Kansas City Military Gun Show

[capthowie 0]

This is the semi annual show that beats all our other shows for purity of content. You can't walk this one fast.

I saw one repo bayonet and scabbard priced at... $150.

And a dealer from Louisville had a M1941 Johnson for sale ... $7000. nothing wrong with this one.

He also had, what he claimed, to be an original bayonet and scabbard for $500.

The curious thing about scabbard was that he was calling it "Danish Contract"... its the most barizare looking scabbard I've very seen. It's about 2"- 2 1/2" wide has an extra flap of leather in front of the belt loop and an opening at the bottom of the scabbard that your #2 lead pencil could fall thru. It also has a clever metal guide to aid with insertion. The rig is kind of trick looking...it should have an honorable mention in a Canfield's book under the "what if" category.

The bayonet doesn't pass the test either...when referencing Walt Liss's bayoadvise.

[Brian Alpert 0]

How about this Chilean model

http://tinypic.com/ka5i4k.jpg

[webmaster 0]

This is a Chilean pattern bayonet scabbard. They are marked 'JA' and usually dated 1941.

Somewhat rarer than the regular pattern that we are all used to.

I have one, picked it up on Ebay a couple of years ago.

When will the 'Danish connection' (or is that concoction) come to an end........