English Basket Hilt

urbanspaceman · 22nd December 2021, 07:57 PM

My apologies: posted twice.

Triarii · 22nd December 2021, 08:22 PM

It's a lazy C17th English thing that the Celtic fringes were often lumped together as 'Irish', even though the hilt style may have evolved in England (though that perception may be because there is more evidence for its early stages in England than there is in Scotland).

22nd December 2021, 07:57 PM	#1
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 621	Irish baskets My apologies: posted twice.

22nd December 2021, 08:22 PM	#2
Triarii Member Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Bristol Posts: 122	It's a lazy C17th English thing that the Celtic fringes were often lumped together as 'Irish', even though the hilt style may have evolved in England (though that perception may be because there is more evidence for its early stages in England than there is in Scotland).