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Sir James A:

--- Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2015-11-21, 15:11:47 ---just like a gun.

you pay 1000 for one, then are you gonna put a 100 scope on it or a 1000 scope?  put it in a 5$ canvas bag or a 100$ suitcase

--- End quote ---

Are you mocking my $100 scope? :P

Sir Nate:
Aye, mostly what needs to be covered has been covered. Again, Wood- Leather- Decor and metal fittings- Belt+Accuracy+good craftsmanship. The scabbard also needs to be fitted to the sword and lined with fur.

Lord Dane:
Whatever you get made. Make sure it has a wooden or solid core form-fitted to the blade so it fits and can be drawn with ease. Your blade can tarnish just as bad in the wrong kind of scabbard.

Sir William:
I've not seen Albion scabbards up close either- though I've seen a few for sale on the Armour Archive.  The ones I saw didn't have suspensions built in, they were just simple wood cored leather scabbards.  When I've been able to afford them, I've gone with DBK (www.dbkcustomsword.com) - Brian Kunz is the proprietor.  He and Christian Fletcher probably command the lion's share of the custom scabbard market, with good reason.  The two I had Brian do, one for the Arn and the other for a Crecy that I let go- the Arn was $850 (simpler leather thong tie suspension, some incise work but less metal bits) and the Crecy clocked in at around $950 iirc.  I paid more for the Arn sword than I did the scabbard, but the opposite rang true for the Crecy.  Both have been showcased on the DBK site.  For my next acquisition, however, I'm going to go with Christian Fletcher; of the two I think he pays more attention to historical dimensions and detail, and offers different but no less attractive options for scabbardwork.

Sir Edward:

Yeah, I too have not had a chance to handle their scabbards. I think they might have had one at their booth at WMAW, but I didn't look closely or ask if it's the same thing they're selling.

But yeah, expect to pay prices like that, or higher, if you want a well-made scabbard from someone like DBK or Christian Fletcher.  I tend to think of it as getting the "other half" of the sword.

There are some less expensive alternatives, and DBK has some nice "campaign" scabbards that are pretty affordable. But if you go full custom, it'll probably be over $1000.

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