A basket-hilted Scottish Highland officer’s broadsword based on an original from the Eglinton Castle collection, now held in the Royal Ontario Museum — its ‘Pinch of Snuff’ nickname drawn from a mid-18th century painting depicting an officer of the 78th (Fraser’s Highlanders) with a sword of exactly this type.
The original this sword is based on belonged to the Eglinton Castle collection and is now held in the Royal Ontario Museum. Its distinctive ‘Pinch of Snuff’ nickname comes from a painting attributed to William Delacour, dated to around 1750, depicting an officer of the 78th Regiment (Fraser’s Highlanders) relaxing with a pinch of snuff, his basket-hilted sword of this exact style resting at his side. Basket-hilted broadswords like this one were symbols of both rank and martial heritage across the Scottish Highlands, carried by clansmen and officers alike through the Jacobite Risings and into the ranks of the British Army.
Deepeeka’s reproduction features an intricate steel basket hilt with scrollwork and pierced detail, and a blackened leather grip, part of our Scottish heritage range.
Use for:
- Scottish Highland living history and display
- Museum-style display on a wall mount or stand
- Scottish and Highland-themed home decor and collections
- Historical events and Highland games
- Film and theatre productions set in Scotland
- Collectors of Scottish and Highland swords
