Information about this scabbard type
This scabbard type has a black lacquered leather body with exterior sheet brass mounts and the leather body is curved to match the curvature of the blade. It has brass throat and tip mounts with straight edges perpendicular to the black leather body. There is no finial on the tip mount.
Scabbard Type Variations
This rare scabbard is found on a late production US Model 1855 Bayonet in the Jim Maddox collection. Little information is known about its origin.