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Moses Jones
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Isak Krogh
Location: Sweden Joined: 07 Feb 2012
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Wow! That is beautiful!
Thank you for sharing!
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Jonathan Blair
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Isn't the scabbard on this sword velvet over wood?
"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." - The Lord Jesus Christ, from The Gospel According to Saint Matthew, chapter x, verse 34, Authorized Version of 1611
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Moses Jones
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Thank you Jonathan, I used the incorrect term, I should have said scabbard. I corrected the mistake in the post, and I do believe it is velvet covering the wood, although there may have been some leather there at some point as well.
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Jonathan Blair
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| Moses Jones wrote: | | I do believe it is velvet covering the wood. |
Makes me wonder why there aren't more scabbard makers using velvet in their reproductions (or at least giving the option of velvet). Most modern examples seem to be just leather on wood, but there are several examples of velvet and linen coverings on scabbards in period.
"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." - The Lord Jesus Christ, from The Gospel According to Saint Matthew, chapter x, verse 34, Authorized Version of 1611
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Timo Nieminen
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Velvet-on-wood is one of the standard types of scabbards on Indian wallhanger tulwars and cavalry sabres. The kind with etched floral patterns and a huge etched "Made in India".
One can get velvet scabbards with better offerings, too. I have a Persian-style sword from India which has a velvet covered scabbard. Something ate holes in it, so it now has patches of naked wood. (Probably mice.)
"In addition to being efficient, all pole arms were quite nice to look at." - Cherney Berg, A hideous history of weapons, Collier 1963.
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M. Adair Orr
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Thank you for posting the other photos from your visit to CastelVecchio. That building is one of my favorite works of modern architecture. I travelled there to see Carlo Scarpa's work, but was pleasantly surprised to find arms and armour on display.
-Adair
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Russ Ellis
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| Jonathan Blair wrote: |
Makes me wonder why there aren't more scabbard makers using velvet in their reproductions (or at least giving the option of velvet). Most modern examples seem to be just leather on wood, but there are several examples of velvet and linen coverings on scabbards in period. |
I can't speak for everyone, but I know that I'll pretty much use whatever covering the customer specifies if they are willing to foot the bill for it. I've used ostrich leather, sharkskin (pain in the behind to cut) and a goat hide (nasty to cut because it gets hair everywhere). At the moment I've got a a customer that wants python skin and sent me the skin. If someone wants velvet I'll be happy to do velvet. In fact I've been wanting to use cloth for several years now but the customer invariably wants leather.
I suspect that most other scabbard makers would probably do the same?
TRITONWORKS Custom Scabbards
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