Now that I am home and can: 1) reference my Thillmann book and: 2) look at the photos on my computer as opposed to furtively checking my phone at work, I can make the following comments. While similar to the Tomes , Son & Melvain throat in that it a trumpet style throat piece, there is a noticeable difference. On the one retailed by Tomes, there is no question that the throat is a distinct piece. And on the unmarked English saber reported in the 2013 post, the scabbard with trumpet throat is actually for a British 1853 style saber with a straighter blade and thus the shape of the scabbard is different, so neither of these do support this scabbard being original. However, the scabbard pictured here by Limestone 1863 does match that one posted in 2013 exactly. Not being a reenactor, I do not know what the reproduction scabbards look like. I still have a concern about how easily the throat was broken, and now I can see the split in the carrying ring, which are usually brazed solid. While the one in 2013 was declared as likely original, that may not be the case. I am leaning towards both likely being reproductions until someone comes up with more exact and definitely original example.
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