Nothing I have ever seen...curious of the letter "U" on the lug Bolt .....wait upon Anderson , Fred or Sleepwalker to chime in...does not look like K98 at all.
Thread to reference is this one here ..take notice to the present scabbard throat >
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/k98-b...ayonet-681762/
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Two small wooden wedges, one going one way on one side of the blade - the other going the other way on the other side.
Squeeze them toward each other in a workshop vice and the scabbard will come off without damaging the metal.
I've done it before ( you're lucky there's a gap to work with )
Dan
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I will see if i can do this! Thanks.
Since the bayonet looks to be in very good condition and the scabbard does not belong on that bayonet. I would put force on the scabbard.
Use some wood dowels as chisels/punches on the lip and tap it off the blade after being soaked in PB blaster or WD like suggested.
Semper Fi
Phil
For any of you who are curious, Here is the only identifying mark on the scabbard that I could find along with the best pic that I could take of where the blade seems to be stuck. It's doing the wd40 soak right now. Not sure if that will help. It appears to be firmly wedged. I will drain the fluid tomorrow the best I can and see about squeezing it a bit with a vice and shims, as suggested.
Thanks again, everyone!
not original scabbard (bulgarian manliher - green paint) hamer help here and heating.
Well I hope that Sturgeon returns to let us know the outcome of our advice.
I would like to see what is hidden behind that Scabbard.
Semper Fi
Phil
It might be a Bulgarian scabbard, but i'm leaning towards Austro-Hungarian, for the Mannlicher M1895 bayonet (as others have mentioned). The blade shape is different to the K98, hence the unfortunate jam someone is now in. The leather frog is German however, and what we can see of the bayonet, it appears in good condition.
No news from the original poster might mean he has lost his fingers in the attempt to remove the scabbard.
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