What do you think about this Bayonet Frog

[kekel]

hello friends I came across this frog, I think it's a fantasy repro. Thanks in advance for your feedback

[Frogprince]

From what I can see something that IMO deserves caution, does it have a strange smell? Best Regards, Fred

[kekel]

frogprince: what do you mean if it has a special smell?

[Frogprince]

frogprince: what do you mean if it has a special smell?

Also seen with some bayonet frogs, a while back a friend of mine spent a lot of money on a supposed period pistol holster he needed that was well marked and in photos would look perfect. A good quality reproduction it was postwar, and you could still smell the tanning chemicals from the leather. The markings/construction here something else I would be looking at more closely. Best Regards, Fred

[Larry C]

Kekel .....I re-titled your topic so that the search engines can direct readers to this site.
Kindly for future threads describe in your title what the item is.

Regards Larry

[AZPhil]

The rivets on that one, do not show the patina one would expect from a 76 year old steel rivet.
I would think even if kept in the ideal environment there should be some aging/patina between the mandrel/post and the cap/head.

Now maybe I have used one's??
I just collect bayonets and all my frog's look like they have Been There and Done That. and would love to hear more thought's.
But I do like Frogprince's comments "does it have a strange smell?".
Like it was made yesterday!!!

Semper Fi
Phil

[kekel]

sorry Larry I'll be careful next time. AZPhill :yes you're right rivets look like new, the skin doesn't smell at all unlike my other frogs. and I don't like the label either. Have you ever seen such a frog?

[Sleepwalker]

the frog and the stamp are modern fakes.

IMO

[Anderson]

I agree. A repro frog.