06-19 Collectors Armoury Replica Steel Pirate Boarding Cutlass

From privateerdragons.org:
A short bladed singled edged sword usually slightly curved and only sharpened on the outer blade, resembles a saber, only the blade is slightly heavier and shorter. The reason the cutlass had a shorter, heavier blade is because of what it was called upon to do. Besides having to run through your foe, the cutlass was also called upon to cut through heavy marlin lines, break down heavy oaken doors, and so on. A regular sword may not have always been up to the task. And shorten swinging space was available on ship. Lighter and sturdier.