How to make a scabbard for a Kampilan?

A. G. Maisey · 25th August 2012, 10:59 PM

Kampilans are well and truly outside my very limited area of knowledge, but the form of the kampilan is the same as a great number of Indonesian swords. The scabbards for these swords are invariably made with the mouth of the scabbard wide enough to accommodate easy entry and removal of the widest part of the blade.
Are there any scabbards for kampilans in existence which come from the period when kampilans were actually used in true combat?

Battara · 25th August 2012, 11:31 PM

Did you make a breakaway scabbard?

25th August 2012, 10:59 PM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Kampilans are well and truly outside my very limited area of knowledge, but the form of the kampilan is the same as a great number of Indonesian swords. The scabbards for these swords are invariably made with the mouth of the scabbard wide enough to accommodate easy entry and removal of the widest part of the blade. Are there any scabbards for kampilans in existence which come from the period when kampilans were actually used in true combat?

25th August 2012, 11:31 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Did you make a breakaway scabbard?