Rural police clamshell

[cogwheel]

One thing missing from my collection was the rural police clamshell bayonet. Last Saturday a week ago I finally found one. It was priced right because it was a beater with much damage but nothing that couldn't be fixed. Now its all done and is hanging in my display room in the police section.

[davejb]

Hi CW , got any before photos of the damage or can you describe it , its a pretty good looking dress

[Eric Zentner]

It doesnt look like a beater now looks good to me. What did you have to do to it?

ERIC

[Horst]

Looks greast and will fit right in the Bunker -

Horst

[cogwheel]

Most of the damage, as far as I could determine, was done by someone trying to take it appart but was not very successful. As a result the hilt was loose, so the 'fixer' packed it in epoxy or some fiberglass resin to hold it all together. He had managed to remove one rivet and subsequently tossed in the towel and sold it for what he could get. It finally ended up at a gunshow where I picked it up for $250. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures of the 'before' condition. It took some time to remove all that resin which had covered the entire hilt including the clamshell. I would imagine that the 'fixer' really went to town remaniscent of a toddler who got ahold of a honey jar. Even the blade was partially covered.

The repair included removing all that resin from the hilt and reassembling it, reinstalling the rivets. The scabbard leather needed to be refinished as well. The frog may be postwar, I am not too sure about that, and the knot is original unused period left over.

[Eric Zentner]

Looks great congrats!!

ERIC

[davejb]

Yes , a job well done, congrats

[Adrian Stevenson]

Indeed! You have done a great job.

Cheers, Ade.

[ehawk]

It looks great. You did a fantastic job and saved a relic as well ...

Cheers, Edwin

[martinsuper]

I am a big fan of anything rural police so I really like this clamshell!