Scabbard chape

A scabbard chape was placed at the end of the scabbard to protect the sword tip. This bronze example was found during excavations at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It was used sometime between 80 and 180 AD.

The chape is semicircular, with two half circular cuts at the top. There are two holes for attaching the chape to the scabbard.

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:	000-100-036-842-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 152
Date:	Between 80 and 180 AD
Material:	Copper alloy
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Who:	Newstead Collection
Where:	Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
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Description:	Copper alloy scabbard chape from Newstead
References:	Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, p. 187, Pl. XXXV, 16.
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