Elite Diamond with "DAK" frog
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Occasionally German bayonets are seen with over-painted scabbards. Sometimes this is either due to field refurbishment or more often, applied after the war for various reasons. Your bayonet rig, though mismatched, certainly has the look of something having been together (with frog) for a long time. In addition, the tan tropical paint applied to the scabbard exhibits the same age and usage. Taken as a whole, it looks like a righteous rig to me.
Bigdibbs88
"Ach du lieber!"
I like the scabbard. Frog is not DAK though, it’s a later war RBnr’d example
Since the tan "tropical" paint was used right up to the end of WW2, it would be difficult without a provenance, to ascertain when the paint was actually applied, or where the rig actually came from. Agreed that the frog could have been mated with the bayonet at just about any time...
I like the way the scabbard paint looks and would vote that original. Here is another:
http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?36101-Sg-84-98-crs-41-quot-Tropical-quot
http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?36101-Sg-84-98-crs-41-quot-Tropical-quot
Very nice example...thx for posting the URL...
The frog pattern in the following URL (#1C) has a very yellow-ocher color and a much finer weave than other/later variants. Have seen markings in black or a pinkish color on the obverse. This would be one of the candidates for the DAK time-period...
http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?24552-The-S84-98-T3-Tropical-Frog&highlight=German+tropical+frogs
