Original U.S. Civil War Rare Rack Number Marked M1860 Naval Boarding Cutlass by Ames - Dated 1862 Cannons & Mortars This helmet is heat lot

This helmet is heat lot stamped 986A which indicates the approximate manufacture date of July 1944

with just a bit of the "wheels" left

There are four variants of the EIC percussion musket bore fusil

with a crack running from the cross guard to a rivet on the other side

and are held in place by the correct dome top-rivets

Original U.S. Civil War Rare Rack Number Marked M1860 Naval Boarding Cutlass by Ames - Dated 1862 Cannons & Mortars This helmet is heat lotOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a rare bird! This is a very nice example of the rarely seen U. S. Naval Model 1860 Boarding Cutlass, as used from 1860 1865. The boarding cutlass was derived from the French pattern of 1833, often referred to as a cullere a pot, or more commonly called the soup ladle weapon. It features all brass mounts and a wood grip with almost all of the original leather present. These were NEVER bound in brass wire