A resource for historic arms and armor collectors with photo galleries, reviews, reference materials, discussion forums, a bookstore and a comparison tool.
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A resource for historic arms and armor collectors with photo galleries, reviews, reference materials, discussion forums, a bookstore and a comparison tool.
A resource for historic arms and armor collectors with photo galleries, reviews, reference materials, discussion forums, a bookstore and a comparison tool.
Scabbard, Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke). Montana, circa 1890. Collection of western artist Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). NMAI.
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A resource for historic arms and armor collectors with photo galleries, reviews, reference materials, discussion forums, a bookstore and a comparison tool.
Blackfeet style knife scabbard
Anonymous Gift Kris (dagger) with Sheath Indonesia, Java 1700s Steel, ivory, gold, jewels, and wood Anonymous gift 1952.27.1,.2 In Indonesia and Malaysia, the kris is venerated as ornament, ceremonial object, and weapon, and legends of its magical and deadly powers are numerous. The ivory figure on the hilt of this kris is a rakshasa demon, which serves as a protective talisman. A serpent has been fashioned into the sinuous blade with its tail at the point and its head emerging from the base. The use of gold and jewels in the hilt suggests this was once a Balinese ceremonial court piece.
A resource for historic arms and armor collectors with photo galleries, reviews, reference materials, discussion forums, a bookstore and a comparison tool.
Process of Carving & Shaping a Tanto Saya Once the tsuka is made, it is time to create a saya (scabbard) for the blade. The saya should fit snugly on the habaki, with most pressure to the top and bottom, and should… Continue reading →
Sabre scabbard - The Hussar History Collection of the Ferenc Nádasdy Museum
For the gang with horses: how do you mount your rifle scabbard to the saddle, which direction/side and what are the pros and cons. My new hunting buddy...
This united cutlery Honshu boshin Kukri Knife has a 7Cr13 stainless steel, full tang blade with rubber grip. Leather scabbard included. Buy Now.
Context: This sword would be carried by peace officers of a corrupted galactic empire, stationed on low-populace planets that have been stripped of resources for guns/artillery/etc, and all other weapons outlawed. The officers carry these locking swords as an additional measure to prevent the populace from arming itself, as the sword can only be activated by fingerprint. Any failed attempts by a non-officer are also logged. The fingerprint-scanner also acts as surveillance on the officers themselves; every sheathing and unsheathing is recorded. My goal for designing the scabbard to look robust & have a hole in the blade that would not interfere with combat and yet be extremely hard to manually unbolt. As a tangent, there's certainly a number of flaws with this concept, the most prominent ones being what if the scanner breaks, or otherwise runs out of juice. Yet, I find these flaws to have enormous potential for storytelling. For example, natives figuring out ways to quickly disable the scanner to level the playing field. Or, being even more twisty, natives use the scabbard to reveal identities of empire spies!? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This was a project done to experiment in integrating design tools & concepts of Industrial Design with Concept Art for games. The goal was to make a near-future sword with a loosely realistic design.
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Highly authentic and detailed cast brass and bronze scabbard fittings, throats and chapes for medieval and Viking sword and dagger scabbards and sword belts, along with beautifully finished, historically accurate and detailed buckles, strap ends, plates, studs and other fittings. All of which I use these for my Albion
