Hi
Not our period, but I've been following the making of a cutlass on http://www.myarmoury.com, which I thought some may find of interest:
http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=18616
Here are pictures of the final piece:
http://www.seekyee.com/Bladesmithing/past%20work/privateercutlass/privateercutlass.htm

