Traditional Scottish Fighting Arts Seminar

**Archangel** · 10th July 07, 04:18 PM

thank you.

**davidlpope** · 10th July 07, 05:22 PM

Actually, a backsword is a sword with only one sharpened edge. A broadsword, as it relates to a Scottish "basket hilted broadsword," has two sharpened edges.

Cordially,
David

**Monkey@Arms** · 10th July 07, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by davidlpope

Actually, a backsword is a sword with only one sharpened edge. A broadsword, as it relates to a Scottish "basket hilted broadsword," has two sharpened edges.

Cordially,
David

What he said. I knew it had something to do with single or double edges, but just too lazy to look it up. Thanks, David.

Best regards,

Jake

**Quaich Maker** · 16th July 07, 11:28 PM

'' A basket-hilted broadsword, sometimes called a claymore ''

Sometimes erroronously called a claymore . A claymore , Claidheamh Mòr ,
is a Great Sword , a two hander , comes up to your chin.
Staff fighting would be great entry training for claymore .
In this country a taiaha is the local equivalent , and martial arts camps are run throughout the land for this .

If you get the chance to go to sword camp , GO
cheers ,
QM