sword, basket-hilted, infantry, sword, basket-hilted
Accession Number
NAM.1982-04-776-1
Description
Basket-hilted Broadsword, 116th Regiment (Perthshire Highlanders), 1795 (c); fullered single edged blade; deep concave basket hilt, inset with the regimental number and motto, thistle, star and crown; grip covered in sharkskin and bound with twisted copper wire; the Regiment, raised in 1794 and disbanded 1795, had a distinctive sword, with the regiment’s number and motto in the hilt.