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Backsword
백소드 · Backsword
Britain · 16th–18th century · Ships from United Kingdom
A straight single-edged British sword with a basket hilt.
A straight single-edged blade with a thick spine and a basket hilt that encloses the hand. A new workshop replica.
Specifications
- Blade length
- 84 cm
- Overall length
- 100 cm
- Weight
- 1.25 kg
- Materials
- High-carbon steel, iron basket hilt, leather
- Edge
- Sharp (live blade)
Permit required · This is a live blade of 15 cm or longer. Owning it in Korea requires a permit from the local police.
Purchase
₩2,200,0003 left in stock
Estimated duties (for one)
Loading the duty rules.
Stories told
- 17th century
Cavalry used it in the English Civil War, and stick contests kept its play alive.