1886 French Bayonet

[Aragorn243]

Anyone know where to get a scabbard for a French 1886 bayonet?

I decided to go to the flea markets for fathers day. Didn't find much but found a French 1886 bayonet in what looked like rough shape but really wasn't. Got him down to $30 for it but it's missing the scabbard. This is the full length one with the hook.

It had packed dirt, a little rust and maybe some paint on the blade but that all came off easily and I'm really happy with it. Brass handle and everything works smoothly.

Another fellow had the "really rare" Swede carbine bayonet for $275. I didn't have the heart to tell him they sell on Ebay for about $125-150. And then there was the "Russian" bayonet that was almost pure rust and was for a French MAS 36. It looked like a battlefield relic that had lain buried for 50 years. I had fun though. Need to get out earlier. It was 11:00am and these guys were packing up. There was one fellow with quite a few bayonets and from the few I looked at, were actually priced reasonably. He was ready to go and didn't want to get them back out. I'll catch him another weekend.

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[old-smithy]

Cuttingedge on Ebay has one for sale at the moment

[Aragorn243]

Carl,

I can't find that seller. I searched Ebay pretty extensively before posting here with no luck.