Cutlass WYSIWYG

[Gareth]

How WYSIWYG is Cutlass. At the moment I have yet to get through the rulebook, and more importantly onto weapon options. Some of my Britanians, come with multiple weapon options, and apart from assembling them how I feel, I need to know if something with a cutlass, should have a cutlass on the model. Or are the models equipment, more represented by army roster?