Hi Lofty, I held off commenting here earlier as I wanted to see what others thought about leather over your carved wooden scabbard. I have one of these Zanzabari Nimchas without a scabbard and had intended to have one made. However like you I was unsure of the correct outside finish.I may be entirely wrong here but I think that if you look carefully at the extreme right hand side of the second picture of the second link given by DOM, that this scabbard is also wood, and has a lacquer over it rather than leather. My advice for what it is worth would be to do what DOM suggested and give what you have a nice patina with some suitable wax. You now also know what the hangers should look like, so we wait with interest to see the finished result.
Best of luck.
Regards Stu
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