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Cut Down Krag Bayo Query
Last edited by James.Bolton; 07-31-2013 at 04:59 AM.
Reason: Photos added
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07-30-2013 10:33 AM
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I think it speaks for it's self. I suspect it was procured by an individual and cut down, scabbard made and used as you suspect. If in doubt, enter PT Boats in Google and Wiki will fully describe them to you better than we can here. Cut down out of service or foreign bayonets have been made into fighting knives since the beginning of bayonets...Perhaps you can update your pics with a couple more. One or two of the complete scabbard and one with them side by side.
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Whoever made the scabbard was highly skilled in leather work. Another mystery, what piece of equipment did the leather come from? Wore out holster perhaps...
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Attachment 44999It looks like a picket pic case. You see them occasionally used for this sort of thing. If that's the case, it was made by a professional company.
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Oh yes, no doubt, pictures are identical.
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I must agree that the cut and style of the picket pin case is almost an exact match to the scabbard; many thanks for identifying this.
Thanks also for the info on PT Boats; I've been having a look through a few websites to find out more on info on this subject that I knew very little about. The site PT Boats, Inc.- A Nonprofit Historical/Educational Corporation seems one of the best I've found.
Now that I know that the markings on the scabbard have some element of historical relevance I guess I should stop using this bayo and scabbard as my general hunting / fishing knife (although it holds an edge like nothing else; must be made from very high quality steel). Getting a new scabbard made and splitting the krag and scabbard apart just doesn't seem right when you consider the number of years that they have gone through time together.
Thanks again
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This may have some value as is, you can buy a hunting knife fairly cheaply...yes they're made from top grade stuff.
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