broadsword

Due to the specific nature of the sword yet generic naming convention, this tag is no longer in use. Prior to removal, all but one image of the hundreds tagged with it were not broadswords.

The basket-hilted sword is the name of a group of sword types of the early modern era characterized by a basket-shaped guard that protects the hand. The basket hilt is a development of the quillons added to swords' crossguards since the Late Middle Ages. In modern times, this variety of sword is also sometimes referred to as the broadsword.