Product reviews for Golden Coast Cutlass

Loved it

No surprise, but the quality of craftsmanship of this piece is excellent for the price. The antiquing isn't quite as striking as Hanwei's methods, but it looks straight out of a Pirate flick, in a really good way. The handling could be better, and the sharpening could be cleaner, but for the price point it's a great piece. Very happy overall.

Interesting: This cutlass uses a regulation French shell (see many other examples of shell in early 19th century France's calvary.) However, all those blades were straight.     The curve in this makes it a weapon requiring investment of both personal capital for the modified blade as well as respect for the officer's uniform.    Amazing piece.

When I google US Naval Cutlass, a nearly identical weapon is found.

This is an impressive cutlass and I carry it with pride.

Nothing bad to say about this cutlass.  One of my best !

This is a cutlass that ErroI Flynn or Basil Rathbone would be proud of!  I purchased the Golden Coast cutlass as part of the Black Friday madness, and I don't regret a doubloon of the purchase price, Matey.  There does not appear to be any of the faux-gold wash on either the half-basket hilt or blade, which IMHO is all to the good:  Why gild the lily?  The blade is very plain, with no fuller and (truth to tell) a "soft" ridge line.  The basket and grip are large enough to accommodate a gauntleted hand, which is one of my litmus tests for a truly functional weapon.  Overall, an admirable rendering of this swashbuckling sword type!

I expected the blade to be gold, but it wasn't. I also requested the sword be sharpened, and that didn't happen. I enjoy ordering from this site, but this was really a botched job. The reason I'm not giving this one star is, because it appears to be a sturdy sword with good balance.

I actually Ordered this for my Grandson and he loves it.  It did have a few flaws though. While I expected some discoloration due to antiquing, the blade had a few spots not in line with the antique look. Also, the blade is gold as promised, but I was looking for an antique look to the gold, like the guard is.  Overall loved it! great buy