do not do any damage in the process, mostly in damage to the grip, so if you are careful thats fine. As for the blade, give it a good go over with oil, gun oil, baby oil, 3 in 1 etc, and green kitchen scouring pads, this will remove grime and sort any active rust if you have any.
@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145
8 ай бұрын
28" 🤔 interesting how many swords used in cramped conditions wind up that size. Infantry swords, naval swords. Jungle swords. Even most modern katana are 28" in the blade (from guard not from hanski as is traditional).
@kevinmencer3782
3 жыл бұрын
"Not excessively so." seems to sum up this sword quite well. It's a simple, hardy, and cheap weapon.
@Gunfreak19
3 жыл бұрын
Seems like a good anti-zombie sword.
@harjutapa
3 жыл бұрын
I do love me a symmetrical hilt. I adore the look of many of the British cavalry sabers, but as a lefty, they're awkward.
@AcademyofHistoricalFencing
3 жыл бұрын
Yeh that's understandable, we have a lot of lefties in the AHF so deal with this regularly. Though you'll be pleased to know that most British Napoleonic era swords were symmetrical, it was in the 1820s when asymmetrical hilts become the norm.
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