Cutlass

Short, broad sword

弯刀 · カットラス · 커틀러스

Type

saber, boarding saber

Place of origin

Europe

A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket-shaped guard. It was a common naval weapon during the Age of Sail.

Types of Cutlass

• Klewang

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikiquote
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q1344629 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.