Reiver Swords
Channel: Reivers
Date: 2019-05-07

Swords and techniques used in 1500 - 1600 in the English Scottish border raids, skirmishes and wars where Border Reivers fought each other and fought for and against either side.  A rapier, backsword made for the reiver Douglas and a "hand and a half" sword are explained by military historian John Sadler of www.johnsadler.net This video is from www.reivers.info