Pirate Boarding Cutlass - Photo Gallery

pirate boarding sword

A Fast, Fearsome Pirate Cutlass Reborn for Modern Collectors.

cutlass scabbard

The scabbard now has a wooden core underneath the leather exterior.

pirate sword grip

The grip features leather that is dimpled using a historically authentic "wet-wrap" process, during which fine cord is tightly wrapped around a wet leather grip.

pirate cuttoe

Steel pommel and leather-covered wood handle.

pirate cutlass pommel

The steel basket protected the hand and could be used as an armored fist in the close confines of shipboard combat.

pirate hanger sword

Pirates scaling the sides of treasure laden galleons relied on blades just like this—quick to draw, devastating at close range, and sturdy enough to double as an armoured fist thanks to the protective steel basket hilt.

windlass steelcrafts pirate cutlass

Known by many names, "hanger", "cuttoe," and "short saber" by infantry or "cutlass" by sailors, this was an exceedingly popular short weapon.

heritage series pirate cutlass

Many a bloody-handed pirate of the 17th century clambered over the side of a gold laden galleon armed with a cutlass such as this.


Back To Pirate Boarding Cutlass