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The leather belt frogs used with these bayonets are even more rare and confusing then the scabbards. They were the weakest link in the bayonet ensemble. They were replaced, repaired, swapped and homemade but it is usually pretty clear if the frog had been worn with the bayonet. Available information about these belt frogs is pretty sparse. Trying to group them by bayonet of even time period is currently difficult. To proceed it was decided to just list possible examples in order of arrival to this page.
This large black leather frog was made to carry a large bayonet or sword with a round or oval frog stud on the throat mount.
This large black leather frog was made to carry a large bayonet or sword with a belt loop on the throat mount. It is 240 millimeters long and 145 millimeters wide.
This unissued large brown leather frog was made to carry a large bayonet or sword with a belt loop on the throat mount.
This black leather frog was found on a British Pattern 1858 bayonet. The back of the frog is marked PRATER / NY / 1865.
This very unusual shaped leather frog was found on a US Model 1841 New Hampshire Alteration Bayonet (ER# 1791).
This buff leather frog was found on a Sharps Model 1859 US Navy Mitchell Contract Bayonet (ER# 1819).
This white buff leather frog was found with an unidentified bayonet (ER# 1815) with a piece of the original scabbard still mounted in the frog.
This frog appears to be a #1 frog that has been modified/repaired by removing the original belt straps and adding a wide central belt strap.
Courtesy of McPheeters Antique Militaria
This is a First Pattern Model 1855 Rifleman's Belt with a frog permanently attached to the belt.
This black leather frog is believed to have been made for the Whitney Model 1861 Navy Rifle Bayonet.
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