SH2002 - Scottish Basket Hilt Broadsword
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KEY FEATURES:
- Authentic replica of Museum Piece
- Fully functional
- Scabbard included
MEASUREMENTS:
- BLADE LENGTH: 33 1/2“
- HANDLE LENGTH: 6”
- OVERALL LENGTH: 39 3/4“
- WEIGHT: 3lb 1oz
- THICKNESS: .150
SH2002 - Scottish Basket Hilt Broadsword
Although Basket-Hilt swords appeared throughout Britian from the mid-sixteenth century on, their
association with the seventeenth and eighteenth century Scottish highlander has become legendary. Early
highland swords almost invariably carried the double-edged “broadsword” blade but by the time of the
Battle of Culloden (1746) the single-edged “backsword” was at least equal in popularity. Both the Basket-
Hilt backsword and broadsword are replicated from period pieces in the collection of the Royal Armouries
in England. The Basket-Hilt Broadsword (SH2002) carries a typical Glasgow-style hilt from the mid-18th
century. It is likely that the blade of the original sword was made in Germany a century earlier and re-hilted
as basket designs were refined. Both the SH2002 and SH2002N have wire-wrapped ray skin handles and
cloth-covered leather basket liner.
.SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE: $349.00
OUR PRICE $298.00
