VERY RARE Revolutionary War blacksmith-made cutlass with iron hilt

Being offered is an unusual Revolutionary War cutlass, circa 1755 - 1785.  It is American and blacksmith-made having an overall measurement of 28” with an iron curved blade being 22 ½” long with fullers. It has a rounded wood handle (never wrapped) and a “D-Guard” type iron hilt, peened on the top.   

It has a very good, pointed tip, smooth untouched steel surfaces and a fine, gray-colored age-patina with  The sharp cutting-edge blade has some scattered patches of light salt & pepper. On the wide portion of the blade there is an inventory or museum marking “EW216”.

There is some slight movement where the blade meets the hilt, but overall, very nice untouched condition. It is a very unusual example of an American Blacksmith-made Revolutionary War Cutlass. There is a paper tag taped to the blade with “REVOLUTIONARY WAR SWORD / American, circa 1755 – 1785”. It can easily be removed if desired by just cutting the tape.