Basket hilted swords

ulfberth · 6th April 2015, 07:32 AM

Hi Cathey and E.B.

I have collected basket hilts before but sold them like 20 years ago.
I have seen and sometimes see basket hilts that are of French origin or with French blades.
At one point I had one with a brass basket that was left at Waterloo, however I never found out if it was French or English or Scottish, it was in its scabbard with brass mountings, double edged blade with one fuller and rather short, almost like an infantry sword.
Anyway, here is one that is described as "Forte-épée écossaise de la 1ere compagnie des Gardes du corps du roi marquée "Vive le Roy - 1731"
wide shell combat sword forte, where sometimes contained the arms of France, the blade bearing the inscription "Vive le Roy"."

And the look of it is surely not French, If you would find a sword like this without inscriptions on the blade, one would never think of it as French.

It is present in the French le musée de l'Empéri Ancien régime

kind regards Ulfberth

6th April 2015, 07:32 AM	#21
ulfberth Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 418	Hi Cathey and E.B. I have collected basket hilts before but sold them like 20 years ago. I have seen and sometimes see basket hilts that are of French origin or with French blades. At one point I had one with a brass basket that was left at Waterloo, however I never found out if it was French or English or Scottish, it was in its scabbard with brass mountings, double edged blade with one fuller and rather short, almost like an infantry sword. Anyway, here is one that is described as "Forte-épée écossaise de la 1ere compagnie des Gardes du corps du roi marquée "Vive le Roy - 1731" wide shell combat sword forte, where sometimes contained the arms of France, the blade bearing the inscription "Vive le Roy"." And the look of it is surely not French, If you would find a sword like this without inscriptions on the blade, one would never think of it as French. It is present in the French le musée de l'Empéri Ancien régime kind regards Ulfberth Attached Images Last edited by ulfberth; 6th April 2015 at 08:28 AM.