Highland Broadsword
Slashing / Thrusting weapon
Quick Facts
Martial Arts
OriginScotland / Great Britain (17th-18th Century (Jacobite risings))
Wield TypeSingle-handed
MaterialForged steel with basket hilt lined with leather/velvet
Length85 - 100 cm cm
Weight1.1 - 1.5 kg kg
History
Traditional weapon of Scottish Highlanders. The basket hilt fully protected the hand, enabling an aggressive slashing style paired with the Targe shield, as detailed by Thomas Page (1746).
About
The straight double-edged blade generates heavy circular wrist slashes (Molinets) and lunges. The solid basket hilt serves as a close-range knuckle duster.