17th century infantry baldric

This baldric is made from oak gall black cattle hide and is stitched by hand. The design comes from a number of 17th century illustrations and surviving examples notably a cavalry troopers buff leather baldric in the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. All the seams are cross stitched and the ends of the straps are scalloped.

It is 65 inches (164cm) long from the bottom, over the shoulder and back to the bottom. The strap is 2 1/2 inches (6cm) wide at the narrowest point and the two loops are 6 inches (15cm) wide. The loops will take a sword scabbard that it up to 2 inches (5cm) wide.