11-07-2008, 10:15 PM
If I understand you right that you want to improve the quality of your scabbard, the main problems with the images you have posted up are the chapes and the baldrics.
There are others around here better qualified than me to advise on how to go about replacing a poor chape with a more accurate one, but for the baldric you would be best advised to replace the ones you feature with baldrics which are in one piece (the fastenings shown in both pictures are actually cavalry harness fasteners and in fact have nothing to do with swords). You should make the baldric short enough for the pommel of your sword to rest close to your right armpit when wearing armour. This is the height the sword is shown suspended in most contemporary sculpture.
Crispvs
There are others around here better qualified than me to advise on how to go about replacing a poor chape with a more accurate one, but for the baldric you would be best advised to replace the ones you feature with baldrics which are in one piece (the fastenings shown in both pictures are actually cavalry harness fasteners and in fact have nothing to do with swords). You should make the baldric short enough for the pommel of your sword to rest close to your right armpit when wearing armour. This is the height the sword is shown suspended in most contemporary sculpture.
Crispvs
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