Hello myArmoury Community,

I'd like to share a personal project of mine. I purchased this Munich off of a fellow myArmoury member sometime last year, and alway's wanted to make something special for it. I added the wire-wrap earlier this year, and I have just now recently finished the scabbard.

Please feel free to chime in, and thank's for looking.

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As always brian thats some great work.

Beautiful work, just beautiful. I love what you've done with the sword as well. The Munich is probably one of the best swords I've had the pleasure to own second only to the Brescia Spadona and your handiwork with the Munich just makes it that much better. Good show man!!

Thank you gent's. It has turned into one of my favorite's, and I'm extremely glad that it is in my collection.

Brian, your work never ceases to amaze me. This is gorgeous, first class work. I've always thought that the Munich had kind of dark and menacing look about it. The aesthetics of scabbard contrasts that nicely, without being drastic and out of place. The balance between intricacy and simplicity is absolutely perfect. I must say that the chappe is very unusual. Honestly, I didn't really care for it at first, but the more I look at it the more it seems to work with the overall design. Did you draw any inspiration from historical sources for this one, or did you just let your imagination take over and go from there? Again, great job and I look forward to all your future work.

Cheers,

-JM

That's not a scabbard, that's a work of art! I love the chape. Did you make it as well? You should post a tutorial on how you made the scroll work in the leather.

Nice work Brian, this may be my favorite piece you've done. The chape appears to be from a LOTR Strider scabbard....if it is, how was the quality (I've always wondered if they were steel or pot metal like the hilt fittings).
Thanks,
Dan

Thank's Dan.

It was a salvage from a Anduril scabbard. Scrapped it a few years ago but held onto the chape. Finally came into use. It's solid and well built, but appears to be a pot metal.

Wow! Great work.

Beautiful! This sword really went to a good home. May we see a photo of it unsheathed, next to the scabbard?

I've got to get another one of these... I miss the Munich.

It looks fantastic! Well your work usually looks that way anyways, but here somehow the organic flowing lines fit really well with the long blade.

Hi Brian,
That is one of most beautiful scabbards that I have seen.
The scrollwork is incredible and the chape may be potmetal
but it fits perfectly with the design.
I really am blown away. Well done.
Peter

Hi Brian,

yes, it's a nice work, but the "mouth" of this scabbard (sorry, but I don't know the right English term for this part...) is very, very unusual for the late 15th century, I think - this feature seems to me very old-fashioned for a scabbard of this period...

If you know any originals with this detail from the late 15th century, please let me know.

I don't.

Regards

Martin

I don't know if you do so already but you may want to consider offering to do rainguards as part of your regripping. It is clear you would have the skill to do them once you had learnt the methods if you haven't already.