06-04-2008, 03:50 PM
I made two similar side guttering pieces for the top of the scabbard and started work on the locket plate, which is based upon a find from Valkenberg (thanks to Peronis for this!). The punched decoration is made using a cold chisel, my whitney punch (for the start of the star shapes) and files. Here is the whole scabbard in it's early stages just to give an idea of the final look (excluding leather covering to the wooden core of the scabbard of course!):
Sulla Felix
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