A beautiful kilt pin made in antique pewter, in the shape of a basket-hilted claymore sword. The Kilt Pin is purely ornamental and is attached to the front apron only of the kilt, positioned quite close to the fringe on the right hand side and about 4” / 10 cms from the bottom. This is the perfect accessory to complete your outfit. Supplied in a satin and velvet lined Kinloch Anderson presentation box. From the mid 16th Century, basket hilt swords were common in Scotland. The idea of a basket hilt is to protect the hand when in combat. This style of sword was used by Rob Roy MacGregor and the Jacobites at the Battle of Culloden. The favourite fighting method was with a broadsford in one hand and a targe (shield) in the other arm. Never has there been a sword so strongly identified with the people as the Claymore with the Scots, the basket hilted Claymore has been the symbol of the warrior race of Scotland for hundreds of years. SKU KP-SJ9-M

9.5cm x 3cm