Scottish Basket Hilt Backsword

It is likely that the blade of the original sword was made in Germany a century earlier and re-hilted as basket designs were refined. The Basket-Hilt Backsword dates from about 1760 and has an unusual basket with twin engraved "horned beastie" plaques and a blade with twin fullers running most of its length. Again the original blade is German in origin but the blade and hilt are contemporary. The Basket-Hilt Backsword has a wire-wrapped ray skin handle and a cloth-covered leather basket liner.

This sword comes with a sharp blade.

KEY FEATURES:

* Authentic replica of a museum piece
* Fully functional
* Scabbard included

MEASUREMENTS:

BLADE LENGTH: aprox. 85 cm
HANDLE LENGTH: aprox. 17 cm
OVERALL LENGTH: aprox. 102 cm
WEIGHT: 1460 g
THICKNESS: 0,58 to 0,25 cm

The antiqued version of this sword has the item number 13271.