Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post

I'm wondering how it was typically worn, historically.
Well not just historically, but nowadays! In the Army



and I have been known to wear mine at times...



round the turn of the century in the Army



1855 in the Army



by civilians in the 19th century







Heck, our earliest clear image of Highland Dress, 17th century, shows the basket hilt sword



and in the early 18th century