British Naval P-1903 Boarding Cutlass & Shore Party Belt Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns You probably know this already

You probably know this already

possibly EVEN for use in the Japanese War

but those have been sorted out and will be offered at another time

This set of British WW2 wire cutters incorporates the experience of the First War into a compact and effective tool

British Naval P-1903 Boarding Cutlass & Shore Party Belt Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns You probably know this alreadyOriginal Item: Ever since the early years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth the First (died 1603) the British Navy issued Cutlasses to all Boarding Parties and Shore Parties for security reasons. Be it recovering drunken Naval ratings from the port whorehouses, to Press Ganging new recruits, and just in case there was an encounter with the French, the wearing of a Cutlass was the order of the day when not aboard ship. These are the old P 1903