Knife sheath

Part of a leather and iron bayonet scabbard cut down for a knife sheath from the 1845 British Northwest Passage Expedition led by Sir John Franklin. A sheath with a brass chape at the end. The leather has two slits on the side to attach it to a belt and the top has splits cut into the leather in four places. It is one of several bayonet scabbards cut down to make knife sheaths found by McClintock.

Object Details

ID: AAA2167.1
Type: Knife sheath
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1848
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 37 mm x 190 mm x 46 mm
Parts: A knife sheath made from a cut-down bayonet scabbard. (Knife sheath)