Kutmaster fighting knife scabbard.??

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Hey Guys.....well..after much thought and research....I bid on a Kutmaster Fighting Knife.at Auction..got lucky and won it.literally in last 10 seconds.........supposed to arrive next saturday........Now....got to get to work and start cleaning on it when it arrives....(the ad says it has a "lot of patina" it Does have the Makers Name.....but comes with out a scabbard......does anyone have ideas about where I might find a SCABBARD..??....Preferably Brown Leather if possible......again.....any and all help Greatly Appreciated........Danke......Hans Fischer:)
 
Maybe kabar sells replacement sheaths that might fit ?

It may also fit in a buck 119 sheath with they definitely sell for a little over 10$
 
I'm pretty sure kabar sells mark 2 sheathes. I came across them while looking for a 225Q sheath.
 
I went out and found the auction you refer to.

That is a post-WW2 parts knife made by Utica from left over M1 bayonet parts. The guard is a cut down bayonet lug.

When WW2 ended, all contracts for knives, bayonets, machetes, etc, were canceled. Manufacturers were left holding the bag for THOUSANDS of knives and bayonets. The manufacturers did 1 of 2 things, they either completed the knives themselves and sold them or they sold all the left over parts to a third party who assembled the knives and then sold them, sometimes honestly, sometimes with some, or a lot, of embellishment and lies.

Kutmaster was a brand name for Utica Cutlery. Utica made M1 and M4 bayonets for the M1 Garand rifle, and M3 Knives, used by soldiers who did not carry a bayonet capable weapon (machine guns, bazookas, mortars). They made post-war civilian market knives out of all of them.

If you go to the auction site and search for "Utica Bayonet M1", you'll see several examples. If you leave off the M1 in the search, you'll also see some M4 bayonets.

edit to add - a USMC 1219C2 or USN MK2 leather sheath will work - Kabar's current sheaths, model #s 1211S (black), 1217S, 1218S (USMC sheaths), 1219S, 1220S (USA sheaths) and 1225S (USN) are available from tomarskabars.com for just under $11 plus shipping.
 
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Garand Cut Down Bayonet Lug.Guard.?.......Hey Guys...thanks for your help and response........Im intrigued about the note on the cut down bayonet lug.....as I was looking at another ""Garand Fighting Knife" but it still had the hole on top to attach to rifle barrel.........Let me say I am a Total "Newbie" when it comes to knife collecting but I'm seriously interested......Im getting a Kutmaster in hopefully this saturday....and the guard has already been cut down.....I am not nor do I have a method of working on the bayonet lug....as to cutting and shaping..//..is there a "source" where I might obtain an already cut down Guard lug.?....lets say I pickup a Garand Fighting Knife that still has the original lug.....can they be swapped out easily.?.....if so this would open up quite a bit of opportunities for me as I don't do metal work.........so if there Is a source to obtain the already cut down bayonet guard.lugs.??..it would help......as always......your thoughts and suggestions are Greatly Appreciated.....Hans Fischer
 
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