Scabbard

Scabbard for French cutlass. The black leather scabbard is sewn down the reverse face and is fitted with a brass top locket and a brass chape. The locket has a rectangular loop fitted near the mouth on the obverse side and the chape has a ball tip. Both parts are secured to the leather by a brass wire staple. The rectangular loop fixed to the locket originally had a leather strap through it. It is secured to join the scabbard to a frog.

Object Details

ID: WPN1441.1
Type: Scabbard
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mre Impale de Chatellerault
Date made: 1833-1848
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 31 mm x 698 mm x 50 mm
Parts: Cutlass
  • Scabbard (WPN1441.1)
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