Basket-hilted sword - Wikipedia
A common weapon among the clansmen during the Jacobite rebellions of the late 17th and early 18th centuries was the Scottish basket hilted broadsword, commonly known as claidheamh mor or claymore meaning "great sword" in Gaelic.
Broadswords: Their Types and History
2023年4月10日 · A broadsword features a wide, straight, double-edged blade. The Scottish broadsword tends to have three fullers, rarely with one wide fuller, to lighten the blade without compromising its structure. Many also featured a ricasso, an unsharpened portion of the blade just above the hilt.
Scottish broadsword - National Army Museum
This sword bears several markers of Scottish identity. It's decorated with traditional symbols like the thistle (Scotland’s national flower) and the figure of St Andrew (the patron saint of Scotland) with his saltire cross. The blade's design is based on the traditional Highland broadsword.
Scottish Highland Broadswords of the 17th Century
Carved representations of Scottish swords have been found in many parts of the Highlands, including on early Medieval tombstones and effigies from the islands of Oronsay, Islay and at Kinkell Kirkyard, on the mainland.
Claymore - Wikipedia
A claymore (/ ˈ k l eɪ m ɔːr /; from Scottish Gaelic: claidheamh-mòr, "great sword") [1] is either the Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed sword or the Scottish variant of the basket-hilted sword.
Andrea Ferrara: The Esteemed Sword of Scotland - Reliks.com
The Scottish basket-hilted broadsword, commonly referred to as an "Andrea Ferrara," was a weapon of considerable significance. Its distinctive hilt design featured a basket-shaped guard that enveloped the hand, offering enhanced protection during combat.
Highland Broadsword – Stoccata School of Defence
The basket-hilted sword emerged in Britain in the 16th century, and came in two forms; the single-edge English backsword, and the double-edged broadsword, more typically associated with the Highland Scots.
The Scottish Basket Hilt – A Guide for Collectors - MilitariaHub
The Scottish basket hilt has become one of the most sought after swords for collectors. It is easy to understand why this is so. The shape and feel of an original highland broadsword is like no other sword.
History of Scottish swords | Sword history
Scottish broad sword – From the 1600s onwards, a new type of a Scottish sword was designed and fielded. Much shorter than the two-handed sword, the new sword also had a basket hilt, designed to fit around the bearer’s hand to afford some protection in combat.
Scottish broadsword - Future Museum
Scottish broadswords such as this object have a wide, sweeping attack that was used on the field of battle to slash opponents. This 17th century broadsword is two-handed, which would have allowed the sword to have been wielded with a lot of power.
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