Happy anzac day buddy Im really sorry about what happened in the video i own an 1887 ottoman bayonet which never made it to turkey in fact hasnt been sharpened nor numbered The leather on the scabbard when i bought it was half way missing and fossilized so i needed to reproduce it. But yours is in much better condition, if im right in the original the germans used some type of animal based glue. You must use some chelsea dubbin leather food which my help you with other scabbards and frogs. And check out the blade catching neck piece wether there is and cracks on it.
You could put some bees wax in the scabbard. Im now testing some glues to see if they cause any rust or not bec it may stay on it for many hundred years to come.
Bit of late advice,when drawing any bayonet,be it leather or steel scabbard, always hook your thumb over the frog stud,and pull steadily,don't yank luckily that was yours.. imagine doing that at an arms fair...
I once saw someone pull the liner, mouthpiece and top mount out of a scabbard at an arms fair...it was a Japanese sword..I can still hear the silence that followed..
Us kiwis also had the long tom rifle at the start of the campaign that I assume was issued with the P1888 bayonet. Never actually seen a NZ marked one of those though.
Got the lower of the two. My Nanna used it as a fire pocker after my Grandad brought it back from service in WW 1. I rescued it and have had it ever since. Is it worth anything these days?
Absolutely beautiful bayonet.. thanks for sharing Info..I give you my salute
Happy anzac day buddy
Im really sorry about what happened in the video i own an 1887 ottoman bayonet which never made it to turkey in fact hasnt been sharpened nor numbered
The leather on the scabbard when i bought it was half way missing and fossilized so i needed to reproduce it.
But yours is in much better condition, if im right in the original the germans used some type of animal based glue. You must use some chelsea dubbin leather food which my help you with other scabbards and frogs. And check out the blade catching neck piece wether there is and cracks on it.
You could put some bees wax in the scabbard. Im now testing some glues to see if they cause any rust or not bec it may stay on it for many hundred years to come.
the British 1s seemed to be designed based on the Arisaka bayonet
Bit of late advice,when drawing any bayonet,be it leather or steel scabbard, always hook your thumb over the frog stud,and pull steadily,don't yank luckily that was yours.. imagine doing that at an arms fair...
Unfortunately it wasn't mine, I feel really guilty about it lol
I once saw someone pull the liner, mouthpiece and top mount out of a scabbard at an arms fair...it was a Japanese sword..I can still hear the silence that followed..
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Us kiwis also had the long tom rifle at the start of the campaign that I assume was issued with the P1888 bayonet. Never actually seen a NZ marked one of those though.
I saw one a few weeks ago. Bloke wanted $500 AUD for it. Average condition with a broken scabbard, left that one alone
@@pointynotsharp Pretty steep haha, the 1903s are just as bad.
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Got the lower of the two. My Nanna used it as a fire pocker after my Grandad brought it back from service in WW 1. I rescued it and have had it ever since. Is it worth anything these days?
What date is your NZ bayonet?
Me like bayoynets
happy anzac day
What date is your NZ bayonet?
Dated November 1918. Too late for NZ service in WW1 but still period correct, the frog is a 1915 cook contract