Original Spanish-American War Spanish Naval Boarding Cutlass Recovered from the Wreck of Battle Cruiser Cristóbal Colón German Flags however all we can make

however all we can make out definitively is the date

The advance parties of the 439th and two of its squadrons

with LITZMANNSTADT / 1943 visible

Raymond and Charles Robotaille of Brooklyn

without any major dents or other issues

Original Spanish-American War Spanish Naval Boarding Cutlass Recovered from the Wreck of Battle Cruiser Cristóbal Colón German Flags however all we can makeOriginal Item: One of Kind. Where here is a great bit of U. S. Naval History! This Spanish naval boarding cutlass was recovered from the wreck of the battle cruiser Cristbal Coln, sunk 3 July 1898 during the Spanish American War. She was 8000 tons and 112 meters in length, built in Italy as a Giuseppe Garibaldi class armored cruiser, an ultra modern design. She was then sold to the Spanish Navy, and was acquired 16 May 1897. She was designed to be an