The United Kingdom's Royal Navy was the most powerful force at sea in the 18th and 19th centuries and was central to the British Empire becoming the largest in history. 1) Royal Navy 1804 Pattern Sea Service Cutlass with Scabbard. Though cutlasses were in use throughout the 18th century, it was not until 1804 that the Royal Navy introduced a standardized pattern. The blade measures just under 29 inches in length and 1 1/2 inches wide at the ricasso and has the Georgian cipher on the right, "DAWES/BIRMM" on the spine, and a leather washer. The "Japanned" iron hilt has a double disc guard, rolled quillon, serrated iron grip, and sword knot slot near the pommel. Includes a later wooden scabbard with a thin iron throat piece partially covering a medallion of an officer with "ROBERTS" visible along the edge. William and Samuel Dawes of Birmingham were sword contractors in the early 19th century. 2) Royal Navy Boarding Axe. These distinctive board axes were also referred to has tomahawks and certainly have resemblance to the spike tomahawks used on land in the period. One key attribute that identifies these British axes as boarding axes is the straps that are pinned to the shaft. The spikes could be used to pull items our pierce through planks while the blades could chop through rigging and masts. The could also be used in hand to hand combat. The blade is about 3 inches wide at the edge, 4 1/8 inches long, and 1 3/8 inches wide at the eye, and the spike similarly measures around 1 3/8 inches at the eye and 4 1/8 inches long and has beveled edges on the spike tip. The overall width of the head is 9 3/8 inches, and the straps are 5 5/8 inches long. The length including the shaft is 22 1/4 inches. 3) Naval Boarding Pike. This appears to be a Model 1800 U.K. Royal Navy Boarding Pike and has some faint Ordnance markings on the shaft. It measures 91 1/2 inches in overall length with a four sided spike and the distinctive longer langets secured by four screws on each side. The butt shoe straps are secured by three screws. The shaft is likely ash. Provenance: The Greg Lampe Collection