Opinion requested

[A. G. Maisey]

There can be no doubt that hilts fully covered in silver and gold go back a very long time in history.

There can also be no doubt that Bugis style scabbards and Balinese style scabbards that are fully covered in silver go back to at least the last half of the 19th century.

I only refer to Bugis style and Balinese because these are the only ones that I have seen and handled, and I nominate the time period because this is the time period that I am certain of.

I cannot recall ever having seen Javanese scabbards fully covered in silver.