Basket Hilt Broadsword Project

[Dale Seago]

Re basket liner, I believe most old baskets had liners at one time, and just lost them through age/wear and tear. There definitley are baskets from the Jackobite era that still retain their leather liners.

This is correct.

[Mike_Oettle]

That is a great piece of work, Taygrd.
You have my sympathy when it comes to slicing digits.
I lost the tip of my left first finger when I was six, and when I was 19 the same finger was cut by glass which severed the skin nerve. It took years for the nerves to reconnect.
I cannot count the number of times I have accidentally sliced my fingers or thumbs with knives (usually when washing them). Not many scars left, though.
And my grandfather once had an accident with a sickle that left one of his thumbnails with a permanent step after the sickle cut through not only the nail but also the nail bed.
Regards,
Mike

[BobsYourUncle]

This is correct.

The red basket liner is traditionally rayskin.

[Ryan Ross]

The red basket liner is traditionally rayskin.

I always understood that the grip was often covered in rayskin, bound with wire; I've also heard that the red basket liners were made from the clothing of slain redcoats(I figure that the leather liner was retained beneath the cloth, at least some times).

[David White]

I always understood that the grip was often covered in rayskin, bound with wire; I've also heard that the red basket liners were made from the clothing of slain redcoats(I figure that the leather liner was retained beneath the cloth, at least some times).

You can have leather (full or part way), or clothe liners.
Here is a picture of one of my broadswords showing rayskin and a leather liner-hope this helps.