Tritonworks Custom Scabbards - Scabbards

Features

Unlike for the Maelstrom line, there are no standard options for Nautilus line scabbards. Prices shown here are approximate.

Custom-fitted, wool-lined wooden core ($145) more
Nautilus line wooden cores are wool-lined and feature historically-accurate cross-sections and distal tapers.
Complex fantasy design
Leather outer in any color, if desired (add $10 for custom colors)
Twisted wire elements ($5+) more
Wire decoration helps delineate your scabbard. Wire decoration was often used in period for decorative work on sword pommels and hilts. This is an example of the sort of work we typically do with twisted wire.
Pewter/sterling decorative elements ($15+) more
Add any metal decorative element from the decorative elements list. If you don't see something from the theme you want, ask us about it. We can find just about anything.
Braided leatherwork ($20+) more
Add braided leather work as a decorative touch or as part of your suspension system. Here in one of my earlier efforts I used braided leather in the suspension system for a Del Tin Falchion.
Wood inlay ($???)
Wood burning ($???)
Metal chape ($65+) and/or locket ($10+) more
Add a chape and locket, ranging from simple to elaborate, like the chape shown here.
Fantasy metal work ($???)

Nautilus Line Scabbards

Nautilus Line scabbards are non-historical but fully functional scabbards built to customer specifications... and by their imaginations.

Examples

This is a Jody Samson Fantasy Leafbladed Sword.

This is a Tinker Pierce fantasy saber.

This is a scabbard for an Angel Sword fantasy longsword.

This is a scabbard and baldric for a Samson Viking-style sword. Note the intricate cast bronze chape and locket as well as the lacework scabbard edges.

A full-length shot of a similar baldric for another Samson sword, this one a fantasy two-hander.

This particular customer wanted a sword "in the style of" the Ranger Sword from the Lord of the Rings movies

This was a challenging scabbard designed for Rick Barret's fantasy cutlass. The extreme curvature of the blade and the sculptured bronze work at the ricasso made this one especially difficult.

This was a pair of scabbards for a couple of Rob Miller of Castlekeep's not-quite-ranger swords.

This was another challenging piece for an Al Massey pattern-welded falcata. The scabbard is poplar inlaid with black walnut. Seven coats of tung oil were then applied for the finish.

This scabbard has an interesting aesthetic thanks to the copper elements. I really like the contrast.

Leaf-shaped scabbard to match an Al Massey long leaf-bladed sword. The leaf shape of this scabbard is an interesting exercise.

Dagger scabbard for Rick Barret fantasy Elven Archer's Dagger.

Custom gladius scabbard for a Raven Armoury gladius. The scabbard is poplar inlaid with black walnut. The raven inlay was especially challenging.

Custom Scabbard for Jody Samson fantasy longsword. Note the molded wood and leather details on the top of the scabbard.

This customer wanted two different scabbards, one standard type scabbard and one for wearable display.

All-wood scabbard for a Kris Cutlery Pinuti.

Shirasaya for World War II-era Gunto.� The saya and handle were made from one continuous piece of wood.

Saya made for a MRL Nodachi. The saya was constructed of poplar, given a more nearly traditional shape, and then stained.

This is a scabbard I did for a Vladimir Cervenka bidenhander. I've put it in this fantasy section because to the best of my knowledge bidenhanders were not scabbarded but rather were kept in supply wagons with pole arms or simply slung over the shoulder like a rifle on the march. The scabbard features an imperial eagle motif in the center and on the chape as might befit a bidenhander in use by German troops in the employ of the Holy Roman Emperor.

Full length picture of Cervenka hand and a half. The scabbard is suitable for a 14th century sword, but since this is a fantasy inspired sword it ended up here in the fantasy category.

Busse AK-47 "combat katana." This particular customer wanted a non-traditional-type saya to go along with his non-traditional-type sword. This saya admirably fits that bill. Rather than being lacquered, as is traditional, this saya was plasticoated with a texturing element mixed into the coating. This created a tough finish which feels very similar to the black anodized coating on the blade itself. It is provided a matte finish, which is what this customer wanted.