Dear Mr. Cornwell – Love the Sharpe books – I think I have now read them all at least once, and have always been rewarded richly. But I have one question about your sword terminology – concerning the swords used by the Scottish regiments and which you call a Claymore – aren’t these weapons basket- hilted broadswords? Isn’t the Claymore the two-handed or hand-and-a-half thing used by William Wallace and his like? I would just like to know. Thanks, DB.