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CBF 2 two different manufacturers with slightly different shapes and location/style of markings
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Frog for a Machete
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Dress(?) frog for the FN FAL, I have an ammo pouch with the same corduroy appearence
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 |
   | Cut down 84-98 with a less common Australian Frog
7th Light Horse? originally issued frog
Uncommon maker- Commonwealth Government Harness Factory
CBF14 (Additional info courtesy of Ian Mclean of Australia) |
  | Viet Nam period modification to the 37 pattern webbing, by the addition of belt hooks for American style webbing belts CBF17 |
  | Frog for the 1895 Manlicher CBF 29 |
   | Just freely available is a web frog for the FN FAL Tubular bayonet, there are several variations to this frog both in colour and style - i have heard of around 30 so far. The interesting thing is that the hilt strap is loose and moves up and down. This is made by Miles Equipment Company in 1951. |
| 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 |
 | Ross Bayonet Frog has brass button to fix it onto the belt |
    | 1915 pattern only made between 1915 and 1917. This is marked H Carson and Co Ottowa on the hilt strap which is the lead contractor, there are no other makers marks identifiable, only 22 on back and 2 on the front CBF 187 |
     | 1925 pattern frog for the RCAF
original frog for the 1907
modified frog for the No4 has an additional line of stitching to tighten the frog on the No4 bayonet
1941 date on one of the frogs CBF 188 |
 | I believe this is the 1982 pattern frog but with a press stud rather than the normal Velcro fastening for the hilt strap CBF 488 |
  | Late pattern plastic dress frog for the L1A2 bayonet |
  | Web No4 frog |
  | Modified VZ bayonet scabbard as used by the Germans, has added "cavalry" strap CBF 321 |
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/frog%20denmark%20adaptor%20front.jpg) /frog%20denmark%20adaptor%20back.jpg) | 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 |
/frog%20german%20front.jpg) /frog%20german%20back.jpg) /frog%20german%20back%201932.jpg) | 1932 dated frog for 84/98 |
/frog%20german%20front%20cut%20down.jpg) /frog%20german%20back%20cut%20donw.jpg) /frog%20german%20back%20cut%20donw%20side.jpg) | Frog has been cut down level with top rivets and the sewn seam opened to allow this to fit on belt, is this period or done to allow a cut off frog to be used? |
    | Luftwaffe frog with Flak unit markings. 22nd unit LBA(S) is luftwaffe marking |
/frog%20german%2098-05%20eb307.jpg) | CBF307, WWII produced frog for the German 98/05 bayonet, this one is dated 1940 |
   | CBF 310 with the hilt strap cut off |
  | Poor condition frog found on a shortened S98 bayonet |
/frog%20germany%20s98%20dress.jpg) /frog%20germany%20s98%20dress%20reverse.jpg) | Patent leather dress frog on shortened S98 dress blade. Rear of frog is suede finish to prevent wear on uniform, CBF 290?. |
/frog%20german%20dress%20post%20office.jpg) /frog%20german%20dress%20post%20office%20obverse.jpg) /frog%20german%20dress%20post%20office%20stamp.jpg) | German dress frog for the Postal services. Has a metal back plate to protect uniform and is marked DRP - Deutsches Reich Post
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German ally "bread bag" frog made from leather face sewn onto a canvas back. There are apparently two version of this with fine and coarse cloth, this is the fine cloth version. There has been a lot of discussion from a German frog collector (Stefan) regarding this frog and its identification as German made. Carters book does imply that that the Identification is open to discussion. The round hole is atypical of German blades but typical of many Eastern European made frogs. There is no photographic evidence of their use by German troops and they are most often found on VZ24 or commercial 84/98's, although at least one is reported as coming on an army blade picked up in Normandy. I am therefore identifying this a a frog used by a German Ally in WWII, probably Eastern European, until further clarification of its origin is forthcoming. CBF 563 |
  | Fake frog CBF 307 |
 | Frog found on Ersatz 88/98 bayonet |
   | Marine(?) marked frog from Norway, shows 1938 Kiel makers mark |
  | 1940 dated |
  | Found on a cut down UK 1907 |
| 84/98 frog Rare Kreigsmarine stamp
CBF 310 |
| 1940 date on Kregsmarine frog
Painted mark on frog is similar to unit marks found on the front of German vehicles of the time (ID please?) |
  | 1938 Luftwaffe frog in brown leather, makers mark shows a 1938 date |
  | German frog found on Austrian WWI ersatz scabbard containing a cut down UK 1907
Luftwaffe (LBA) acceptance mark. Bayonet came from Belgian France border and had been found in this combination. Wear on the scabbard shows frog had been on it for an extended period |
 | Czech VZ24 frog modified by the addition of the cavalry strap for use by the Germans CBF 321 |
   | Fake Afika Korps frog CBF 316 |
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Police frog for the 1907
CBF 179 |
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1895 Mannlicher frog, permanently attached to scabbard
CBF 364 |
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Heavily modified 1895 frog, could this be a cavalry conversion to allow it to hang on a horses harness? |
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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 |
   | 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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/frog%20norway%20eb376.jpg) /frog%20norway%20eb376%20rear.jpg) /frog%20norway%20eb376%20unit%20mark.jpg) /frog%20norway%20eb376%20ctch.jpg) | 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 |
  | Militia (legion Portuguese a pre WWII fascist militia) marked frog for the 84/98 contract bayonets CBF 382 |
   | Unknown "frog" found on a 1904 bayonet, container must be for some form of tool, possibly part of a horses harness???? |
| Frog for the SMG bayonet, allows it to sit slanted for drivers etc. |
  | Webb frog for the FN FAL bayonet permanently fixed to scabbard |
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  | 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 |
/frog%20swedish%20nco%20cbf%20400.jpg) /frog%20swedish%20nco%20cbf%20400%20rear.jpg) | NCO frog for the 1896 Mauser, in unissued condition CBF 400 |
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   | 1914 modified |
| M1914 scabbard modified by removing the original diagonal strap and adding a vertical one. This variation is not shown in Carter, although there are many variations to the conversions |
| Another M1914 conversion, this is probably for the 1896 as the strap is lower than the above |
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1957 |
  | For the M1970 bayonet in rubberised fabric |
   | 1918 pattern ersatz frog, uses multiple layers of thin leather rather than one piece of heavier. |
  | Frog used on 35 pattern bayonets, most seen have been in heavily repaired condition with a wide range of sewing or riveting. |
  | Naval frog for the 1888 CBF 96 |
  | 1907 frog CBF 90 |
   | Fairly sure this is a fake made from old leather, partially on the manufacture and partly on the price paid (i.e. cheap)
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| Naval issued P08, Web is marked with N and so is the brass tag on the helve strap. This one was used by a film prop company. It is not possible to distinguish the stamped on date CBF 120 |
  | Sandhurst frog CBF 127 |
   | Sandhurst frog made in 1941 CBF 128 |
  | RAF frog without the belt snap stud, colour is a pale blue grey CBF 152 |
  | Frog for No4 bayonet in green CBF 154 |
  | Frog for No4 bayonet in white dress blanco CBF 154 |
 | Frog for No4 bayonet in Khaki CBF 154 |
  | Home guard frog for the P14/P17 bayonet supplied on lend lease during early part of WWII, allowed US pattern scabbard to be use don UK webbing CBF 164 |
| Interesting conversion of a WWII Home guard frog with top strap modified to take a buckle
Close up of modifications CBF 164, variation not in book |
/frog%20uk%20%20cbf165.jpg) /frog%20uk%20%20cbf165%202.jpg) | Press stud variation of VP scabbard, the frog was attached by press studs rather than permanently attached. unfortunately in this case the strap is missing leaving only the body and the press studs CBF 165 |
/frog%20uk%20%20cbf166%20fake%20front.jpg) /frog%20uk%20%20cbf166%20fake%20back.jpg) /frog%20uk%20%20cbf166%20fake%20pouch%20back.jpg) /frog%20uk%20%20cbf166%20fake%20pouch%20front.jpg) | Reproduction for movie use of the airborne No4 frog with the added pouch used to store the keeper plate for the sten which was used to seal the hole when the detachable stock was removed. CBF 166 |
  | CBF 167 |
  | No 9 frog heavily blancoed dress frog. Is TOPP 840 the troopers name and number? |
  | Unknown "scabbard" a 1907 fits in the web, and I was told it was a scabbard made for tropical use, but the single row of stitches makes me suspicious, although I have been sent pictures of a short 1907 in a similar but shorter web scabbard, again any ideas are welcome |
 | Dress frog on L1A1made in 1966 CBF 168 |
   | Dress cover for the SA80 bayonet |
   | Green nylon cover for the SA80, there are several "commercial" frogs/scabbards for the SA80 despite there not being commercial sales of the type, as the British forces is the only force lumbered with this weapon |
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 | Frog that came with an 84/98 fitted with a Lebel Handle is apparently an Italian made one (signs of where the conversion was done maybe?) |
| Unknown frog, possibly Mediterranean or Eastern Europe? Frog came via Bulgaria
Leather finish is similar to South African leather but style is not in Carters reference |
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