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Date
1850 – 1870
Material
skin, horse; metal, brass
Catalogue Number
104.10.0013
Description
A horsehide sheath that has two sections joined with a brass fitting. The scabbard has one brass fitting at the mouth, and another approximately 1/3 of the length down the sword from the hilt. Both of these metal fittings have metal rings and leather straps attached that would be used to fasten …
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Title
Saber Scabbard
Date
1850 – 1870
Material
skin, horse; metal, brass
Dimensions
4.0 (widest) x 71.0 (on curve) cm
Description
A horsehide sheath that has two sections joined with a brass fitting. The scabbard has one brass fitting at the mouth, and another approximately 1/3 of the length down the sword from the hilt. Both of these metal fittings have metal rings and leather straps attached that would be used to fasten the scabbard to a belt.
Subject
military
uniforms
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.10.0013
Images
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