What is a Claymore? - An Introduction to Scottish Swords
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This time I wanted to clear up the confusion around the term "claymore", which is most often incorrectly applied to two-handed swords with the characteristic quatrefoil tipped quillons. The word more accurately refers to the basket-hilted broadsword (or backsword in case of a single-edged blade) which became popular later in Scotland's history.
So next time someone calls something a "claymore" that is not a baskethilt sword you can go full nerd and be like "akshually...". ;)
Sources:
Henry Walker, The Broadsword: A Curatorial Discussion (2016)
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Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords: A Typology of Basket-Type Sword Hilts (2005)
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