Oct 3, 2025
Detail of an American Naval Officer sword, 1852
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Detail of an American Naval Officer sword, 1852
Take What’s Yours: Walrus cutlass
A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword, with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge, and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket-shaped guard. It was a common naval weapon during the Age of Sail. Ships were confined spaces for long weapons.
A cased Lloyds £ 50 sword for valour awarded to Lt. Ogle Moore of H.M.S. Maidstone, 1804
“FROM THE PATRIOTIC FUND AT LLOYDS TO LIETnt. OGLE MOORE OF H.M.S. MAIDSTONE WHO COMD. ONE OF THE BOATS OF THAT SHIP WHICH WITH THOSE OF THE NARCISSUS & SEA HORSE IN THE NIGHT OF THE 10TH JULY 1804 BOARDED & DESTROYED A NUMBER OF THE ENEMY’S VEsle MOORED CLOSE TO THE TOWN OF LA VANDOUR IN HIERES BAY UNDER A TREMENDOUS FIRE OF GRAPE SHOT & MUSQtry. FROM THE BATs. & HOUSES RECrd. IN THE GAZte. OF 6th OCTr.”
A Danish naval officers sword, pattern 1849, named to Frederik Cold. c 77 cm long
A French or Austro-Hungarian Naval Officers sword circa 1850 - 1870
Naval Officer's Presentation Sword - The Battle of The Nile, 1798, possobly owned by Captain Thomas Masterman Hardy
This sword is believed to be part of a special batch of swords made to commemorate Nelson's victory on the Nile in 1798. Interestingly, some of the captains who took part in the battle were given a replica of the sword Nelson had received from the Sultan of Turkey for that victory.
Presentation sword, which is supposedly a replica of the sword presented to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) by the Sultan of Turkey after the Battle of the Nile in 1798. Please do not be surprised that this is the replica of the Sultan's sword, there is another one that looks similar, but with a different plating which was a gift from the captains to Nelson in honour of this battle. (x)
Only this sword is quite different from the one originally issued to the captains. It is believed to have been made specially for Captain Hardy, the future captain of Nelson's flagship HMS Victory. If this were the case, it would once again underline the special relationship between Nelson and Hardy.
French Navy officer’s sword, circa 1750
This Sword was constructed as a tribute to Nelson's great 1798 Victory at Aboukir Bay. Made 1798
British Officer's embraced the victory and subsequently swords and well known very collectible Naval dirks were produced using the head or body of a Nile Crocodile in place of a British Lion on the hilt or pommel. The swords had instead of a British Lion an Egyptian Camel Head on the Pommel.