Gladius from Mainz

[PhilusEstilius]

With the type of cross hangers that you use these would I think have been riveted to the rear of the scabbard frame with small flat head rivets inside the guttering peened at the back, then when the wood with its leather is slid into the frame the decoration piece with such a striker plate would when simply be pinned into the wood of the scabbard at the top rear that would hold everything together.