A Scottish basket hilted broad sword of Stirling type, circa 1700
£2,000
Jacobite, Stuart, and Scottish Applied Arts
Auction: 13 May 2015 at 12:00 BST
Description
the basket formed of round section bars with grooves, side guards with hearts pierced on each plate, the pommel cut with grooves, the wooden grip with black dogfish skin bound with a double twist of silver wire, the wrist guard reattached, the blade with two fullers each struck ANDREA FERRARA
Dimensions
blade 74cm (29 inches) long