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 Armories in England. The Basket-Hilt Broadsword 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.

This sword has a wire-wrapped ray skin handle and cloth-covered leather basket liner.

Paul Chen Scottish Basket-Hilt Broadsword Features:

Historically accurate
Carbon steel blade
Wire wrapped rayskin handle
Antiqued blade and hilt
Great for re-enactors

Measurements:

Blade: 33 1/2"
Overall: 39 3/4"
Weight: 3 Lbs 2 Oz

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