Scottish Basket Hilt - Broadsword
Scottish Basket Hilt - Broadsword
Manufacture ID: SH2002
Although Basket-Hilt swords appeared throughout Britain from the mid-sixteenth century on, their association with the seventeenth and eighteenth century Scottish highlander has become legendary.
The Basket-Hilt Broadsword, replicated from an original in the collection of the Royal Armouries in England, carries a typical Glasgow-style hilt from the mid-18th century. It is likely that the blade of the original sword, marked Andrea Ferara, was made in Germany a century earlier and re-hilted as basket designs were refined.
The sword is available in a polished finish. The hilt is crafted from stainless steel, to minimize maintenance. The blade is a high-carbon blade. The grips of the broadswords are covered with wire-wrapped genuine rayskin and the basket liners are crafted in fabric-covered leather. The scabbards are leather-covered, black
Features:
- Authentic replica of Museum Piece
- Fully functional
- Scabbard included
Specifications:
- Overall length: 39 3/4"
- Blade length: 33 1/2"
- Handle length: 6"
- Weight: 3lb 1oz
- Point of Balance: 5"
- Point of Percussion: 23"
- Width at Guard: 1.79"
- Width at Tip: 1.19"
- Thickness at Guard: .18"
- Thickness at Tip: .08
Manufacture ID: SH2002
Although Basket-Hilt swords appeared throughout Britain from the mid-sixteenth century on, their association with the seventeenth and eighteenth century Scottish highlander has become legendary.
The Basket-Hilt Broadsword, replicated from an original in the collection of the Royal Armouries in England, carries a typical Glasgow-style hilt from the mid-18th century. It is likely that the blade of the original sword, marked Andrea Ferara, was made in Germany a century earlier and re-hilted as basket designs were refined.
The sword is available in a polished finish. The hilt is crafted from stainless steel, to minimize maintenance. The blade is a high-carbon blade. The grips of the broadswords are covered with wire-wrapped genuine rayskin and the basket liners are crafted in fabric-covered leather. The scabbards are leather-covered, black
Features:
- Authentic replica of Museum Piece
- Fully functional
- Scabbard included
Specifications:
- Overall length: 39 3/4"
- Blade length: 33 1/2"
- Handle length: 6"
- Weight: 3lb 1oz
- Point of Balance: 5"
- Point of Percussion: 23"
- Width at Guard: 1.79"
- Width at Tip: 1.19"
- Thickness at Guard: .18"
- Thickness at Tip: .08
