Any tips for cleaning a scabard = welcome !!!

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Hi, recently bought a milsurp rifle with a bayonet.
Rifle is already cleaned.
Only thing left is the scabard.
Its in cosmoline and I can tell you there is alot of cosmo in the scabard.

Can someone give me some tips for cleaning the inside of the scabard ???

Any help appreciated :p
Ben
 
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Yup, hot water, and before you do that, take a piece of wire or coat hanger with a small square of cotton or material on the end, to swab out the big stiff chunks like a large Q-tip.
 
is the scabard made of metal or leather ?
if metal any solvent (acetone, alcohol, mineral spirit, varsol....) should work or just place the opening down and heat it

if leather rap-it in towel and GENTLY heat it whit a air dryer ( when you wife/mom/girlfriend is not home )

and by the way what is the rifle and bayo ?
 
Wrap it in an old towel and use a laundry iron set on low. The grease will bubble out of the leather (I'm assuming it's leather, otherwise the suggestions above are spot on).
 
Bazzoka_Joe said:
and by the way what is the rifle and bayo ?
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I have two bayonets to clean...
First one is for my new Mauser M48A...
Second is a K31 Bayonet.

Both made in metal except a small leather strap on the K31 scabard...

So I think I will begin with hot water.
After a few ounces of acetone...shaking...
And then hot water again just to be sure :p

Thx guys for the tips !!!
I work all the weekend but I will do it monday morning

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ghostntheshell said:
This threads reminds me of my M1 garand bayonet and wooden scabbard I put away after purchasing it back in 2001. For a whopping 400 dollars.
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400 bucks...!!! :eek:
But when you think about it, how many of us have ever see a M1 Garand with a bayo ???
Can't raise my hand.
So it's certainly unusual.

I must say I know very little about these pieces of arts :p
I only know one thing about M1G... I want one...one day !!!

Can you post a pic of your Garand and Bayo...??? :rolleyes:
 
For you good sir I will.
Just give me a week :) I'll have the internet up and running.

I bought the M1 garand from a local shop. He called up a supplier selling danish M1's.. I could have bought an M1 sniper rifle too.. But it was 500-600 dollars? I thought 400 was too much at the time.

It came with a sling, M1 tool (gas screw driver, chamber brush), bayonet (flaming bomb marked) and wooden scabbard, some sort of belt clip, a US army M1 garand issue booklet. The dealer gave me about 20 en blocs too.

I only wish I bought 20 of them.

The barrel is a VAR barrel. Very good barrel too.



Sorry to hi jack.
 
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