Zanzibar Saif, Should I restore?

[Dom]

Originally Posted by A.alnakkas

?Also, what kind of leather should I be using and any pictures of how the fittings would look like?

Salam aleikum my Brother Lotfy
have a look, at this ... seems to be a wood carved
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=1376
here ...leather
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=1136

as said, Artzi's "This sword comes with its original wood scabbard, but its leather cover is lost".

just a supposition, in case of, I would be concerned by this decision ...
I would look for, how to carve the wooden scabbard,
and to use colored wax to give it some patina,
because it will be too crude a new leather
any way, it's you the "Master of the game"
other solution, instead of using leather, why not a "ray skin" ??
I've a yatagan scabbard, covered with, and it's old

all the best, à +

Dom