Lot Essay
For a discussion of claymores with guards of this type, some of which can be identified on portraits of 18th-century Scottish officers, see John Wallace, Scottish Swords and Dirks, no. 44
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CIRCA 1760-70
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A MILITARY OFFICER'S BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD OF SCOTTISH TYPE
Circa 1760-70
With hollow-ground blade double-edged at the point and with a narrow fuller bordering the back on each face, the iron hilt comprising guard of thin bars forming open panels framing shaped crosses, short lobe-ended rear quillon, bun-shaped pommel with prominent button, rayskin-covered grip bound with twisted silver wire, and original leather lining with remains of its silk facing
32¼in. (81cm.) blade
Circa 1760-70
With hollow-ground blade double-edged at the point and with a narrow fuller bordering the back on each face, the iron hilt comprising guard of thin bars forming open panels framing shaped crosses, short lobe-ended rear quillon, bun-shaped pommel with prominent button, rayskin-covered grip bound with twisted silver wire, and original leather lining with remains of its silk facing
32¼in. (81cm.) blade
Special notice
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