Pirate

This sword is very popular with people studying cutlass drills and was carried by most of the French Infantry throughout the Napoleonic Wars. It is also very popular for opening champagne bottles!

The polished blade has been forged from EN9 steel and has been well tempered.

Total Length: 74cm
Blade Length: 60cm
Grip Length: 10cm
Weight: 1.012kg
Blade Thickness (base): 7.2mm 
Blade Width (base): 3.4cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 11cm
Blade: High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Peened
Scabbard: Leather, Wood, Brass

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

Up until 1805 the Royal Navy did not have a regulation pattern sword. The sword that was introduced was modelled on the 1803 pattern infantry sabre that was previously carried by Navy and Marine officers. The 1805 pattern sword was used by Lord Horatio Nelson and he was no doubt armed with it at his most famous battle, The Battle of Trafalgar.

After he was killed at the battle his sword was returned to England and is now on display in the Nelson Museum, Great Yarmouth, England. This sword was in constant use until it was replaced in 1827 by a newer model.

The polished blade has been forged from AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel and has been well tempered.

Total Length: 95cm
Blade Length: 83cm
Grip Length: 10cm
Weight: 905g
Blade Thickness (base): 7.8mm
Blade Thickness (CoP): 5.3mm
Blade Width (base): 2.6cm
Blade Width (CoP): 2.2cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 18cm
Centre of Percussion (CoP): 25cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Peened
Scabbard: Leather, Wood, Brass

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

This pattern of sword was introduced during the Napoleonic Wars and saw service at the famous Battle of Trafalgar. Previous cutlasses shared a similar figure 8 hilt design but featured horn or leather grips that deteriorated quickly when exposed to seawater and changes in temperature.

The introduction of an iron grip greatly extended the serviceable life of this sword. The hilts were traditionally painted or japanned to stop them from rusting. The blade has been forged from AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel and has been well-tempered. It is housed in a black hardened buff leather scabbard.

Total Length: 89cm
Blade Length: 74.5cm
Grip Length: 12cm
Weight: 1.458kg
Blade Thickness (base): 6.3mm
Blade Width (base): 3.6cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 15cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Threaded
Scabbard: Leather, Brass

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

This sword was first introduced to the Royal Navy in 1827 and has been standard issue throughout a multitude of conflicts since. It is still the regulation pattern sword to this day.

This version features a pipe-backed blade that went out of regulation in 1846. Its design was adopted and is carried today by countries within the Commonwealth such as the Canadian and Royal Australian Navy. The polished blade has been forged from AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel and has been well tempered.

Total Length: 93.5cm
Blade Length: 80cm
Grip Length: 9.5cm
Weight: 0.814kg
Blade Thickness (base): 5.1mm 
Blade Width (base): 2.9cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 16cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Peened
Scabbard: Leather, Wood, Brass

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

Please note: This item is a historical replica and not current issue to the Royal Navy

This iconic sword was first introduced to Royal Navy in 1827 and has been in service throughout a whole host of conflicts right up until today. It was adopted by all of the Commonwealth Navies in the British Empire and is still carried today as a dress sword.

The brass hilt features a lion-head pommel, adopted from the earlier 1805 pattern swords of Nelson’s navy, an imitation ray-skin grip wrapped with brass wire and a crown and fouled anchor motif on the guard. It features a hinged latch to allow it to be attached to the scabbard, a requisite for a naval officer’s side arm, especially when on-board during a gale! The AISI 1065 high carbon steel blade is tempered and decorated with etchings. One side features the Crown and Fouled Anchor of the Royal Navy, the other side featuring the Royal Coat of Arms. The scabbard is black leather and features decorated brass fittings and 2 suspension rings.

Total Length: 94cm
Blade Length: 80cm
Grip Length: 10cm
Weight: 907g
Blade Thickness (base): 0.76cm
Blade Width (base): 2.7cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 18cm
Blade: AISI 1065 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Nut
Scabbard: Brass, Leather

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

The Cutlass; the iconic sword of the seaman. Simple and effective, its robust design was used by Western navies for centuries. It was short for the close quarters of ship fighting, yet not so long as to be tangled in rigging or disadvantaged belowdecks. British, American and Australian navies were still doing routine cutlass drills for their sailors into the early years of the 20th century. It was not until 1936 that the Royal Navy officially relegated the cutlass to a ceremonial weapon.

There have been numerous accounts of enthusiastic boarding crews ably armed with cutlasses that have overwhelmed larger ships that would have outgunned them in a ranged fight. Such as the 1801 action between the British 14-gun Speedy and the Spanish 32-gun Gamo. A crew of 40 British sailors subdued a frigate three times their number by climbing over their railings, cutlasses in hand and calling for reinforcements that did not exist! The frightened Spanish soon surrendered.

This cutlass, made by Universal Swords of India, features a tempered high carbon blade that has been blackened. The hilt is of steel with a grip of brown painted wood sandwiched over the riveted tang. It comes with a leather and riveted scabbard with a brass chape.

Total Length: 75cm
Blade Length: 60cm
Weight: 1.134kg
Blade Thickness (base): 5.6mm
Blade Width (base): 3.8cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 14cm
Blade: EN9 High Carbon Steel
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: Leather, Brass

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.