Scabbard

Scabbard for a presentation cutlass belonging to Captain Henry Theodore Augustus Bosanquet 1870-1959. The brown leather scabbard is stitched up one side and has a brass top locket with frog stud and a brass chape. The reverse of the top locket is engraved with the inscription 'H.T.A.BOSANQUET H.M.S.RALEIGH AUG 10 1885 from W.F.SINCLAIR BOM.C.S.'.

Object Details

ID: WPN1578.1
Type: Scabbard
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1880-1889
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 mm x 625 mm x 40 mm
Parts: Presentation Cutlass
  • Scabbard (WPN1578.1)