03-12-2019, 05:34 PM
I don't know about gladius' scabards specifically - but it can most certainly happen with more modern (20thC) bayonets for example - especially if naughty 'soldiers' use them for opening backed bean tins (sic); digging little holes to hide them - and not cleaning them afterwards.
I seem to recall my only 'show again' at Sandhurst one evening in early 1984 being my dissasembled scabbard - all now nice and shiny.
Dirt, general shit and even ice can cause a scabbard to foul. Let's not even talk about rust on the blade!
I seem to recall my only 'show again' at Sandhurst one evening in early 1984 being my dissasembled scabbard - all now nice and shiny.
Dirt, general shit and even ice can cause a scabbard to foul. Let's not even talk about rust on the blade!
