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Offline LRB

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Sterling Silver Mounted Scabbard
« on: March 03, 2014, 10:30:35 PM »

 Finally finished it. Throat and Chape/drag are all sterling silver. Leather is 6/7oz vege tan, blacked with vinegaroon, and sewn with 6 cord linen thread. This scabbard was fitted to the sword shown and made by Kyle Willyard and Jared Secrest. The drag/chape is of two pieces joined by silver braze and glued in place. The throat has a one piece collar joined in back by a silver braze. The top cap was opened to the blade shape and joined on with a 600° cadmium solder. The locket/frog button is a five piece affair being a washer base, tube shaft, and 8ga silver button, silver brazed together and to the throat body. The thick walled tube shaft has a tight fitted brass rod inside with a 1/16" steel pin through the center and into the button and throat. Photos are not great. Too hard to balance light and shadow with the silver. Hope you enjoy a look.















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Re: Sterling Silver Mounted Scabbard
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2014, 11:35:36 PM »
VERY Nicely done!!
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Re: Sterling Silver Mounted Scabbard
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2014, 11:58:47 PM »
  Thanks Gus. The sword ain't shabby either. It is also sterling mounted.
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Re: Sterling Silver Mounted Scabbard
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2014, 04:35:01 AM »
BEAUTIFUL !
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Re: Sterling Silver Mounted Scabbard
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2014, 06:20:08 AM »
Quote from: LRB on March 03, 2014, 11:58:47 PM
  Thanks Gus. The sword ain't shabby either. It is also sterling mounted.

Yes indeed the sword is VERY Nice as well.  I especially like the grip and that is not at all easy to make.  The blade shape and grinding also deserve high praise.
The scabbard is also very nice.

However, even though I can not make a scabbard throat and drag anything as nice as you have done, I have repaired original Model 1850 Foot Officer's Sword throats, bands and drags and that was difficult enough to do without having to try to MAKE them from scratch.  I have also made a few sword scabbards for Rev War, War of 1812 and M 1850 swords, so I can appreciate the effort done on this scabbard. 

Gus
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Re: Sterling Silver Mounted Scabbard
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2014, 05:53:06 PM »
Very nice Wick!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Sterling Silver Mounted Scabbard
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2014, 04:11:04 AM »
Lordy Wick, that is beautiful.
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Re: Sterling Silver Mounted Scabbard
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2014, 01:57:06 PM »
  Thankyou all for the comments. It was quite a project for me, but all came together as planned and hoped for. Thanks again.
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Re: Sterling Silver Mounted Scabbard
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2014, 02:15:58 PM »
Superb collaboration! Love to see creations fabricated from the ground floor up.
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