scabbard
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thumb|An elaborate Celts|Celtic scabbard in two colours of bronze, thumb|A 1916 leather scabbard for a saddle Winchester Model 1873|lever-action rifle of Jack Peters, a ranch hand who worked on the Grant-Kohrs Ranch in [[Powell County, Montana]] A scabbard is a sheath for holding a sword, dagger, knife, or similar edged weapons. Rifles and other long guns may also be stored in scabbards by horse riders for transportation. Military cavalry and cowboys had scabbards for their saddle ring carbines and rifles for transportation and protection. Scabbards have been made of many materials over the m
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Within Vinony's link graph, scabbard is referenced by 395 other articles, and connects out to Europe, World War I and Middle Ages.
It sits within the topics Edged and bladed weapons, Knives and Swords.
Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|An elaborate Celts|Celtic scabbard in two colours of bronze, thumb|A 1916 leather scabbard for a saddle Winchester Model 1873|lever-action rifle of Jack Peters, a ranch hand who worked on the Grant-Kohrs Ranch in [[Powell County, Montana]] A scabbard is a sheath for holding a sword, dagger, knife, or similar edged weapons. Rifles and other long guns may also be stored in scabbards by horse riders for transportation. Military cavalry and cowboys had scabbards for their saddle ring carbines and rifles for transportation and protection. Scabbards have been made of many materials over the millennia, including leather, wood, and metal such as brass or steel.
Most commonly, sword scabbards were worn suspended from a sword belt or shoulder belt called a baldric.
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