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Navy · 12-12-2005, 08:38 AM

My toes would have been in those boots.

Re: scabbards. Boarding cutlasses were frequently stored in individual racks, both aboard smaller vessels and ashore, without the scabbard being present. This was likewise common in the USN and is a plausible explanation as to why as hard as it is to find a boarding cutless, it is even harder to find one with a scabbard.

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12-12-2005, 08:38 AM	#12
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	My toes would have been in those boots. Re: scabbards. Boarding cutlasses were frequently stored in individual racks, both aboard smaller vessels and ashore, without the scabbard being present. This was likewise common in the USN and is a plausible explanation as to why as hard as it is to find a boarding cutless, it is even harder to find one with a scabbard. Tom "toes" A