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.
Cas Iberia's 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 2002 basket hilt
sword is available in a polished finish. The hilt is crafted from stainless
steel to minimize maintenance. The high-carbon blade is also polished. The
grips of the broadsword is covered with wire-wrapped genuine rayskin and
the basket liners are crafted in fabric-covered leather. The scabbard is
leather-covered in black. Also available in an antiqued finish >>
PC2002N.
FEATURES:
Made for the re-enactor
Unsharpened spring steel blade with rounded tip
Black leather grip with black finish steel basket
hilt with red cloth lining
Complete with Matte black finish scabbard |
MEASUREMENTS:
Blade Length: 31 3/4
Handle Length: 6 1/2
Overall Length: 38 1/8
Weight: 2lb
Thickness: .160 |