Pre Culloden English dragoon basket hilt?

urbanspaceman · 11th July 2025, 11:12 PM

Hey Jim, that is a cool hilt. It is symmetrical, which, if I remember correctly, was a later style more suited to the gloved hands of the English than the bare clan hands.
Apart from embellishments and decoration it is virtually the same as later Glasgow style minus the wrist guard.
The French ingredient definitely adds towards pre. Culloden.
I am really inexperienced once I move outside of my specialty subject but I am learning, nevertheless, feel free to disabuse my fanciful notions.

11th July 2025, 11:12 PM	#2
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 722	symmetrical Hey Jim, that is a cool hilt. It is symmetrical, which, if I remember correctly, was a later style more suited to the gloved hands of the English than the bare clan hands. Apart from embellishments and decoration it is virtually the same as later Glasgow style minus the wrist guard. The French ingredient definitely adds towards pre. Culloden. I am really inexperienced once I move outside of my specialty subject but I am learning, nevertheless, feel free to disabuse my fanciful notions.