Wick Ellerbe Scabbard

This Wick Ellerbe scabbard was copied  after an original, with but few modifications. The metal work is from 22 ga. sheet steel. The leather is 7/8oz vege-tan, sewn with linen thread in a flattened center seam. The sword is an Old Dominion Forge, Willyard/Secrest  American hanger with a 24" fullered blade, and a finely hand cut ribbed wood grip. Both sword and scabbard are lightly aged to the soft warm patina often found on used but cared for original pieces.

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Plug Bayonet by Wick Ellerbe

I made this one of parts from "The Rifle Shoppe". The original can be found on page 33 in "Swords and Blades of the American Revolution" by George Newmann. It is listed as British, circa 1680 to 1700. The 12" kit blade is of cast 4140 steel, not a great knife steel, but adequate for this purpose. The blade was annealed and straightened, then ground, filed, and hand polished. It was heat treated to about 50 Rc. The brass was very soft and the wax castings much easier to clean up than I had anticipated. The wood is walnut re-turned on my mini wood lathe to as close as I was able to get to the original going by the photos, but shortened from the TRS semi-finished blank and the original bayonet, and stained dark. The finish is MinWax Antique Oil. The sheath is a center seam of 6/7 oz vege-tan, sewn with linen thread, cuir bouilli hardened and vinegaroon stained. All the metal has been very lightly aged.

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Dagger and Sheath by Wick Ellerbe

Blade is 01 steel ,7" x 1" x 5/32" tapering in thickness to about 3/32" nearing the point. Grip is Cocobola. Fittings are steel and brass. Sheath is cuir bouili hardened carving leather sewn with linen thread, stained black with vinegaroon, and has a diamond shaped slot  for the blade entry.

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