WWII M1 Garand Rifle Scabbard

Dear Collectors,
I have been today to Militalia, a militaria fair out of Milan, and I bought a WWII M1 Garand Rifle Leather Scabbard. It is marked " US J.Q.M.D. "
Please tell me if it is original or a reproduction and its approximate year of make.
Thank you in advance.

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It is original. Nice condition too ;)

I thought it was original...but wasn't sure about the strap keepers. So I thought I'd just wait. The rest is gorgeous...

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Originally Posted by Bill Hollinger

It is original. Nice condition too ;)

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Thank you for your feed back, Bill Hollinger.

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

I thought it was original...but wasn't sure about the strap keepers. So I thought I'd just wait. The rest is gorgeous...

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I think straps have been replaced along the years. Their leather is a different colour if compared to the scabbard one.

Many cases the straps had disappeared and had to be sourced...

Today I went back to Militalia and I bought a M1 Carbine Leather Scabbard.

It's not in good shape like the M1 Garand one I had bought yesterday, but I think it's original anyway.

Here are some pictures.

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And the straps are different from the rifle scabbard...so...

Do you think the straps have been replaced also in this scabbard ?
One strap is missing ...

I think( for what that's worth) these are original. They appear to match, I meant they were different from the other straps by the method they're constructed. No, I think this one's all correct. I'm still not sure about the straps on the other. There's a few here that will be along to confirm them...eventually.

I have been surfing the web and I could only find M1 Carbine Leather Scabbard which are repros like these ones ...
No original ones at ebay or at gunbrokers ...

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Are original scabbards hard to find in USA ?