Cutlasses

Esquema

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Jerarquía

Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Weapons and Ammunition > weapons > edged weapons > swords > <swords by form>

Descripción

Short, heavy cutting swords with a curved, single-edged blade. From the late 17th century onwards, the term has been used specifically for this type of sword as worn and used by navy personnel.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300037055

Otros términos

  • houwers [nl]
  • machetes (espada) [es]
  • cutlass [en]
  • houwer [nl]
  • machete (espada) [es]