Ring Pommel Sword and Scabbard FINISHED

[Caballo]

Dumb question- how did you attach the slide given that the scabbard was already constructed? I'd always assumed that the lugs on the slide were peened over to rivet the slide to the scabbard- have I got this wrong?

Cheers

Caballo

[Peroni]

Yes, they are merely locating 'pins' as opposed to rivets. For example bone slides have none at all, but they do have a point at each end that can be pushed into a small cut in the leather covering to hold them in place before binding.

The slide is bound to the scabbard.

[Caballo]

Thanks mate!

[aitor iriarte]

This was the way I attached the bone slide to my scabbard. I carved shallow mortises for the points into the laths and then covered them with the leather and bound them around with cord.
8)


Aitor

[brennivs - tony drake]

Here is one I put on the scabbard.

Peroni is spot on. As you can see there are pins on the origonal as with the repro you just slide a metal bar down the scabbard and hammer the slide in, this in itself will still need to be bound but the slide will not move around
Regards Brennivs

[Celer]

Salve Brennius and Peroni,

There are scabbard-slides that have the pins bent towards the top and bottom of the scabbard, I interpret this as a slide that was hammered into the front lathe of the scabbard through the leather before the scabbard was assembled. The two parts of the scabbard was then glued together and the leather or fabric covering was then sewed in place on the back. It would certainly make for a very secure fitting.

What do you think?

Vale,

Celer.

[brennivs - tony drake]

Celer good point, but I have used the same type of slide but if you put a flat bar on the inside. Then hammer the slide in, as the point hits the bar it turns the point back into the wood, I have some pics but not the one good enough to show to show this. I still think unless you can glue or use the leather to hold the slide in place the slide will work loose , as there is a lot of weight put on it. Most slides have areas that a cord or wire can go over or through. I will post the pics of slides when I found good examples
Regards Brennivs

[brennivs - tony drake]

Here are a few


If you look at the points some are curled or have a gradual bend. The pins themselves are not that substantial enough to hold the weight of a sword, and would pull out.

These bone examples have small or large holes through them for a wire or cord, or use the leather or cord to hold in place.
Regards Brennivs

[brennivs - tony drake]

And another

Regards Brennivs

[Peroni]

Very interesting Tony - thanks for posting those.

[brennivs - tony drake]

No problem Peroni
Regards Brennivs

[Argonaut]

Hi Tony I was wondering if you ever found time to do a walk through of how you constructed your scabbards chape?

I've been away for a little while but I went back a way through all the old posts and couldn't spot one.

Cheers mate, and magnificent work as always!

J

[brennivs - tony drake]

Argonaut will do but I cannot find pics at the moment but will get back
Regards Brennivs