Description Scottish Highlander Basket Hilt BackswordItem # RCSZ911786TS The Scottish Highlander Basket Hilt Back SwordAlthough 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. Early highland swords almost invariably carried the double-edged “broadsword” blade but by the time of the Battle of Culloden (1746) the single-edged “backsword” was at least equal in popularity.Overall Length: 41″Blade Length: 33″Blade Material: Stainless SteelHandle Material: Brass Hand Guard , Basket Hilt Red Velvet LinedScabbard: MetalMade in India
