Cutó Dagger: Elegance And Maritime Functionality Of The 18th Century

DAGGER OR CUTÓ. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1795-B
Name	DAGGER OR CUTÓ
Period	Late 18th Century
Guard	Completely gilded brass. Square grip tapering towards the blade, finely decorated with delicate engravings. Small ferrule and pommel ending in a button. Straight quillons that widen and terminate in a fleur-de-lis. In the center of the cross, on both sides, a checkered rectangle to prevent the thumb from slipping.
Blade	Straight with a rounded profile. Sharp along the entire edge. Various engravings are visible along the blade. It has no inscriptions.
Scabbard	Gilded brass and highly decorated, with a button for suspending from a sash.
Description	The “cutó” (a corruption of the French couteau) or small dagger, which became popular due to English and French fashions, must have been much more comfortable for any officer or midshipman aboard a ship than carrying a sword or sidearm. This cutó, of English origin, was the property of Captain D. Pablo Menacho y Tutlló, 1756-1830.
Total Length	470 mm
Blade Length	340 mm
Blade Width	30 mm
Collection	Collection of the García-Menacho family

Cutó Dagger: Elegance and Maritime Functionality of the 18th Century