07-19-2007, 07:13 PM
Salve Arahne,
There are numerous examples from the Danish Bog Finds where both the leather and the wooden core have survived. Most are C3rd or more, but a late C1st Pompeii-type short sword does survive with a Germanic scabbard.
Simon James' report from Dura Europas mentions a wooden scabbard with traces of a fabric covering - the weave ran in line with the scabbard so it was probably part of the scabbard rather than simply a cloth bag that the sword was preserved in. An iron chape also retained traces of leather.
Vale,
Celer.
There are numerous examples from the Danish Bog Finds where both the leather and the wooden core have survived. Most are C3rd or more, but a late C1st Pompeii-type short sword does survive with a Germanic scabbard.
Simon James' report from Dura Europas mentions a wooden scabbard with traces of a fabric covering - the weave ran in line with the scabbard so it was probably part of the scabbard rather than simply a cloth bag that the sword was preserved in. An iron chape also retained traces of leather.
Vale,
Celer.
Marcus Antonius Celer/Julian Dendy.
