I will begin with my apology. I am sorry that this is the contrarian opinion.

The first has to do with the product description from Military Heritage. There is not one military member who wears a sword in full dress who would ever, ever, EVER use his sword for "light fencing". Parade swords are highly polished. They go with you dress uniform and therefore must look impecable.

Second, unless I was an officer/Sr NCO in a highland regiment I would never think of wearing a sword just because I am in highland dress. My rule of thumb - if I wouldn't wear it with a saxon suit, I will not wear it with highland dress. I believe the sword falls into this category. Put your amethyst back in your sporran Jaimie.

Finally: if you are looking for a sword to mount on the wall, then most will probably fit the bill. No one will get that close to tell whether you paid $50 or $500 dollars. AS they say, it all looks the same from 20 yards and a galloping horse.

Most military swords (British/Canadian), that I am acquainted with are manufactured by Wilkinson Sword and most officers (or Jr Officers, at least) draw their sword from stores for parades.