What is the best material you could have a scabbard for a sword made out of?

Question

What is the best material you could have a scabbard for a sword made out of?

Answer 1

leather and wood are the 2 common material to make a scabbard.

Answer 2

There are lots of good materials.

I have one made of leather and that is really good, but it is a not sharp.

Wood is also good, but should have something on the interior to  keep the sword from dulling.

Actually those are the only two things I would use.

Answer 3

I had a leather scabbard for a Nepalese "Kukri" (aka "Gurkha" Knife / machete.)

As soon as I put an edge on it it cut the scabbard to pieces!

Answer 4

Kevlar. It wont dull the blade, it can be made to look like leather and it's more durable than leather. I have a friend who has a steel scabbard with a Kevlar lining.

Answer 5

wood