Arn Scabbards

[Sir Edward]

Sir William, I thought you might find this interesting. Look on the right side:

http://www.dbkcustomswords.com/swordshop.html

He's making a couple of Arn scabbards that are available for pre-order.

[Sir Brian]

Sweet! To bad he doesn't accept kidney's! 

[Sir Wolf]

  you offering your wife's? hehehe

[Sir Brian]

As is only! Since there is no refunds there isn't a restocking fee! 

[Sir William]

Thank you, Sir Edward...Brian's about as good as it gets w/regard to scabbards...but he's working from a 2 year waiting list nowadays, right?

[Sir Edward]

Nope, typically one year for a standard/custom commission, but these are looking at being delivered in the next month or so if I read it right. He did my most recent one in about a month, since he has his apprentices help make a few "campaign line" scabbards along side the custom work.

[Sir William]

Huh.  Now I got a decision to make.  Sigh.

[Sir Ulrich]

http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.13712.html I like scabbards that look a bit worn and used. For some reason when stuff looks a bit worn down and not brand new it appeals to me more. Maybe it's cause my persona is a poorer knight that uses outdated or old fashioned stuff.

[Sir Edward]

http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.13712.html I like scabbards that look a bit worn and used. For some reason when stuff looks a bit worn down and not brand new it appeals to me more. Maybe it's cause my persona is a poorer knight that uses outdated or old fashioned stuff.

I like the aged look too. Most of the scabbard makers will make them look distressed and aged if you request it. Personally, I order them all looking shiny and new, because I figure they'll look worn and aged soon enough on their own.

[Sir William]

Same here, Sir Edward, same here...I handle most of my swords on a daily basis.

[Sir Edward]

Apparently he made two of the Arn scabbards, and they're finished and available now.

http://www.dbkcustomswords.com/swordshop.html (center of page)

[Sir Ulrich]

DAMN those scabbards go for a lot. For that price I could buy myself an Albion sword. But I love the way they look, crusader items appeal to me for some reason.

[Sir Edward]

Yep, scabbards aren't cheap. Historically this was true as well. The scabbard is essentially the "other half" of the sword.

[Sir Ulrich]

So does that mean some poorer men-at-arms made do with no scabbard? Or did they just make do with one that was poorer quality?

[Sir Wolf]

no if you have a sword you have a scabbard. if you are a man at arms all it is you are a an unknighted figure. you would have had money. minor nobles etc might have even been men at arms for higher ranking nobles etc.