Unusual African Broadsword

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by stephen wood

...come to think of it, the blade would not be out of place on a Scots basket hilt - German trade blades hilted locally and sold on to tribal people...

Well observed Stephen.....the incredible German sword blade machine indeed produced blades for international clientele, and it is well established that virtually all the blades on Scottish baskethilts were 'Grosse Schotten' , the heavy broadsword blades for the Scots. The age of the true Scottish basket hilt however came to a close with the tragic '45 (the Scottish Jacobite Rebellion of 1745), and the proscription of all Scottish weaponry....even the stirring bagpipes!!!

Best regards,
Jim