Basket hilted swords

laEspadaAncha · 31st January 2010, 04:50 AM

Hi Cathey,

Nice sword, and great thread!

I swear your thread gives me a sense of deja vu - if the date you had joined wasn't this last October, I'd be certain I had seen this thread a couple years ago. Anyway, as I had just today tracked down a couple pictures of my own to send to someone here, I'll happily share my own (and lone!) example:

Scottish Basket Hilted Broadsword
Marked to 42nd Regiment of Foot (Black Watch)
Date: ca. 1790-1800
OAL: (approx.) 38 1/2 inches
Blade length: (approx.) inches 32 3/8

31st January 2010, 04:50 AM	#2
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	Hi Cathey, Nice sword, and great thread! I swear your thread gives me a sense of deja vu - if the date you had joined wasn't this last October, I'd be certain I had seen this thread a couple years ago. Anyway, as I had just today tracked down a couple pictures of my own to send to someone here, I'll happily share my own (and lone!) example: Scottish Basket Hilted Broadsword Marked to 42nd Regiment of Foot (Black Watch) Date: ca. 1790-1800 OAL: (approx.) 38 1/2 inches Blade length: (approx.) inches 32 3/8 Last edited by laEspadaAncha; 31st January 2010 at 06:49 AM.