SCOTTISH BASKET HILTED BROAD SWORD
CIRCA 1680
£5,500
Auction: Day Two: 15 March 2012 From 10am
Description
the hilt of round section iron bars with the letter S incorporated into the two rear guards, the forward guards pierced with hearts and circles, conical pommel, large wrist guard, hard-wood grip missing its lining, the wide double-edged German blade (minor damage to both edges) with three fullers running for nine inches from the ricasso
31 ½ inch (80cm) blade
Note:This sword is by family tradition the sword of William Blair, 18th Laird.