Scabbard
Scabbard for British Army Horseguards sword supposedly surrendered to Nelson. The scabbard is tooled black leather, with a geometric design, incorporating an arrow, on the obverse and reverse and with two mounts. It is lined with wood. The mounts, top locket and chape have a simple line decoration, and there is a frog stud for suspension - elongated. The scabbard is broken - the bottom 20cm approximately, are detached from the rest of the scabbard.
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Object Details
ID: | WPN1539.1 |
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Type: | Scabbard |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1750 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm x 920 mm x 38 mm |
Parts: |
Sword
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