#100 Highland Claymore
The claymore is one of the most recognizable swords in history. A uniquely Scottish hand-and-a-half style of sword, first appearing at the beginning of the sixteenth Century, it is almost certainly a development of the Scots-Irish single hand style of sword. Shorter and lighter, in general, than the continental Two-Hander, the average Claymore ran about 55 inches in over all length, with a 13 inch grip and a 42 inch blade.Fairly uniform in style, the sword was set with a wheel pommel often capped by a crescent shaped nut and a guard with straight, down sloping arms ending in quatrefoils and langets running down the center of the blade from the guard.
Every able bodied man in the Highlands carried arms, as can be attested to by John Hume in the passage below written on his experience as a prisoner after the battle of Falkirk (1746). " Thy [the Highlanders] always appeared like warriors; as if their arms [weapons] had been limbs and members of their bodies they were never seen without them; they travelled, they attended fairs and markets, nay they went to church with their broadswords and dirks; "
We have chosen to replicate this sword from a private collection as it exemplifies the classic features of the Claymore so well.
Original: c. Mid 16th Century, Private Collection.
Blade Length: 40.1" x 2.1" Overall Length: 56" Wt 5.4Lbs
$730.00
s/h - $41.00
#026 Sword Scabbard
A heavy leather scabbard with a single seam up the back side available in black and brown.
$95
s/h - $16.75
(no shipping fee w/sword order)
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