Original Spanish-American War Spanish Naval Boarding Cutlass Recovered from the Wreck of Battle Cruiser Cristóbal Colón German Flags with LITZMANNSTADT / 1943 visible

with LITZMANNSTADT / 1943 visible

The advance parties of the 439th and two of its squadrons

however all we can make out definitively is the date

- Very early back sight with circular elevation knob which measured in

The throat is retained by two two dome-headed screws

Original Spanish-American War Spanish Naval Boarding Cutlass Recovered from the Wreck of Battle Cruiser Cristóbal Colón German Flags with LITZMANNSTADT / 1943 visibleOriginal Item: One of Kind. Where here is a great bit of U. S. Naval History! This Spanish naval boarding cutlass was recovered from the wreck of the battle cruiser Cristbal Coln, sunk 3 July 1898 during the Spanish American War. She was 8000 tons and 112 meters in length, built in Italy as a Giuseppe Garibaldi class armored cruiser, an ultra modern design. She was then sold to the Spanish Navy, and was acquired 16 May 1897. She was designed to be an