Original Scottish 1700s Jacobite Uprising Era Basket Hilt Broad Sword with Stag Handle - Excellent
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Original Item. Only One Available. There are few weapons that carry such cultural significance as that of the Scottish Basket-Hilted Broad sword. "...frequently a family heirloom-often in its second or third hilting-the Highlanders 'sword was far more than just a weapon. The great symbolic value of these arms was not lost upon the Duke of Cumberland. A bounty was paid from the royal purse of one shilling for every broadsword picked up from the battlefield".
Just as intriguing are the sheer number of baskets absent from the field of Culloden after the battle. In other words, despite the massive numbers of fallen Scots, others retrieved their baskets and hid them away. Those that were recovered, perhaps 150 or so, were taken as war trophies or chopped up/destroyed. Of the 190 swords recovered from the field, 150 of them were given to the master of ordnance, John Hay, 4th Marquis of Tweeddale, who then had points broken off and hilts removed, taking these amazing blades made into a travesty of poor taste of a fence at his estate at Twickenham House. The ultimate insult!
This is a tremendous early 18th century example of a Scottish Basket-Hilted Broadsword with a lovely hilt in the popular pattern used for hundreds of years thereafter, with two sword motifs and heart cut-outs across. This example is missing the red padded liner, but retains the gorgeous stag antler handle. The pommel has a bun pommel cap with a capstan.
The 32 ¼” blade features a triple fuller on both sides, with the middle fuller traveling 8 ½” further toward the tip than the other two. The sword measures 39 ⅜” overall.
This is a tremendous example, the first Broadsword we have offered this year! Ready for display.
Specifications:
Blade Length: 32 1/4"
Overall length: 39 3/8“
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