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qusko
15th April 2025, 01:20 PM
Sharing pictures of very nice scabbard. Appriciate any other references to similar ones and identification.

It's very solid and originally was gold plated.

My assesment: potentially italian storta scabbard.

midelburgo
15th April 2025, 07:08 PM
It looks sort of a theatrical thing to me. Workmanship quality and durability seems poor. Metal sheet is too thin.

qusko
15th April 2025, 08:50 PM
last picture bigger format

qusko
15th April 2025, 08:56 PM
It looks sort of a theatrical thing to me. Workmanship quality and durability seems poor. Metal sheet is too thin.

I have some other old items and certainly durability of that scabbard is significant in comparison to others I have. Inside there is a wood. Outside covered with velvet..and seems cut, repoussed brass. If it wouldnt be partially demaged, I would say very solid. From XVIIth to early XVIIIth century for sure

qusko
18th April 2025, 12:11 PM
Anyone any similar scabbards from Italy?

GIO
18th April 2025, 02:30 PM
It seems a scabbard for a knife. Can you specify size and material ?? Theatrical replica could be a good guess.

qusko
18th April 2025, 04:58 PM
Scabbard is 70cm long, 8cm wide.

Adding pictures widly available for:
- Storta
- Nimcha

Similar length of the blade.