Lot 373

A very rare early 19th century Scottish basket hilted boy's broad sword

Auction: 13 February 2008 at 11:00 GMT
£960
Description
the steel basket of a form used in military swords supplied to highland regiments with distinctive wheel decoration on either side of the basket, the spiral wooden grip covered in ray skin and bound by a double twist of silver wire, the unsigned double edged blade with narrow central fuller and missing scabbard
Dimensions
64cm overall length
