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Old 12-04-2007, 07:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
Corey Roberts

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No, a Broadsword is a double edged single handed,basket hilted weapon of the 17th and 18th centuries. Claymores are not Broadswords, the use of the term Broadsword to refer to medieval swords is a misnomer.

Broadsword:
http://www.thearma.org/essays/clamshellsword2.JPG

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