Leather bayonet scabbard restoration
How can I restore some body to a leather scabbard for a triangular bayonet? The leather is intact but is a bit wimpy. What is the waxed treatment used in the manufacture of British leather bayonet...
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Scabbards were supplied by contractors, the stiffness was inherent in the leather itself. It would be difficult to impart stiffness to "floppy" leather, its perhaps one to hang in a display where it...
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Gerry - If you are in the UK, Zipwax? IIRC is a good optionAny old, dry leather needs a good wax rubbed in, harshly, to get warmth to the wax which makes it get into the leather betterIf it is very...
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