Are Back Scabbards Historically Accurate?
Scabbards Were Historically, Albeit Rarely, Worn Across the Back, but Only by a Handful of Celtic Tribes, and Only with Very Short Lengths of Sword. .. . Among...
Scabbards were historically, albeit rarely, worn across the back, but only by a handful of Celtic tribes, and only with very short lengths of sword. ... Among the Parisii of Yorkshire, for example, the "...sword was sometimes worn across the back and therefore had to be drawn over the shoulder from behind the head."
Is a back scabbard practical?
No, it is no more practical than a hip draw
A back scabbard isn't any more comfortable than a hip scabbard, and in many cases, the increased contact of the metal/leather against your body just makes it a frustration.
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Is it possible to carry a sword on your back?
When you hold the top of the large loop that you have made, the sword should hang in a vertical position. Then slip one arm into the strap you've made and pull it down and around so that instead of resting at your side, the sword is positioned on your back.
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