Basket-Hilt Broadsword sgian dubhs Scottish Thistle Brooch in Pewter

Scottish Thistle Brooch in Pewter

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The popular Argyll Kilt Outfit can be worn with or without waistcoat for normal day wear and with just the addition of a dress sporran

Size - 3/4" (2cm) x 3/4" (2cm)

Basket-Hilt Broadsword sgian dubhs Scottish Thistle Brooch in PewterAlthough 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. Our Paul Chen 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