No.5 Bayonet Scabbards with Brass Throats

[Peter Laidler]

That's very interesting Beagle........ Maybe someone could buy a can and give it a try over a straight bead blasted finish AND then follow it up over a phosphated finish and into the oven

What about giving it a try instead of sunkorite Brian and give us all the low down on the results. Just a quick read of what I can on the can, it LOOKS like a spirit based oven-bake-to-cure paint. Thanks Beagle

When the paint shops were closing down at out big medium and Base workshops, I was tasked to look into the alternatives and one of them was whether sunkorite could be put into aerosol cans and used as a 'quick-spray fix at all repair levels. Together with a yellow blank firing adaptor paint. There were problems.... The first was that the cans would have to be regularly shaken to stir the paint that was notorious for settling into a thick glue and b) where do the unit Armourers bake it to cure it? Anyway..............

[LesterH]

Just been through the British bayonet collection. Indeed both steel and brass throats are present in equal numbers across the date ranges.
If any one is in need of No 5 scabbards with brass throats. World
wide Arms have some ex Australian Army scabbards in stock, but they are expensive.

[tankhunter]

[to stir the paint that was notorious for settling into a thick glue and b) where do the unit Armourers bake it to cure it? Anyway..............[/QUOTE]

Pete, I would have thought the N.A.F.F.I would have been the first port of call. They did a good job of Baking thier Pies rock hard!.........

[Peter Laidler]

The dear old NAAFI. It stood for No Ambition And Xuck-all Interest if I remember correctly! They also had a tea stirring spoon that could have been used to stir the paint too. But it was always chained to the counter

[peregrinvs]

Hammerite smooth black satin (in the spray can) , this can produce a good finish, like Peter says, thin coats will do the trick, without a primer a good key is needed, have used it a few times with good results.

The exact stuff I was planning to use. Great minds...

[gbalke]

Anyone tried barbeque paint..................? I could never understand why anyone would want to paint their barbeque thinggy!

Peter, I for one have tried BBQ paint on of all things my BBQ. Several years ago I resurected our 30 year old Webber grill and applied several coats of this high temp paint. The grill now looks like I just took it out of the box.

Back on topic, can you tell us where we can find the proper throats & screw for the No. 5 scabbard, either in the US or the UK?

Thanks,

Gary

[Aussie48]

Silly question but could it in fact be a scabbard for an L1A1 bayonet they had (at least the Aussie ones) brass throats

[tankhunter]

When I was doing unit inspections & repairs. I ensured that all No.5 Bayonets had the steel throated scabbards. And all L1A3/4 had the brass throated variants. I cant remember why this was though. I think if I recall correctly, it was something drummed into us in Armourers Basic Training courses by certain isntructors at that time. There MUST have been a reason for this!

It is VERY usual to have to remove some metal from inside the throats of the Brass variants to make certain bayonets fit. But the steel ones fitted in every case without metal removal.
I STILL ensure that every No.5 Bayonet I recieve in for my collection/sale/ repair. Has a STEEL throat in the scabbard!..........Old habits die hard, & I am certain that MOST Armourers do work to the similar Maxim. 'I was Trained in the best tried & tested ways of my Profession. That was expireince gained over MANY years. & that was the RIGHT way to do it,& I continue down that path today'.............Of course, we all pick up corner cutting habits & ways of getting things done a little differently over the years. But the Original Training methods were indeed tried & proven, If you stuck to them. You couldnt go far wrong!.........

[Peter Laidler]

Persopnally, I didn't care what the scabbard throat was......., brass or steel. You can be rest assured that whatever you put on whichever bayonets, the crunchies would just do what they wanted to do!

It might be your lucky day GBalke. \i'll see what';s in my cupboard. PM your address

This has made a nice day........... a Spitfire has just flown over........ No....wait....., there's TWO of them!

[peregrinvs]

Before (seller's original picture) and after pictures. For aesthetic amusement I have left the brass throat unpainted. Obviously not in remotely the same league as Bigduke's amazing No.5 bayonet restoration, but I'm happy enough to add it to my bayonet spares collection.