Crusader Monk scabbards

[Sir Edward]

http://www.crusadermonk.com/

Has anyone gotten one of his scabbards? I'm curious to see how the finished product looks close up, how good of a fit and finish, etc. It looks like a very affordable option.

[Joshua Santana]

Nope but his leather scabbards and belts are certainly impressive.

[Ian]

That's Jon Sarge from MyArmoury, he's putting out some very nice work.  I'm very pleased to see a lot of options opening up in the scabbard market.  Especially stuff like this, where's it's well done, aesthetically pleasing, and affordable!

[Sir James A]

Hmm, I might give that a shot later this year. Always happy to support a US company, especially veteran owned. Just need to get a sword that's worth getting a nice scabbard for first.

[Sir William]

I do, actually.  He did my H/T Bastard...hold on, got pics here somewhere...I'll dig'm up and post them if I can find them.  My only beef is that he doesn't sew the back of the scabbard but that keeps the cost down.  I think I paid $260 for mine, and he built a scabbard and rig plus a belt to go along with it, nice lines, crisp stamping and vivid colors...overall a great job, especially considering the price.

Edited to add: something weird's happened...I can no longer access my photobucket account; it is not recognizing my username, email or password.  Anyone else have this happen to them?

[Sir James A]

Edited to add: something weird's happened...I can no longer access my photobucket account; it is not recognizing my username, email or password.  Anyone else have this happen to them?

Mine's working

[Sir William]

I'm back on now...that was weird.  It refused to recognize my username or email address, even when I requested a new password.  Odd, that.  In any case, here you go.  Oh, he also did the grip for me too, hence the extra cost.

[Sir Wolf]

very nice job!

[Sir James A]

I like it! Very "military order"ish. Simple and elegant.

[Sir William]

He can make it prettier if you are so inclined...I just wanted utilitarian.  Not that most of you would need it, but he cleaned it up for me- had some discoloration from usage on the pommel and guard and gave the blade a more uniform satin finish (it was pretty rough in the beginning).  Overall I am pleased with what I got, especially at that price point - but for those of you with a nose for the more historical will probably pass on this. 

Jon Sarge is a good guy...I've known him via SBG since the site first opened and he's always carried (and proved) himself with honor and integrity; we've had a number of transactions over the years whether it was armor, swords or other accoutrements.  Interesting little factoid - he was the Boromir model for MRL when they were hawking the LOTR wares; he had longer hair then of course.