Product reviews for Right Handed European Baldric - Black

The leather work is good, but it does require the you customize the unfinished ends. A simple leather punch and some leather cord will do the trick. The buckle pin is thiner than I would like, but does the job

Well done Museum Replicas.  This is what I was looking for to accompany my Basket hilt Claymore.

Good quality leather, but I didn't realize what "the frog is left open" meant.
I'll need to figure out a way to attach a sword as I have never used a baldric like this and I have no way to sew the leather.

Belt is very sturdy and is comfortable to wear. A lot of room to adjust as well. Beautiful silver buckle.

Well made. Holds my hand and a half sword well.

The baldric is well made. The baldric does not come with a waist belt, which was a slight let down.

Good piece. As stated by others, leaving the frog open was really good in theory, until I saw the thickness of the leather...

I really enjoy the color and the quality though.

I appreciate leaving the leather open to be sewn for any size sword, but I think it would be better to have buckles on it so it could accommodate a variety of swords.  Not many people have the ability to sew through that thickness and quality of leather.

This is well made using good quality leather, and is as advertised.  The ad clearly states that the frog is not closed.  From the ad “Frog is left open so you can stitch it closed to fit the sword of your choice“.  I don’t know how MR could make it any planner and yet two reviewers found fault because they received their frog open.  If the company had closed the frog there is a good chance that these reviewer’s swords would not fit and I’ll guarantee they would be complaining about that too, and rightly so.  If one does not have the skill and/or tools to do the job, or is just lazy, carry it to a shoe repair shop.  The job will be a piece of cake to a professional.  As for me, I put two rivets in at the bottom corners to give added support to the stitching between them.  Just above the scabbard I punched holes to accept a black shoestring as lace.  This will allow me to make an adjustment later if the leather should stretch.  In fact, one could use lace all together rather than stitching giving more versatility.  

I just received my baldric today and it's made of tough and durablely thick leather.  To those whining about the frog not having any closures...these people cannot possibly know what size your scabbard is.  It won't hurt you to do a tiny extra work to do a  little cutting, punch holes and lace some ties.  This is ten times better and cheaper than what you get at a ren faire, where one can see triple the price you pay for this.  

"I just received this baldric and felt the need to submit a review to address what is not stated or shown clearly at all.  The description states: “Frog is left open so you can stitch it closed to fit the sword of your choice…. The European Baldric can be worn with any sword we sell.”  The photo of this baldric does a very clever job of not showing you what the “frog” area looks like.  The model’s hand is conveniently grasping all around his scabbard and covering the “frog.”

I don’t understand why the previous reviewers all felt the need to give it such a high rating, because in my opinion it is seriously flawed in that it is not functional as sold without some significant work on the part of the purchaser.  One reviewer literally said that there is no way it will hold a sword, then gave it a 4 star rating anyway.  ???   Now, I will agree that the leather itself appears nice and thick and strong, and I don’t have a problem with that.  I didn’t buy this to wear as a decorative leather sash around my chest, however, I wore it to carry a sword at my side.

So what’s the problem?  First, if that is a frog then I am a sasquatch.  Look at other listings for sword and dagger frogs/hangers for sale here at MRL.  Those have some means of securing the sword/knife in place, whether it is via leather straps that have adjustable buckles, belt studs, or via cord lacing that can be pulled tight according to the size of the blade being secured.   Not on this baldric.  You get literally two thick slabs of rectangular leather extending from the belt lined up on top of each other but totally unconnected except for where they attach to the belt.  It’s like they only half-manufactured it, and then tried to sell that as a positive feature.  You might be able to turn this into a sword frog with some work, much like you could turn a whale-bone into scrimshaw (okay, that would take a lot more work but the principle is the same).

“Frog is left open so you can stitch it closed to fit the sword of your choice.”  Based on the common perception of what a sword frog is, including those sold here, I would interpret this to mean that one needs to simply tie the two slabs of leather together after placing the scabbard in the frog.  Inherent in that is the assumption that there is some means to do so, i.e. at least some holes of some sort.  But, No, there aren’t any holes in the leather to do this.  When they say “stitch it” they literally mean get out your tools and supply your own stitching materials.  Oh, and you will probably need an awl or leather punch as well.  Which also pretty much means that you can only set this up for one sword since stitching it in this manner seems a bit more permanent than on the other frogs.

“The European Baldric can be worn with any sword we sell.”  Yes, that’s because it non-discriminately doesn’t hold ANY sword, as-sold.

Now, if you have no problem with doing a little leather work then this won’t be an issue for you.  If this were sold as a partially-finished product that very clearly stated the amount and kind of work that needed to be done to make it functional, I would not complain as long as it was disclosed.  As stated, the quality of the leather itself is fine- nice and thick- but ultimately unable to carry a sword without doing some leatherwork.  If I sold you shoes with no holes for shoelaces, claiming it was so you could secure them on your feet in the manner of your choice, would you buy them?  The only difference here is this wasn’t, in my opinion, fully disclosed as clearly as it needs to be.  I give it two stars for these reasons."

I just got the belt and i must say it is awesome and i love it. But when i got it, i saw that the part where the sword is held at. There parts that flap and ain't together and is there no way you can hold a sword with it.

The baldric is very well made and looks really nice.  It is actually made from a heavier grade leather than I expected, which is always good.  Plenty of room for adjustment and will accommodate my Scottish claymore perfectly (but could be used for almost any era).

Only problem picture show a waist belt not included. Looks like part of Baldric but is not.