The Cutlass (Pirate Weapons)

One of the most famous swords was the Cutlass, used by naval men for centuries but made famous by pirates.
The overall build of the Cutlass made it extremely popular among seafarers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
As a short broadsword, generally around 28 inches in length, the Cutlass was ideal for use on ships, where space was limited.
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Since flintlock pistols were brought up, here's a fun fact about one pirate in particular, Edward Teach (Blackbeard) was known to strap on multiple pistols (about 4-6) in order to keep shooting and not have to take the time to reload. Due to his insanity from syphilis, and his obsession with being seen as the devil, these probably made him seem more hellish. Imagine, your ship gets boarded by pirates, and you see a tall burly man, with a thick beard, his face blocked with smoke that came from his beard and hair; he looks on fire. Just then he pulls back his long coat and brandished two pistols, two of your mates are dead. He drops those and pulls out two more from his chest, shoots, now two more are dead. You're frozen in fear, this man killed four men in the matter of seconds without as much as taking out his cutlass, but thats not the end. He pulls out his last two from his sides and shoots two more men, now he sees you, staring at him, his eyes red from smoke, that you can see. He pulls out his cutlass. Now I can think of one of three things you may do: one, desecrate your trousers. Two, run away, possibly jumping overboard where you may be better off. Or lastly, you can muster your courage to fight the devil, in which he may just stab you right through while he screams in your face, cackling as you spit blood from your mouth and is left bleed on deck.

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or you just pull your gun and end the life you Blackbeard like Indiana JOnes( Indiana Jones - Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) - Sword Fight )

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Spongebob and The Krusty Krab too.

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🌊⚓⚔️🏴‍☠️🦜What weapon would take aboard if your a pirate in the Golden age of Piracy?🏴‍☠️🦜⚔️⚓🌊 Bonus: Cutlass es were used for cutting and also thrusting The word 'cutlass' evolved from the 17th-century English variation of 'coutelas', a 16th-century French word for a machete-like blade There are a lot of myths with pirate history because of movies and games. The French cutlass with the cup hilt you see at the end is often the one seen in Pirate movies set in the 17th and 18th centuries, however it is a much later cutlass from the 19th century. They were actually much simpler in design at the time.

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A dagger and blunderbus

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Rapier, love to jab and stab

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An M1 of course.

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Rapier or Blunderbuss

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Cutlass

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(Fun Fact) in the Caribbean today the locals call there longer blades cutlasses

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Nah not every where still called a machete in Puerto Rico

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That's only the English speaking Caribbean. Places like Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic still use the term machete

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True

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Why am I hearing Pirates of The Caribbean theme music??

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Because you read the first comment.

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Because Disney romatincized pirates way too damn much.

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2:13 *"without RUNNING the risk of killing them"*

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@Alexov Brusilov The video said "ruining the chance of killing them during interrogations " However I believe they meant running the risk of killing them during interrogations. You don't want to kill the prisoner you are interrogating because as the saying goes, dead men tell no tales. Having the blunt side allows them to beat the prisoner without causing to much damage unless you really smack them, its also good to avoid killing them as corpse draw in much less ransom money and slave traders won't want them either.

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@Karlionne Theodore Acacio Hernaez this line is not included in the AC4 Black Flag, because Edward Kenway didn't want any drunken sailor to sleep with Jenny Scott.

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Forty-five Forty-five, half month's pay, times two.

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Toss ‘em overboard

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And the FG-42 paratrooper rifle

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The only cutlass I owned was made by Oldsmobile. It didn't feel all that piratey, but I did drive around in it in search of booty.

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Pirates of the Carribean made me happy due to the sword they used

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Best flintlock loading animation! Bravo !

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Thank you 🙏🏻 it took a while for us to accurately figure out. Although we didnt show measuring powder :)

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This is all well and good but why's the Rum gone?

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Not Pocketsoviet Ask the scallywags, under the deck.

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It's one of the funniest moments in cinematic history.

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Oh. That’s why.

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Now: pirate weapons In a few years: weapons used in the area 51 raid massacre

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M4A1's

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Laser beams and death rays once we get inside their armoury.

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M4s vs Shurikens

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Can you talk about what type of ships pirates used

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It's actually wouldn't be that exciting. They preferred small and fast, so sloops and cutters.

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but what about Dragons!

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Whoever hold that cutlass *_You are the Pirate_*

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now they armed AK-47

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Captain Phillips?

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Me: *In 17th century* *Pirates of The Carribean theme plays* Me: Why do I hear pirate music?

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“This blade’s got bite” -The Saltwater Scourge, Gangplank

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The cutlass is still used today(August 2023) in a more ceremonious role with the United States Navy. The cutlass is used as a leadership identifier in recruit training. The Recruit chief petty officer in day-to-day roles at RTC Great Lakes. The cutlass is the RCPO's pride and joy and is used when marching to signal the RCPO's leadership role.

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Seen how they made that blade in Forged in fire and test it against knight's sword in Deadliest Warrior. It made me love it.

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Will check that out

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Next video: Flintlock (Pirate Weapons)

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That would be excellent

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They'll make a video about Blackbeard soom

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0:45 Simple history guy: hacking trough thick ropes Lindybeige: *triggered*

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The Cutlass was also used on land by the British Police during the 1800's, with early uniform police officers being issued both a Truncheon (That's an early Nightstick to Americans) and a Cutlass, with which they were required to perform daily drills to gain and keep up their proficiency with both these weapons

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They didn’t carry their cutlasses daily, though. They were issued to SWAT teams (or the 19th century equivalent) for stopping riots

[@Mastercdawgx]

This sword is commonly referred to as a "cutlass" but a short sabre like weapon used during the 17th-18th century were really called "hanger" the cutlass wouldn't appear until the early 19th century. But this is just nomenclature.

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1:20: they seemed to have invisible flies back then

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0:47 are those speakers in the back ground

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Pirate video: pops up My brain: ”WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILER”

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I miss jack the sparrow :((

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How do you make a pirate mad? Take away the ‘p’

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1:00 Pirates NEVER swung from ropes for reference, that's a movie myth. Other that, pretty accurate.

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@Ted Hubert Pagnanawon Crusio Proof?

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Probably the pirates Enchanted the Cutlass with Sharpness IV.

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Black Pearl

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3:25 What is the music playing there? Can't find it in the description.

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Drunken Sailer. I'm pretty sure it is the Assassin's Creed 4 version.

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Sure they stuck cutlasses in their mouths. BUT, did they also have cutlasses in each hand?! THAT’S a real pirate. Sure, they lost their sense of direction, but still...

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Ah a Black Lagoon reference.

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Pirate roronoa zoro?

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Hi jellal

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This is why I love pirates, and the pirate themed music.

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Do vid about japanese invasion in philippines.

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Simple History: *Mentions Stede Bonnet* Me: and my sugar (speaks in pirate)

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a longer cutlass? i think we already have a name for that, it's called an infantry saber lmao

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I want you to discuss about a pirate named jack the sparrow next simple history

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1:45 The Pistol was still good as a Mace though

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3:29 *the drunken sailer song some ups* Me:ah I see you're a man of culture as well

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I'd brang a stick This was a easy decision because I don't want my actual sword to break in combat so I'll use a stick as my defense weapon

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In SCA where they teach unarmored sword combat, your secondaries include Buckler's, daggers, coats, lanterns, sticks and pewter mugs. Getting your sword hand smacked by a full tankard is an embarrassing experience.

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i love my cutlass, i made it myself from scrap steel and put a brass cup hilt

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One firearm was popular for shipboarding was the duckfoot pistol, a multibarrel early repeating firearm.

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This better become a series

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One of my favorite swords.

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I just went to a Pirate museum and saw old cutlass fragments and hilts. Why do my favorite youtubers keep releasing stuff relevant to my life?

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Do a video on Samurai matchlock.

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" Its a Pirates life for me, savvy" - Captain Jack sparrow

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I would hear Pirates of the Caribbean music but I always get it mixed up with Oblivion music

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“Stop right there criminal scum, pay the court a fine or serve your sentence, Your stolen goods are now forfeit” Jack : *am i joke to you*

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1:54 hey that guy looks like Captain Hook

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The Cutlas will forever live on in southern car culture

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Next could you do a video on the blunderbuss or about pirate ships

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IIRC, the most recent use of a cutlass in war was in 1950, by an American sailor during the landings at Inchon in the Korean War.

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T truly loved the music. Can't help but to think of a fascinating game known as Dwarf fortress.

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3:17 it is look like m1917 cutlass that drove from dutch cutlass known as klewang adapted from indigenous weapon

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Can you do an episode about famous pirates?

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The Cutlass now in US Navy is mostly for ceremonial purposes as only Enlisted mostly Chief Petty Officers, Senior Chiefs, Master Chiefs, Command Master Chiefs (ones who in charge of the Enlisted of a Naval Base), and The Master Chief of The Navy (Highest rank of the Enlisted in the Navy and in charge of all Enlisted of the Navy around the US and World).

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3:45 Cracking sounds in honor of fallen pirates

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*That's got to be the best Pirate I've ever seen*

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Nice close combat weapon :)

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Please do a video on the Hungarian Revolution. I feel that it is a very underrepresented part of history that is very interesting.

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He aleady did as I remember