Re: pictures of scabbards

["Patrik Djurfeldt"]

I have taken a few quick photos of 15th c scabbard pictures showing scabbard
ends.

From the 15th c. Burgundian tapestries in Bern:
http://kvast.blakulla.net/patrik/bilder/dopp/IMG_1599.JPG
http://kvast.blakulla.net/patrik/bilder/dopp/IMG_1600.JPG
http://kvast.blakulla.net/patrik/bilder/dopp/IMG_1601.JPG
http://kvast.blakulla.net/patrik/bilder/dopp/IMG_1602.JPG
http://kvast.blakulla.net/patrik/bilder/dopp/IMG_1603.JPG
http://kvast.blakulla.net/patrik/bilder/dopp/IMG_1604.JPG
http://kvast.blakulla.net/patrik/bilder/dopp/IMG_1606.JPG

From the brass of Sir Anthony Grey (+1485):
http://kvast.blakulla.net/patrik/bilder/dopp/IMG_1605.JPG

From a Franco-Burgundian tapestry of c. 1477:
http://kvast.blakulla.net/patrik/bilder/dopp/IMG_1608.JPG

A crescent shaped scabbard end should be fine as well for a 15th c. sword.

As far as chapes are concerned, many late 15th c. scabbards do not have any,
so I suggest that you provide the top part of the scabbard with a transverse
"ridge" under the covering leather and attach the scabbard belt directly to
the scabbard, like in some of the provided pictures above.

Regards,
Patrik

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Besson Arnaud" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 7:01 AM
Subject: pictures of scabbards


> Hello everyone,
> My first post on this list... ;)
>
>
> I am in the process of ordering a scabbard for a hand-and-a-half
> fighting (fencing) sword but am having trouble locating good close-ups
> of scabbard ends.
> If anyone has photos of actual historical ones, or photos of good
> reproductions, please send them directly to me at: belannaer-at-net2000.ch
>
>     Best wishes,
>
>                             Arnaud Besson