Although most of the 9-4- and 9-8-model scabbards were made of iron, they were too heavy for battlefields and gradually replaced with wooden ones covered with leather.
九四式と九八式は鉄鞘のものも多いが、戦地用には重過ぎるため、革をかぶせた木製の鞘が多用されるようになっていった。