Sword scabbard

The black leather scabbard has one gilt locket with a ring on both sides and a gilt chape. Both the locket and the chape are engraved with oak leaves and scrolls. The sword-cutler's name and address is engraved on the top locket. The scabbard is mysterious as it is a Flag Officer's pattern scabbard dated to between 1847-1856, but the owner of the sword did not become a Flag Officer until 1864.

Object Details

ID: WPN1024.1
Type: Sword scabbard
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Widdowson & Veale
Date made: 1843-1847
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 14 mm x 767 mm x 40 mm
Parts: Sword
  • Sword scabbard (WPN1024.1)