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[cheesewiththatwhine]

is there any guides to help a new TD owner to identify a bayo with hook scabbard as originals?

Dick I wish you were closer to Redding I'd just hop over and show you.

I'll post pics later when I get home.

cheese

[Dan Shapiro]

Here's a link to look at some pic's................

http://www.trapdoorcollector.com/spfdblades.html

[Dick Hosmer]

is there any guides to help a new TD owner to identify a bayo with hook scabbard as originals?

Dick I wish you were closer to Redding I'd just hop over and show you.

I'll post pics later when I get home. cheese

Well , I'll be at the show next March! MAYBE with a display, which I haven't done for awhile. Or, we could meet for coffee at Red Bluff or Corning?

Did you mean the large sheet brass hook, or the small wire hook meant for the experimental Prairie belt with added rings? AFAIK, no one is making (reproducing) either bayonets or scabbards, though I certainly could be wrong.

[cheesewiththatwhine]

http://i55.tinypic.com/2mfhkbo.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/s3o87s.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/2ahekgg.jpg

As you can see there is no US stamped on bayo. I found one very small "H" stamped near the locking ring.

Does everything appear normal? It came with the rifle but I don't know if it's original to that particular one.
Thanks
cheese

[Bayonetman]

The bayonets for the .45-70 trapdoor rifles were mostly made by squeezing the socket of the Model 1855 bayonets down to a smaller size. Although uncommon, the non-US marked bayonets were probably made during the Civil War for contractors, possibly for rifles being sold to a state rather than the Federal government. These ended up in the Federal ordnance system after the war and were converted. Your bayonet and scabbard look good to me.

[cheesewiththatwhine]

Thank you..that 'no US stamp' had me a little concerned but your explination made sense, and a little more research online proved your statement.

The rolled steel scabbard is sure a piece of craftsmanship. Finding the seam took a moment, nothing made today has that much pride in workmanship.

Again, thanks.

Dick - I sometimes have to attend to business in Willows, I'll drop you a note if I make it down that way.
cheese

[John Sukey]

Reminded of one I missed at a show years ago when I was still doing trapdoors. A friend came up to me with one of those and asked me if it was a good deal. I told him yes, but then I turned it over, and the rosette didn't have U.S. on it. it had USMC!:eek: Naturaly he bought it.

Just goes to show you should walk around a bit instead of just sticking to your table:(