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Post by altarof on Jun 16, 2019 15:14:21 GMT
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Post by randomnobody on Jun 16, 2019 15:25:28 GMT
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm seeing two separate options.
Presumably the straps already attached to the scabbard can be worn with a regular belt, and adjusted for the height and angle you find most comfortable.
Option two is the frog, in lieu of the other straps, which I assume are removable from the scabbard. Take those off, figure out which way the frog orients (it should hang the sword at an angle with the grip up in front and the blade down in the back; any other angle and it's backwards) then put the scabbard through the bit with the thread, tying said thread for tightness, and put a belt through the two large loops to wear your sword.
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Post by christain on Jun 16, 2019 15:51:31 GMT
The straps appear to be adjustable to hang a sword scabbard from any angle on the left or right side, and used with a regular waist belt. The frog looks to be for hanging off a belt on the left hip for a right handed draw...unless the photo is reversed.
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Post by MOK on Jun 17, 2019 7:37:17 GMT
I can't see the actual scabbard or how the straps are attached to it, which would help, but yeah, what they said.
You have two suspension systems, there, the straps and the frog. Which one to use is just a matter of taste, although I'd say the straps are more historically authentic, FWIW. Both have modern belt loops, so you'll need a belt; any regular pants belt of heavy leather will do, just as long as it fits through the loops and you're not repulsed by how it looks. I would suggest getting as long a belt as possible, so that you can adjust it to your taste and for varying thicknesses of clothing, and fairly narrow so it won't curl under the load quite as much.
First, you'll want to find the combined center of balance of the sheathed sword. Just balance it on your finger, find the point where it naturally rests level without tipping either way, and that's the spot.
If you want to use the straps, one of them should be fixed some inches above this point, the other a very slightly longer distance below it; this is so that when worn, the sword will actually rest at the desired angle and not want to tilt one way or the other. If it does feel like tilting, or pulls on one strap more than on the other, slightly adjust the position of either strap until it rests easy.
If you want to use the frog, place it at the center of balance, nudge it downwards just a couple of millimeters, and tighten the laces. Try it on. If it rests nice and neutral without feeling like it wants to tilt this way or that, you're good. If it doesn't, shift the frog up (if the hilt wants to tilt down) or down (if the hilt wants to tilt up) by some millimeters or even fractions of a millimeter until it finds the neutral position. Finish by tightening the laces even tighter so the frog won't budge without unreasonable amounts of force, and tie them.
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