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Cutlass 1804 Pattern Bate
After Joseph Hadley Reddell and Thomas Bate dissolved their partnership in 1807, they continued working as separate companies. This cutlass was manufactured by Thomas Bate, probably some time between 1807 and the end of the wars in 1815, when the Admiralty had started to look at new designs. It follows the same standard 1804 pattern as the previous cutlass but is of heavier construction.
DESCRIPTION
Date: 1807-1815
Length (overall): 33.5 in (86 cm)
Length (blade): 28.5 in (73 cm)
Weight: 2.9 lb (1.30 kg)
Maker: Bate
Materials: Steel, cast iron
This is by far the heaviest of the three cutlasses in the collection, being a whole pound (0.45 kg) heavier than the Pre-1804 example and 0.6 lb (0.25 kg) heavier than the 1804 Pattern Reddell & Bate cutlass.
This cutlass bears only the letter 'R' of a poorly stamped King's GR cypher, together with a partially stamped crown of an inspector's mark on the blade, near to the hilt. A Board of Ordnance broad arrow is stamped on the guard, near to the slit for a strap or sword knot.
The maker's mark 'BATE' is stamped on the back of the blade.
Purchased from Michael D Long Ltd, Leicester, 06 OCT 2009
BISSET'S
MAGNIFICENT GUIDE,
OR,
GRAND COPPERPLATE DIRECTORY
For the Town of Birmingham
1808
