Scabbard bindings

Roman swords were kept in scabbards, usually made of wood, strengthened with leather and metal bands. These 18 pieces of bronze scabbard bindings were found during excavations at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire.

Eighteen pieces of copper alloy scabbard binding, from Newstead

There were two classes of Roman soldiers: the elite legionary and the ordinary auxiliary, each with its own equipment. Every soldier, infantry and cavalry, was fully equipped. Military equipment was mass produced.

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Online ID:	000-100-036-834-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.FRA 142
Date:	Between 80 and 180 AD
Material:	Copper alloy; semi-tubular
Dimensions:	1.00" - 6.75" L
What:	Scabbard binding / portion
Subject:
Who:	Newstead Collection
Where:	Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
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References:	Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, p. 187, Pl. XXXV, 1-7.
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