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This time I wanted to clear up the confusion around the term "claymore", which is most often incorrectly applied to twohanded swords with the characteristic quatrefoil tipped quillons. The word more accurately refers to the baskethilted broadsword (or backsword in case of a singleedged 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 BasketHilted Swords: A Typology of BasketType Sword Hilts (2005)
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