[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Scabbard mount # Scabbard mount This Mughal scabbard mount, or chape, was made within the Mughal empire in the 18th century. It is the piece that covers the end of the scabbard to protect the tip of the blade and also to protect the wearer from accidental injury. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.02533-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.02533-is) · Pramāṇa