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Useful Books &  Study Materials

Below we have put together a list of books and other research materials that may aid you in your studies of Scottish Swordsmanship.

Lessons of the Broadsword Masters

Lessons of the Broadsword Masters

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Lessons of the Broadsword Masters.

 

Paperback – August 24, 2018

307 pages

Cost:   $27.25

Available on Amazon

Also available on Kindle

We also have multiple copies of this book available here on-island if you want one immediately for $30

Scottish Fencing

SCOTTISH FENCING

Scottish Fencing: Five 18th Century Texts on the Use of the Small-sword, Broadsword, Spadroon, Cavalry Sword, and Highland Battlefield Tactics.

 

Paperback – October 10, 2018

185 pages

Cost: $21.95

Available on Amazon

Also available in Hardcover

Irish Swordsmanship

IRISH SWORDSMANSHIP

Irish Swordsmanship: Fencing and Dueling in Eighteenth Century Ireland.

 

Paperback – October 12, 2017

484 pages

 

(While this book is not about Scottish swordsmanship, Irish swordsmanship is very similar as was most things in Gaelic cultures).

Cost$26.95

Available on Amazon

Also available in Hardcover

Unleash The Blade

UNLEASH THE BLADE

Unleash the Blade: A Beginner's Guide to Sword Fighting and Training: Master the Art of Swordsmanship with Step-by-Step Techniques and Essential Combat Principles.
 

Paperback – July 31, 2023

165 pages

(While this book is not specifically about Scottish swordsmanship, it does go over sword handling basics that are good to know).

Cost:   $13.95

Available on Amazon

The Expert Swordsman's Companion

The Expert Swordsman's Companion

THE Expert Sword-Man's Companion: Or the True Art of SELF-DEFENCE. WITH An ACCOUNT of the Authors LIFE, and his Transactions during the Wars with France.: To which is Annexed, The ART of GUNNERIE

 

Paperback – January 20, 2017

198 pages

Cost:   $17.50

Available on Amazon

Highland Broadsword

HIGHLAND BROADSWORD

Highland Broadsword: Lessons, Drills, and Practices.

 

Paperback – January 1, 2010

103 pages

Cost:   $140.38

Available on Amazon

Highland Knife Fighting

HIGHLAND KNIFE FIGHTING

Highland Knife Fighting: With the Dirk and Sgian.

 

Paperback – January 1, 2007

111 pages

Cost: $103.95

Available on Amazon

The Use of the Broadsword

THE USE OF THE BROADSWORD

The Use of the Broad Sword. in Which Is Shown, the True Method of Fighting with That Weapon, as It Is Now in Use Among the Highlanders.

 

Paperback – May 29, 2010

48 pages

Cost: $17.75

Available on Amazon

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