This U.S. naval cutlass from 1842 was designed for hostile boarding of enemy vessels and fighting on the crowded decks.
Donated by Richard Bardon, M.D., former chief of staff at St. Mary’s Medical Center and Miller Memorial Hospital, and former president of the St. Louis County Historical Society. (Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/uniform_sword.htm)
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