Original U.S. Civil War Naval Boarding Cutlass with Rack Numbers - Dated 1862 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly Serial # 198849 with a

Serial # 198849 with a partly legible SWP cartouche

MX-7794B/TVS-2B

Quite often the metal parts are also marked with Roman numerals

The parkerized finish on the throat is still mostly intact

Original U.S. Civil War Naval Boarding Cutlass with Rack Numbers - Dated 1862 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly Serial # 198849 with aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a genuine early United States Naval Boarding Cutlass, right from the beginning of the U. S. Civil War. First adopted in the 1840's this is a classic cutlass design, with a full half basket brass bowl guard. The curved blade, measuring 25" is dated 1862 on the ricasso, but its makers markings, most likely of AMES & CO, have long been worn off or erased. Overall length is 32 inches. Originally, the basket grip