This basket-hilted backsword features etched linework across all the elements of the basket, and diamond panels decorated with Clan Lamont’s crest. The whole hilt is plated in silver. The grip is covered in black rayskin with nickel silver ferrules.

The Lamont basket is mounted with a Napoleonic-era antique single-edged blade that came off an antique cavalry saber. It is extremely thick at the shoulder (almost 1/2”), but has two deep fullers that run the whole length of the blade (the tip may have been modified at some point). Combined with extensive distal taper, it is an extremely maneuverable and clearly dangerous blade. Not lightweight, but with outstanding mass distribution.

The spine is engraved with the text “Imp Du Chatteralt” (imperial made) which has been partially ground off due to the fall of the empire under Napoleon III and the formation of another republic.

I’ve made a new scabbard of tooled black leather over a wooden core with nickel silver fittings.

Weight: 3.4 lbs
Overall Length: 42”
Blade Length: 36.5”
POB: +2.75” from base of blade