CAS Hanwei Scottish Basket Hilt Broadsword

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.

The 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 sword is available in a polished finish. The hilt is crafted from stainless steel, to minimize maintenance. The blade is a high-carbon blade. The grips of the broadswords are covered with wire-wrapped genuine rayskin and the basket liners are crafted in fabric-covered leather. The scabbards are leather-covered, black

Features:

• Authentic replica of Museum Piece
  
• Fully functional
  
• Scabbard included
  
  Specifications:
  
  
• Overall length: 39 3/4"
  
• Blade length: 33 1/2"
  
• Handle length: 6"
  
• Weight: 3lb 1oz
  
• Point of Balance: 5"
  
• Point of Percussion: 23"
  
• Width at Guard: 1.79"
  
• Width at Tip: 1.19"
  
• Thickness at Guard: .18"
  
• Thickness at Tip: .08"