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Jacobite Sword with Gilded Basket Hilt
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SKU: ESP-011The basket-guard sword was the characteristic weapon of officers and soldiers in the Scottish Highlands during the Jacobite risings of the 18th century, led by supporters of the Stuart dynasty who claimed the British throne. Its closed metal guard, pierced with trefoil motifs, protected the entire hand in close combat, while the straight, broad, double-edged blade (the Scottish "broadsword") allowed for both cutting and thrusting. This type of sword is particularly associated with the 1745 rising of Charles Edward Stuart ("the Young Pretender"), which culminated in the Jacobite defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.
In addition to this real historical basis, this piece is presented with a fictional account linking it to Commander Fergus Ogilvie, who supposedly wielded it at the Battle of Culloden before hiding it in the Scottish Highlands. It is a fictional story created as part of the product's identity, without documentary basis, although set in a way that is consistent with the real historical context of the Jacobite wars.
Identification
- Type of piece
- Double-edged basket-hilted broadsword of a Jacobite Scottish officer
- Model
- Jacobite Sword with Gilded Basket Hilt
- Historical period depicted
- 18th century, Jacobite rebellions (uprising of 1745) against the British crown
Blade
- Steel type
- High carbon steel, bright polished
- Overall length
- 100 cm
- Blade length
- 83.4 cm
- Width at the base
- 3.5 cm
- Blade type
- Straight, wide and double-edged, designed for cutting and thrusting
- Blade finish
- High polish
- Edge condition
- Unsharpened (supplied unsharpened)
Grip and guard
- Guard type (crossguard)
- Closed basket guard, openwork with clover motifs and "S" shaped markings; basket width 12 cm
- Guard material
- Satin-finished steel
- Grip
- Wrapped in black leather with twisted wire
- Pommel
- Ogive-shaped pommel in polished steel
- Handle length
- 10.5 cm
Scabbard
- Scabbard material
- Black leather
- Scabbard fittings
- Steel throat and chape
General information
- Sword type
- Scottish basket-hilted broadsword, double-edged
- Recommended use
- Historical re-enactment, collecting and decoration; unsharpened
This sword is handcrafted with a straight, wide, double-edged blade of high-carbon steel, polished to a high shine and supplied unsharpened. The basket guard is crafted from openwork steel, featuring trefoil motifs and S-shaped markings reminiscent of 18th-century armourers. The polished steel pommel, shaped like an ogive, crowns a grip wrapped in black leather with twisted wire for enhanced handling. The black leather scabbard is completed with a steel throat and chape to protect the blade when not in use.
- Scottish Jacobite officer's basket-hilted broadsword, 18th century.
- Straight, broad blade of polished high-carbon steel, double-edged, unsharpened.
- Openwork steel basket hilt with trefoil motifs and "S" marks.
- Polished steel ogival pommel and black leather grip with twisted wire wrap.
- Black leather scabbard with steel throat and chape.
- Includes the fictional legend of Commander Fergus Ogilvie at the Battle of Culloden.
- Ideal for historical re-enactment and collecting.
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