Basket hilted backsword

M ELEY · 7th October 2010, 07:26 AM

This is the way I like them. Old, plain fighters that were NOT dress swords, Victorian era "rank" pieces, piece-together or tinkered with, brass-hilted "band" swords, etc. I have always wnated to have one of these for the collection...maybe someday

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No expert, but isn't this the 1798 pattern that was issued to Scottish troops serving under the English??

On a second look, yours has the iron vs brass basket and perhaps a precursor of the pattern-

www.swordforum.com/fall99/1865.html
(I love this sword type!)

7th October 2010, 07:26 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,207	Very nice baskethilt! This is the way I like them. Old, plain fighters that were NOT dress swords, Victorian era "rank" pieces, piece-together or tinkered with, brass-hilted "band" swords, etc. I have always wnated to have one of these for the collection...maybe someday . No expert, but isn't this the 1798 pattern that was issued to Scottish troops serving under the English?? On a second look, yours has the iron vs brass basket and perhaps a precursor of the pattern- www.swordforum.com/fall99/1865.html (I love this sword type!) Last edited by M ELEY; 7th October 2010 at 07:39 AM.