Chape

Brass chape for the leather and iron bayonet scabbard cut down for a knife sheath from the 1845 British Northwest Passage Expedition led by Sir John Franklin.

Object Details

ID: AAA2167.2
Type: Chape
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1848
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 12 mm x 49 mm x 34 mm
Parts: A knife sheath made from a cut-down bayonet scabbard. (Knife sheath)