What is a Broadsword and what is a Backsword? Are they interchangeable? Which is which? We look at these terms and what they mean to sword collectors and scholars today.
I would add that later the term broadsword got a wider meaning. By the 19th century it was applied to more cutting-oriented swords in general, including backswords, sabres and cutlasses.
Any future plans for Arms and Armor to be making any basket hilt swords? You´ve got that superb Mary Rose Sword that i have drooled over for many years now but being a custom sword it costs an appropriate amount of money. I know of some HEMA schools that teach English and Scottish basket hilt swords that would love to have some quality steel basket hilt swords to train and bout with. And i myself would have a hard time passing a replica of that last Mortuary Sword you shown on this video.
We have hoped to for a while, time just never seems to be there to sort it out. Have looked at trainers for this type of sword over the years but its tough to make the function cost ratio work out.
@@armsarmorinc.4153 Danelli swords when they were operating made a rather excellent bouting sword that was popular with many fencers at our schools. Don´t know if you have seen this sword or video from stoccata but i thought maybe it may help give you some ideas. czcams.com/video/GvPYa5kES1U/video.html Also we have a more current video of 3 three companies basket swords and how instructor Paul Wagner rates them czcams.com/video/ui49UqFl928/video.html
None really. One of the Scottish fighting books describes a prize fighter that would cut upwards from a low guard, probably with the false edge, and was very successful with it. This can be done with the few inches of the sharpened back on the backsword as well.
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I would add that later the term broadsword got a wider meaning. By the 19th century it was applied to more cutting-oriented swords in general, including backswords, sabres and cutlasses.
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Which would you pick? TIA
Any future plans for Arms and Armor to be making any basket hilt swords? You´ve got that superb Mary Rose Sword that i have drooled over for many years now but being a custom sword it costs an appropriate amount of money. I know of some HEMA schools that teach English and Scottish basket hilt swords that would love to have some quality steel basket hilt swords to train and bout with. And i myself would have a hard time passing a replica of that last Mortuary Sword you shown on this video.
We have hoped to for a while, time just never seems to be there to sort it out. Have looked at trainers for this type of sword over the years but its tough to make the function cost ratio work out.
@@armsarmorinc.4153 Danelli swords when they were operating made a rather excellent bouting sword that was popular with many fencers at our schools. Don´t know if you have seen this sword or video from stoccata but i thought maybe it may help give you some ideas. czcams.com/video/GvPYa5kES1U/video.html
Also we have a more current video of 3 three companies basket swords and how instructor Paul Wagner rates them czcams.com/video/ui49UqFl928/video.html
How much functional difference does number of edges makes?
None really. One of the Scottish fighting books describes a prize fighter that would cut upwards from a low guard, probably with the false edge, and was very successful with it. This can be done with the few inches of the sharpened back on the backsword as well.
Honestly not a fan of basket hilted swords but those were still nice, especially the carvings on the Scottish Broadsword.
Why did they have large spherical pommels despite having such heavy complex guards?
They are hollow pommels usually on the large round ones. The smaller cap styles are solid.
And a typical Scottish soldier would carry what he could afford, could find or inherit.
Ju keep usin dat word claymore. I dun think it means wut you think it means...