Picked this scabbard up - P'03?

   I've been looking for a scabbard to fit my P'88 bayonet for awhile and picked this up at a recent show. I'm pretty sure it's not for the P'88 specifically, but as it fits it perfectly I'm guessing it's a P'03 scabbard.

Anyone know for sure?

-Mark

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MVolkJ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 April 2010 Location: Springfield, VA Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote MVolkJ Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Picked this scabbard up - P'03? Posted: 10 May 2010 at 2:21pm
	I've been looking for a scabbard to fit my P'88 bayonet for awhile and picked this up at a recent show. I'm pretty sure it's not for the P'88 specifically, but as it fits it perfectly I'm guessing it's a P'03 scabbard. Anyone know for sure? -Mark

Cookie Monster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Moderator Joined: 22 January 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 5997	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cookie Monster Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 2010 at 4:43pm
	Not a bad piece of cutlery there

A square 10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 December 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 1339	Post Options Post Reply Quote A square 10 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 May 2010 at 5:35am
	i think its an 88 scabord in a homeguard leather frog , nice grab , the official P03 scabord has the leather go nearly to the tip with the metal internal , only the tip is exposed metal , these are rare or at least dificult to find , i had found one but my deal has fallen thru :>{

MVolkJ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 April 2010 Location: Springfield, VA Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote MVolkJ Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 May 2010 at 8:38am
	So it's potentially an older scabbard in a newer frog? Interesting. The frog appears to be dated 1945 - I suspect it's Indian as they kept these bayonets around a lot longer. The bayonet was cheap - $35 without the scabbard. The gentleman selling it knew what it was but mostly sold U.S. Militaria and had little interest in it. He seemed surprised that I had the rifle it belongs on. One of the grips has a crack back from the drain hole (this seems pretty common) and the blade is tarnished and has some pitting on one side. Still, I can't argue for the price. It's an 1890-dated Wilkinson, unit marked to the Corps of Royal Engineers (RE). Amusingly, its rack number is 1888. -Mark

A square 10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 December 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 1339	Post Options Post Reply Quote A square 10 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 June 2010 at 2:20pm
	could also be a later cutdown P07 [?indian?] for the shortened P07s the indians used

hoadie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 16 March 2006 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 2935	Post Options Post Reply Quote hoadie Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 June 2010 at 7:29pm
	either way-if you was on the recieving end-it would spoil yer day! Hoadie
	Loose women tightened here!

jona Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 October 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 93	Post Options Post Reply Quote jona Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 June 2010 at 1:44pm
	The is a P '03 Naval Pattern. A bunch of them are coming in from Afghanistan right now.
	jona