Brass work for Gladius in process.

[PhilusEstilius]

The Fulham scabbard is most interesting for the guttering appears to have been made from one piece of bronze, this is where the inside shape of the scabbard has been cut out then the remaining strip was formed into it's U shape as a guttering.
The cross bands were riveted on from the rear of the guttering which indicates that the frame of the scabbard was made as a skeleton type frame work, with the wood or leather covered wood slid into this frame after the fitment of the cross bands.
The cross hanger bands did not wrap completely around the scabbard but extended only a short way past the rear inside edge of the guttering, there was a lower complete wrap around band at the lower end of the central decoration piece. Then at the top of the scabbard there was the complete wrap around decoration piece soldered together that was held in place by a pin that went into the wood scsabbard at it's lower edge centre rear.
The long mid decoration piece was simply held in place by the lower suspension cross hanger and the other lower complete cross band.