Antiqued Basket-Hilt Medieval 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. Our Basket-Hilt Broadsword, replicated from an original in the collection of the Royal Armouries in England, carried 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. This sword is in an antiqued finish. The hilt is crafted from stainless steel, to minimize maintenance. The high-carbon blade is also lightly "antiqued" to promote authenticity. 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 in brown.