Finnish bayonet frogs
Finnish bayonet frogs
Finnish frogs
From top to bottom:- German 1915 dated. These were quite much in use.
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Made with corse side of leather outwards, as German.
No markings. Most likely Finnish as the frog stud hole is half moon shape as in many later Finnish frogs. - Finnish maker, no year. Round hole for frog stud.
- Finnish, Marked Sk.Y. 36,maker FN. Half moon hole for frog stud
- No markings. Very small hole for frog stud and fits on m/27 and m/28 scabbards only.
- As above but slightly bigger hole.
- Green leather. Marked AV3, 40, SA.
- Post war frog, age unknown.
Frogs for Mosin Nagant
From top to bottom:- Green leather. Dated 1939 with depot marking.
- Brown leather. Maker FN, no year.
- Brown leather with short strap. Maker OULU, no year.
- 2 Russian pre-1917 scabbards, one brown and one black. Brown one is dated 1914.
Frogs for German made Mosin scabbards
From top to bottom:- Faint Finnish round maker's stamp not readable
- No markings but half moon hole for frog stud as in other Finnish frogs.
- Very simple carry loop. Maker OULU.
- Stitched with very thin string, possibly home made or by a shoemaker, well made anyway.
- No markings but professionally made. Stud hole made for this scabbard.
Swedish bayonet frogs used in Finland
frog for bayonet m/1896
frog for bayonet m/1896
Frog made of a rubber covered canvas. The rubber is always hard and dry on frogs found now.
unknown frog for bayonet m/1896
This frog looks a lot like the one below. It might be Finnish (maybe inofficially manufactured).
frog for bayonet m/1896
This frog came with a lot of bayonets m/1896 used in Finland. I believe it is Finnish (maybe inofficially manufactured).
Referenser
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| [1] | Reino Kärhä, "Suomalalaiset pistimet", 1975 |
| [2] | Svevap, "Bajonetten då till nu", 1976 |
| [2] | Lissmark, Bengt. "Svenska bajonetter 1696 - 1965", 1973 |
| [3] | Schöön, Björn. "Bayonets, Bajonetter, Bajonette", 1986 |
| [4] | Kiesling, Paul, "Bayonets of the world" |
| [5] |
von Schreber, Tor Schreber, "Karolinska bajonetter och deras föregångare på kontinenten"
"Föreningens armémusei vänner Meddelande IV ", 1941 |
| [6] | von Goës, Nils, "Söderhamns gevärsfaktori 1620 - 1813", 1988 |
| [7] | Janzen, Jerry L, "Bayonets of the Remington cartridge period", 1993 |
| [8] | Evans, R.D.C. Articles in e.g. Vaabenhistorik Selskaps tidskrift. |
| [9] | Alm, Josef. Eldhandvapen I och II |
| [10] | Alm, Josef. Arméns eldhandvapen förr och nu |
| [11] | Alm, Josef. Flottans handvapen |