FROGS
I seem to have fallen into collecting frogs, a bit by default really. If you want to collect frogs, then Anthony Carters book on bayonet frogs is the essential reference, and I have used his references for the frogs shown below (CBF XXX), or given credit to the person who has Identified a frog not to be found in Carter as despite the large number of frogs he has there are many not in the book . Several of these frogs are the less common ones available which I have bought for just that reason.
You will notice that i have several replica frogs attributed to Harry Savage, he has a growing site on frogs and can make ones specific to your needs |
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada
CBF 2 two different manufacturers with slightly different shapes and location/style of markings | |
Frog for a Machete | |
Dress(?) frog for the FN FAL, I have an ammo pouch with the same corduroy appearence | |
Frog for the 1895 Manlicher CBF 29 | |
The front of the frog has been replaced (period) with late war thin leather face that almost appears to be like paper (style of front is more that of one for an 1895 than an 84/98). Frog is marked as 1940 made 4th INTENDENTURA which translates as something like supply department (thank you Adam Lubas). | |
Thought to be Bulgarian frogs for the VZ24, one is unmarked the other shows a 1953 date stamp which is very late | |
Modified VZ bayonet scabbard as used by the Germans, has added "cavalry" strap CBF 321 | |
Czech NBC scabbard/frog combination | |
Danish adaptor to allow US style hooked bayonets scabbards to fit on UK style web belts | |
Reproduction Chassepot frog made by Harry Savage, (Shaman15 on EBAY) excellent quality reproduction | |
Police frog for the 1907
CBF 179 | |
1895 Mannlicher frog, permanently attached to scabbard
CBF 364 | |
HUNGARY | |
Heavily modified 1895 frog, could this be a cavalry conversion to allow it to hang on a horses harness? | |
CBF 162 | |
Web frog for the G3 | |
UVF frog for the 1904 bayonet | |
For the 1949 pattern bayonets | |
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Frog for 1871 |
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CBF 335 | |
CBF 337 | |
Original frog for TS bayonet | |
Late pattern T30 Arisaka with rubber scabbard
Scabbard has integral frog | |
Leather frog for the Arisaka CBF 359 | |
Badge is UK unit
Dress frog
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CBF 376 Very distinctive frog for the Norwegian 1894 Krag bayonet. this has a catch on the loop to fix it to the metal scabbard and a unit mark on the rear face made using a series of pin holes | |
AK47 bayonet frog, often the scabbards come without the leather frog. Leather Frog obverse
Leather frog front | |
Webb frog for the FN FAL bayonet permanently fixed to scabbard | |
South African guilted frog | |
Web frog with wire clip to fit US pattern webbing Clip fixed to original scabbard
reverse of frog | |
Thought to be a dress pattern frog for the Spanish 1893 short | |
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1957 |
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For the M1970 bayonet in rubberised fabric | |
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