Cross Belt: How, when and where to wear it?

[cavscout]

I'll agree with the others that there aren't that many times when a crossbelt would be needed. There might be some, but mainly few and far between. The black/nickel has a very formal appearance to me. If it were brown/brass you might find more casual situations.

One thought I've been kicking around for day wear is to make a leather satchel with a wide shoulder strap giving the appearance of a cross-belt. You might look at mounting a wide satchel bag to the cross-belt in lieu of the scabbard. That would at least make it more practical and functional and that can tend to help accessories "work" better with an outfit when they have a purpose.

Something like this but with a slightly wider strap
http://www.saddlebackleather.com/cat...-Tobacco-Brown

A couple of strategically placed d-rings or trigger snaps would allow you to attach your sporran to serve as a "cartridge box" type bag while hiking when a sporran would not be quite as comfortable worn traditionally and not preclude you from still using it as a sword belt at other events.