Cutlass Pistol
date: label: Date made
content: 1796
label: associated date
content: 1796
notes: label: Description
content: This cutlass with brass hilt and folding guard, featuring flintlock pistols on either side of the blade, was a combination weapon well suited for a privateer’s hand-to-hand combat. The sword grip is leather, with the date “1796” engraved on the back strap. After both barrels were fired, the cutlass could be used.
place: label: place made
content: France
topic: label: related event
content: Revolution and the New Nation
label: related event
content: Expansion and Reform
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: Transportation
label: Exhibition
content: On the Water
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Charles Bremner Hogg Jackson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0399.0907
label: collector/donor number
content: E-368
label: accession number
content: 1980.0399
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0399.0907
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pistol-Sword
label: Other Terms
content: Pistol-Sword; Flintlock; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/4 in x 32 in; 15.875 cm x 81.28 cm