COURTNEY & TENNENT MARKED CONFEDERATE NAVAL CUTLASS BY MOLE WITH SCABBARD

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Item Code: 1268-683

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Offered here is a very good example of a 25” long Robert Mole & Sons produced Confederate Naval Cutlass, marked by Courtney, Tennent & Company with its original scabbard.

The blade is full-length and exhibits a semi-bright surface with some scattered age discoloration. There are no edge nicks. There is a 9” fuller running down the center of the blade on both sides. The spine of the cutlass is clearly stamped “MOLE” and the obverse ricasso is clearly stamped with a boxed retailer’s mark that reads, “COURTNEY & TENNENT / CHARLESTON. S.C.”

The cutlass has a three-branch brass knuckle guard showing a mellow patina. There is a forward-facing quillion on top of the guard and a slot for a sword knot below the pommel. Unfortunately, there is a break in the back end of the outer guard branch.

The grip and guard remain tightly secured to the blade with no wobble. The press-checkered leather grips retain fine, crisp checkering with five pins holding them in place. The original leather throat washer remains in place at the face of the guard.

The scabbard is also in good condition. The black bridle leather is solid and strong with only light scuffing overall. All of the stitching is missing from the seam on the rear of the scabbard, but the seam remains fairly tight. Both of the brass mounts share a mellow brass tone and remain attached by their original brass wire staples and are secure. The original brass frog stud is in place on the face of the throat mount as well.

In 1849 the firm of Courtney & Tennent was established, which would be a major player in the importation of goods to the Charleston market for the next decade and half and which would help to equip the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. The masthead of the firm’s invoices immediately prior to the Civil War noted that the firm was “Direct Importers & Wholesale Dealers in Hardware, Cutlery, Guns, Pistols, &c.” As the Civil War erupted, the company used their contacts in Great Britain to make a variety of imported goods available for the Confederacy.

This fine piece is from the Texas Civil War Museum collection.  [jet] [ph:L]

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