Original Spanish-American War Spanish Naval Boarding Cutlass Recovered from the Wreck of Battle Cruiser Cristóbal Colón U.S. Air Force It is fitted with a

It is fitted with a wooden ramrod with a brass front tip which matches the musket perfectly but may well be a working life replacement

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Both units no longer have the original data plates

and some light fouling in the grooves

Original Spanish-American War Spanish Naval Boarding Cutlass Recovered from the Wreck of Battle Cruiser Cristóbal Colón U.S. Air Force It is fitted with aOriginal Item: One of Kind. Where here is a great bit of U. S. Naval History! This Spanish naval boarding cutlass was recovered from the wreck of the battle cruiser Cristbal Coln, sunk 3 July 1898 during the Spanish American War. She was 8000 tons and 112 meters in length, built in Italy as a Giuseppe Garibaldi class armored cruiser, an ultra modern design. She was then sold to the Spanish Navy, and was acquired 16 May 1897. She was designed to be an