Request for the sheath of Sword of Westernesse

[Merlkir]

Well, he's in Heimevernet, the Norwegian Home Guard, and according to another friend of mine, he's a f***ing hardcore beast during exercise.

Except he's Danish, and lives in the United States.

He was talking about his friend, not Viggo Mortensen

[Ron Losey]

well. technically, the sheath is not a part of the weapon, it's like a part of the belt..
And those were not tantos, but smaller knives..

Various utility knives, awls, and even chopsticks were often mounted in various Asian (particularly Japanese) scabbards.  Here is a reference to some:

http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/glossary.htm


I can't find a historical reference on a European sword with such things in the case, but considering the popularity of the practice across Asia, it seems perfectly logical.

As late as the early 20th century, Soviet-issue cav sabers had the bayonet for their old Mosin-Nagant 1891 rifles hung by a couple of clips on the outside of the sword scabbard.  Can't find a picture of one at the moment, but there are buckets of the old things floating around Chinese antique markets (they're as worthless as old WW2 tank parts).

So it's a fairly common practice to attach whatever to your scabbard.

[Father Chains]

He was talking about his friend, not Viggo Mortensen

He meant Viggo? First I thought he was talking about Seff

[The Yogi]

He was talking about his friend, not Viggo Mortensen

He meant Viggo? First I thought he was talking about Seff

This comes from me not reading threads properly, which comes from imbecility, which comes from sleep deprivation, which comes from having two small kids, which comes from... well, you all know where it comes from!

Stay chaste if you don't want to appear a complete dumbass on discussion groups!

[Father Chains]

I'll take my chances, and instead drink a lot of coffee. A lot.