Hand made, museum quality BASKET HILT SWORD .
Designed by John Barnett
BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD
The basket hilted broadsword in its various forms was a well known weapon throughout Europe from the 1500s onwards . It was a logical development in the direction of hand protection and the chief advantage of this was that it became less necessary to wear gauntlets when using the sword.
In Scotland from the mid 17th century the basket hilt became a popular replacement for the large two-handed claymore .
Most Scottish basket hilts have well formed steel guards often pierced with decorative shapes, the blades were usually very well-tempered imported German types and the wooden grip was often to be found covered in shark skin on swords of quality.
The basket hilted broadsword continued to develop in Scotland and is still in use today as the dress sword of the Scottish military regiments .
All swords in the John Barnett collection have EN45 sprung steel blades and guard and pommel pieces are always in steel unless brass or bronze are specified,hand grips are of oak wood over very broad strong tangs
The John Barnett collection are all museum quality pieces with their own distinct look and feel.
The Basket-hilted broadsword weighs approx 2.57 kg in its scabbard and measures approx 112cm.
