Scottish Highlander Claymore Antiqued
High Carbon Forged Steel Blade
Historically Accurate, Fully Functional
Hanwei Forge, SH2060N
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SALE, take $20 off. The tip protector came off in shipping and tip is slightly bent. See 2nd photo. I straightened it out a bit with pliers but I think it will need to be filed down to get it out completely.
MSRP: $365.00, Buy It Now at over 20% off, a great price for this epic sword!
Mainstay of the Highland warriors of the late 15th and 16th centuries, the Claymore had a uniquely styled hilt that sets it apart from other great swords of the period. Typically of longsword length, this versatile weapon could deliver great sweeping slashes or powerful thrusts. Replicated from a surviving museum piece the Hanwei Claymore is classic in its design, with distinctive sloping quillons terminating in quatrefoils and a high-collared quillon block with langets following the blade fuller. The leather-covered grip is topped by a globate pommel. This version of the sword has an antiqued finish, closely replicating that of the original museum piece. The grip is leather-covered. See model SH2060 for the bright-finished version of this sword.
SPECIFICATIONS
Overall: 54 3/4"
Blade Length: 41"
Handle Length: 14"
Weight: 4lb 14oz
Point of Balance: 7"
Point of Harmonics: 31"
Width at Guard: 1.78"
Width at Tip: 1.28"
Thickness at Guard: .24"
Thickness at Tip: .16"
Blade Steel: 1566*
Made In China by Hanwei Forge
* 1566 is a high-carbon and manganese spring steel used by Hanwei in many of their differentially hardened Japanese swords and through-hardened Medieval swords. This deep hardening steel provides a consistent microstructure ensuring a long life and excellent edge holding in demanding applications.
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Historically Accurate! See for instance Claymore from Dunvegan Castle_(engraving, sometime before 1890) from Footsteps of Dr. Johnson, 1890).
Country of Origin: Scotland
Service History: C. 1400 to 1700
Used by Highland Scotts
Specifications
Weight: 4.8 to 6.2 lbs (2.2 to 2.8 kg)
Length: 47 to 55 inches (120 - 140 cm)
Blade: 39 to 47 inches (100 - 120 cm)
Blade Type: Doube-Edged
Hilt Type: Two-Handed Cruciform with Pommel
A claymore (from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mór meaning ’great sword’) is the Scottish variant of the late Medieval two-handed sword, characterized as having a cross-hilt of forward sloping quillons with quatrefoil terminations and was in use from the 25th to 17th centuries.
After the Acts of the Union in 1707 when Scottish and English regiments were integrated, the swords were seen as a mark of distinction by Scottish officers over the lihghter sabres used by their English contemporaries: a symbol of physical strength and prowess, and a link to the historic Highland way of life. Such swords remain in service with officers of Scottish regiments in Great Britain and various Commonwealth countries today.
The two-handed claymore was a large sword used in the lateMedieval and early modern periods. It was used in the constant clan warfare and border fights with the English from circa 1400 to 1700. Although claymores existed as far back as the Wars of Scotland Independence they were smaller and few had the typical quatrefoil design (as can be seen on the Great Seal of John Balliol King of Scots for instance). The last known battle in which it is considered to have been used in a significant number was the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689. It was somewhat longer than other two-handed swords of the era. Though the English did use swords similar to the Claymore during the renaissance called a greatsword. The two-handed claymore seems to be an offshoot of early Scottish medieval longswords which had developed a distinctive style of a cross-hilt with forward-angled arms that ended in spatulate swellings. The lobed pommels on those earlier swords were inspired by the Viking style. The spatulate swellings were later frequently made in a quatrefoil design
The average claymore ran about 140 cm (55 in) in overall length, with a 33 cm (13 in) grip, 107 cm (42 in) blade, and a weight of approximately 5.5 lb (2.5 kg). Fairly uniform in style, the sword was set with a wheel pommel, often capped by a crescent-shaped nut and a guard with straight, forward-sloping arms ending in quatrefoil, and langets running down the centre of the blade from the guard.
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