What to display with an M1842?

At one time the scabbard for these were also very common around here. A neighbor of mine reworked a couple hundred for Civil War re-enactors (he has none remaining and I never got one that wasn't redone (dah).
 
Nice. I thought the socket bayonet was always attached and it did not have a scabbard?

I also thought what the soldiers carried was a brass handled short sword in a scabbard for hacking wood etc.?
 
All of the socket bayonets that I have seen would have come equipped with a scabbard. I had several US Civil War types and they had a leather scabbard with a brass tip and brass belt attachment.

Type I:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Civil-War-58-cal-bayonet-and-original-scabbard/183375785473?hash=item2ab20c6e01%3Ag%3AjuQAAOSwjwNbcIr9&_sacat=13958&_nkw=bayonet&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=p2499334.m570.l1311.R1.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xbayonet.TRS0

Type II:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Civil-War-ENFIELD-Bayonet-matching-Scabbard-possible-CSA/312152007505?hash=item48adb5a351%3Ag%3ArZAAAOSw0O9bFa1Z%3Asc%3AUSPSPriority%2185007%21US%21-1&_pgn=2&_sacat=13958&_nkw=bayonet&_from=R40&rt=nc

John :)
 
The Prussian scabbard had a medal cup in the bottom (inside the leather )with only ball that stuck out the bottom. There was a triangular folded piece of sheet metal (tin?) inside the throat to hold it open. A strap of white leather hung down the front, for securing it to the frog. It also had a wire rod spine to keep the whole thing stiff. My neighbor would remove the bottom ball and the strap, then secure it to a reproduction US type frog and add the bottom brass finial. He made the M'55 type scabbard (like the first one you posted for the 58 cal, which appears to be "63 contract scabbard).
 
The French M1842 was the first rifle I ever held in my hands. I had been chosen to learn how to use a rifle instead of the typical musket because of good eyesight and an apparent natural aptitude.


brass knuckles
 
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