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 (b) A scabbard made of linden wood (genus tilia), originally covered with dark brown leather, and now with red velvet, bound in two places with a golden-hued textile. The velvet retains the impression of the former metal gilt mounts, which were the same as we see upon the scabbard (c) in which the sword is now kept.

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(a, b) Wheel pommel of jasper, late XIVth century (actual size). British Museum (c) Wheel pommel of rock crystal (actual size). Late XIVth century. Collection: Author's

(c) A scabbard made of some wood, covered with dark red silk velvet, with a silver locket and ferrule mount. The edge of the scabbard is decorated with silver mounts, chased with conventionally rendered fleur-de-lis ornaments. On the locket mount are remnants of the former rings for sus