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| Title: | Highland Broadsword
: Five Manuals of Scottish Regimental Swordsmanship |
| Author: | Paul Wagner & Mark Rector (eds) |
| ISBN: | 1891448218 : 9781891448218 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos & illus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 210x280mm |
| Pages: | 252 |
| Weight: | .586 Kg. |
| Published: | Midpoint Trade Books (Chivalry Bookshelf) - November 2003 |
| List Price: | 19.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Combat sports & self-defence: Regiments: Northern Scotland; Highlands & Islands |
The basket-hilted Scottish 'broadsword' or Claymore has long been a symbol for Scottish independence and the fierce regard in which Scots warriors are still held. While the rest of Europe emphasised the use of smaller, lighter swords or curved cavalry models, the Scottish weapon retained its medieval flavor. Veteren swordsmen and accomplished authors Paul Wagner and Mark Rector present five key treatises that offer a wealth of advice for fighting with both the basket-hilted broadsword and the single stick -- an ash or rattan stick mounted in a wicker or leather basket-hilt, used both for training and as a weapon in its own right.
The Highland Regiments -- Paul Wagner; Collected Images Claidbeamb-mor or Highland Broad Sword; Regimental Highland Broadsword Fencing; Anti-Pugilism: For the Practice of the Broad Sword and Single Stick (1790); Lecture on the Art of Defence (1791); Guards & Lessons in Highland Broadsword (1799); The Art of Defence on Foot with the Broad Sword & Sabre (1804); A New Treatise on the Art of the Scotch Broadsword (1805).
