English Basket Hilt

urbanspaceman · 22nd December 2021, 07:48 PM

Hello Gents'
My apologies: I posted my question before reading recent postings and consequently missed this one.
However, aside from my interest in Henry VIII's swords, I am curious about the naming of basket hilts as Irish.
Does anyone know how this came about?
Also, following on from another issue raised here: 'Sword Slippers' were ubiquitous, but is there any information about British blade-smiths during this period?

22nd December 2021, 07:48 PM	#1
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 577	Irish baskets Hello Gents' My apologies: I posted my question before reading recent postings and consequently missed this one. However, aside from my interest in Henry VIII's swords, I am curious about the naming of basket hilts as Irish. Does anyone know how this came about? Also, following on from another issue raised here: 'Sword Slippers' were ubiquitous, but is there any information about British blade-smiths during this period?