We are pleased to offer this, a most accurate reproduction, of a United States 1860 Naval Cutlass.  This is the Model 1860 Cutlass that replaced the USN Regulation Model 1841 during the Civil War (1860-1865) and was unique with its "Cuillere a pot" or soup ladle style shell guard.  The Model 1860 Cutlass design produced the most elegant cutlass of all. It was aesthetically pleasing and well balanced, creating an efficient fighting tool within the confined quarters aboard warships.  About 22,000 of the 1860 Naval Cutlasses were produced by Ames for the Navy, and 300 were purchased by the U. S. Army.  The cutlass has a polished brass basket for hand protection with a comfortable, genuine leather grip with twisted wire.  The tempered high carbon steel blade has a length of 25 1/2 inches.  The blade is 3/16 inch (4.8 mm) thick and 1 1/16 inches (2.7 cm) wide at the midpoint.  This U.S. 1860 Naval Cutlass measures 31 1/2 inches (80.6 cm) overall and weighs 2 1/2 pounds. Accompanying the sword is a leather scabbard.   Also, the scabbard has an attached leather "Frog" that allows the sword to be hung from a belt. . The cutlass with scabbard and frog weighs 3 pounds.