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hayhugh · 11-03-2014, 03:29 PM

Steve, ran across one of your old posts concerning holsters and you had also posted a photo of some of your German bayonets. The consensus of that post was not to use too much shoe polish. What do you do with the sheaths for the bayonets? I was in the Army and know for a fact, that for an inspection, that shoe polish was used (and not sparingly) on all leather and anything that had been painted (OD at that time) was painted so as to look like the day it was issued. I am sure that the German Army was no less stringent. But the thought now-a-days is leave everything in a "found in battlefield condition" Pity the common solder who left his equipment in that shape. What is your opinion (and that of the forum) concerning maintaining your war souvenirs. As the solder who was issued the equipment would have kept them or ????

11-03-2014, 03:29 PM	#1
hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 898 Thanks: 880 Thanked 514 Times in 276 Posts	steven c Steve, ran across one of your old posts concerning holsters and you had also posted a photo of some of your German bayonets. The consensus of that post was not to use too much shoe polish. What do you do with the sheaths for the bayonets? I was in the Army and know for a fact, that for an inspection, that shoe polish was used (and not sparingly) on all leather and anything that had been painted (OD at that time) was painted so as to look like the day it was issued. I am sure that the German Army was no less stringent. But the thought now-a-days is leave everything in a "found in battlefield condition" Pity the common solder who left his equipment in that shape. What is your opinion (and that of the forum) concerning maintaining your war souvenirs. As the solder who was issued the equipment would have kept them or ????