Scotland’s Sunday Post Schools Hospice Challenge could be given a huge boost with the sale of a sword featured in the film Braveheart.
The Claymore sword is one of only 50 that were made especially for the blockbuster film starring Mel Gibson – and one previously sold at auction was bought for an incredible £116,000.
The sword is expected to attract great interest around the world as it is the only other one currently available and bears the clan crest and has full certification.
It hopes to raise much of the £10 million needed by the Childrens Hospice Association of Scotland, to build Scotland’s second childrens hospice on the banks of Loch Lomond. The cause already has the support of popstar Sharleen Spiteri and superstar Ewan McGregor.
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