Hanwei – Basket-Hilt Broadsword

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  • Although Basket-Hilt swords appeared throughout Britain from the mid-sixteenth century on, their association with the seventeenth and eighteenth century Scottish highlander has become legendary. 
  • Hanwei’s Basket-Hilt Broadsword, replicated from an original in the collection of the Royal Armouries in England, carries a typical Glasgow-style hilt from the mid-18th century. 
  • It is likely that the blade of the original sword, marked “Andrea Ferara”, was made in Germany a century earlier and re-hilted as basket designs were refined. 
  • The hilt is crafted in stainless steel, to minimize maintenance, while the blade is forged in high-carbon steel. 
  • The grip is covered with wire-wrapped genuine rayskin and the basket liner, like the original, is crafted in fabric-covered sueded leather. 
  • The scabbard is leather-covered. 
  • See model SH2002N for the antique-finished version of this sword. 
  • Specifications
    • Overall: 39 3/4“ 
    • Blade Length: 33 1/2“ 
    • Handle Length: 6”
    • Weight: 3lb 1oz 
    • Point of Balance: 5″ 
    • Point of Harmonics: 23″ 
    • Width at Guard: 1.79″ 
    • Width at Tip: 1.19″ 
    • Thickness at Guard: .18″ 
    • Thickness at Tip: .08″ 
  • Specs will vary slightly from piece to piece. 
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