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SCOTTISH BASKET HILT BROAD SWORD.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,200.00 USD
SCOTTISH BASKET HILT BROAD SWORD.
Overall length: 36 1/2". Blade length: 30 1/4". Plain unfullered dbl. edged blade. Brass basket style hilt w/ brass pommel cap. Leather covered wood grip. No scabbard. CONDITION: blade has a dark patina w/ some nicks to the edge. Tip of blade is a bit rounded. Basket guard has numerous dents, dings & minor bends but no major damage. Lower looped bars appear to have been reattached during period of use. Leather on grip appears to be an earlier 20th century replacement. Early brass basket hilts are seldom encountered in today's market. (02-13353/BF). $1,500-2,200.