I've been commissioned to make a couple of reproductions, and need enlightening about some details.

On some variants, there are sidepieces from the backstrap extending over the grip. Does anyone know if these were rivetted right through the tang?

The other question is not quite so specific, and proably relates to military metal scabbards in general: I've not had the opportunity to examine an original, and would like to know if they were they simply a shaped metal tube, or contained some sort of lining to cut down on rattling.

Thanks in advance for any clues.

Cheers

Tim Harris

Don't know if these are of any help :

http://www.joesalter.com/detail.php?f_qryitem=6508

http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organ...oint1.html

note on the second page the author states:

"The hilt was of a new design for the British army, with a rivet passing through the tang of the blade, the wooden grip and two ears projecting from the iron backpiece of the hilt - uniting the whole in a very solid fashion."

and:

"The scabbard was of iron or steel, with wooden lining strips, a removable throat plate (for ease of repair) and two rings for suspension from a waist belt."

There is also a short cut to the authors email address on the page.

Thanks James, brilliant.
That covered just about everything I needed to know.

Cheers

Tim