Basket Hilt help?

Jim McDougall · 4th July 2020, 05:43 PM

Now THATS interesting on the Scots Guards in France! Did not know that, but sounds perfectly logical given the profound Jacobite presence there.
As far as French swords used in the '45, not as a matter of record, but of course possible as there were French participants at Culloden as far as I have understood.
In fact the battle lines are quite unclear, there were many Highlanders with Cumberland's forces, and many English. Lowlanders and French among the Highland troops. Much as with the American Civil War, there was varying causes and ajendas being followed by various group.....there was not one universal rallying cry.

Am interesting note, the fleur de lis found on blades was not necessarily an indicator of it being a French blade, in fact blade dealers in 18th c. England were known to have these on blades. There was a street named
Fleur de lis street there where imported blades were being sold to various 'sword slippers' (dealers mounting hlits to blades) and bundles of blades were sold in lots. This mark has had use in other situations in Europe as well...in Germany the Munich city guard used it etc.

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4th July 2020, 05:43 PM	#12
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,191	Now THATS interesting on the Scots Guards in France! Did not know that, but sounds perfectly logical given the profound Jacobite presence there. As far as French swords used in the '45, not as a matter of record, but of course possible as there were French participants at Culloden as far as I have understood. In fact the battle lines are quite unclear, there were many Highlanders with Cumberland's forces, and many English. Lowlanders and French among the Highland troops. Much as with the American Civil War, there was varying causes and ajendas being followed by various group.....there was not one universal rallying cry. Am interesting note, the fleur de lis found on blades was not necessarily an indicator of it being a French blade, in fact blade dealers in 18th c. England were known to have these on blades. There was a street named Fleur de lis street there where imported blades were being sold to various 'sword slippers' (dealers mounting hlits to blades) and bundles of blades were sold in lots. This mark has had use in other situations in Europe as well...in Germany the Munich city guard used it etc.