The sword has the name of the MacLeod family inscribed on the arched guard of the handle. Connor MacLeod got this sword prior to his first battle, against the great Clan Frazer in 1536. During battle, he meets his arch nemesis “the Kurgan” who hands him his first deadly blow. Connor later resurrects and uses his sword until the death of his second wife. The MacLeod sword makes it on our list for its aesthetic hilt and no “thrills” historically plausible specs.
