Re: pictures of scabbards

["Besson Arnaud"]

Thank you very much for your numerous informations ! They are very usefull 
for me. :)

Besson Arnaud

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrik Djurfeldt" 
To: 
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: pictures of scabbards


>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
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