MattS Posted June 30, 2017 Share #1 Posted June 30, 2017 Right now I am building a display in my room using galvanized steel pegboard (Amazon - 2 panels @ 16"x32" $24.97 w/free shipping). I am using various types of pegboard hooks and flat brackets that I got in a variety pack (Walmart - $4.97) to see what works best. The LMF II/ASEK with its legstraps sits best on flat brackets while some of the older M4 and M5s have a 1" J-hook for the handle and a 1/2" J-hook for the scabbard. My idea is to display a M1905, M1, M3, M4 leather, M4 plastic, M5, M5A1, M6, M7, M9, and ASEK. This is a work in progress, but here's where I am. Let me know what you think! Link to post Share on other sites
BILL THE PATCH Posted June 30, 2017 Share #2 Posted June 30, 2017 Looks very professional, I like it. Sent from my XT1031 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
MattS Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted June 30, 2017 Thanks, Bill! Link to post Share on other sites
bheskett Posted June 30, 2017 Share #4 Posted June 30, 2017 I like the look of it. Nicely done. Bob Link to post Share on other sites
groserm Posted June 30, 2017 Share #5 Posted June 30, 2017 I want to something simular. If I can ever get motivated. Rick http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2019.gif Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpin Jack Posted June 30, 2017 Share #6 Posted June 30, 2017 Please permit me to offer a suggestion that I have used in the past. Cover the peg board with a fabric of your choice. Separating the blade from the scabbard, and using nylon fishing line,, tie off first the bayonet by passing the line from the back through the desired hole, and again through the hole above/below, and tie it off. Do one tie where the blade meets the crossguard, and the othe near the tip of the blade. Then do the same thing with the scabbard aligned to the blade. The line is strong enough to hold, and will be virtually invisible to the eye. This techniques eliminates the metal hooks and the holes. Link to post Share on other sites
MattS Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted June 30, 2017 Thanks for the comments! Jack, I see where you are going, interesting idea. Link to post Share on other sites
huntssurplus Posted June 30, 2017 Share #8 Posted June 30, 2017 Nice looking display. Seems like something that I would like to replicate in the future. Thanks for sharing! -Hunt I am an amateur collector of US military items of the 20th century. Looking for items related to: -The Aleutian Island Campaign of WW2, Alaskan Theater, Alaska Defense Command, and more specifically the Battle of Attu -Items related to the 50th Combat Engineer Regiment/Battalion -Items related to Wheelus Air Force Base Libya, particularly from 1957-1960 -WW2 items belonging to service members from Northern Virginia -WW2 Uniforms (all branches and services) -Cheap/Throwaway WW2 named uniforms -Smaller WW2 Groupings -7th Infantry Division Items -WW2 Photos and Letters (all branches, theaters, services, etc) ^^ PM ME!! Instagram: @surplus_central https://instagram.com/surplus_central/ eBay: http://www.ebay.com/usr/giovachm Link to post Share on other sites
MattS Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted June 30, 2017 Here's what I bought if anyone is interested: https://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Pegboard-Round-Galvanized-Steel/dp/B011SF01L8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1498855898&sr=8-3&keywords=steel+pegboard Link to post Share on other sites
Misfit 45 Posted July 1, 2017 Share #10 Posted July 1, 2017 You've got a good start there. Keep it up. Is that M9 a tan Lan Cay? Marv Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt. BARney Posted July 1, 2017 Share #11 Posted July 1, 2017 Matt, Neat idea! I have always liked displays that allow you to pick-up each piece and check it out. Hard to do in a "vertical" format but this is a great way to do that. 2 thumbs up! All you need is a couple USMC KaBars in there to class things up, and I think you"ll be there!!!! Semper Fi! Sgt. BARney Link to post Share on other sites
MattS Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted July 1, 2017 You've got a good start there. Keep it up. Is that M9 a tan Lan Cay? Marv Phrobis M9 I picked up after Desert Storm at the US Cavalry store outside Fort Bragg. I did a thread on it here: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/105595-my-desert-tan-m9-bayonet/?hl=bayonet Sgt. BARney, that was my intention, to be able to pick them up. I do need a good KaBar or two! Thanks for the positive feedback! Link to post Share on other sites
MattS Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share #13 Posted July 1, 2017 Another trip to the local Walmart last night yielded these 2" brackets with red tip covers ($1.76 for 4) that allow the bayonets to lay flat without the worry of the J-hook scratching the handle or scabbard. M5 with J-hooks M7 BOC on flat brackets 2 of the brackets Link to post Share on other sites
ccyooper Posted July 6, 2017 Share #14 Posted July 6, 2017 a long time ago home depot/lowes used to carry small air or water tubing that slipped neatly over peg board pegs. You could buy a roll and cut it to length, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
MattS Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share #15 Posted July 6, 2017 Good idea! Link to post Share on other sites
MattS Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share #16 Posted July 7, 2017 I bought 2 feet of 1/4" clear tubing at the hardware store ($1.05) and put it over the hooks. Good advice! Thus far I have about $36 in this display. Link to post Share on other sites
MattS Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share #17 Posted July 10, 2017 I think I have found all my bayonets, plus a few repro place fillers (like the M3 in a M6). Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt. BARney Posted July 10, 2017 Share #18 Posted July 10, 2017 Matt that display turned out really nice, and great blade collection too! Semper Fi! Sgt. BARney Link to post Share on other sites
MattS Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share #19 Posted July 10, 2017 Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
MattS Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share #20 Posted October 14, 2017 Bumping this a few months later after adding a couple of M6s, M7s, and a few other assorted knives. It's looking crowded now, wish I had room for another panel! Link to post Share on other sites
lambo35 Posted October 14, 2017 Share #21 Posted October 14, 2017 MattS, very nice display! Can you open a window and take a pic. with natural light, no flash? Chuck [img=http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2015gif Link to post Share on other sites
MattS Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share #22 Posted October 14, 2017 Unfortunately it's in the corner farthest from the window behind the door. Link to post Share on other sites
Morrosch Posted December 26, 2017 Share #23 Posted December 26, 2017 This is my new display. Sorry for the reflections... Link to post Share on other sites
TALLYHO Posted December 26, 2017 Share #24 Posted December 26, 2017 Here is what I put together. I salvaged a couple 36"x 60" double locking door bulletin boards from a company I had worked for. I needed more depth than just one could provide so I took the cork backing off one and stacked it on top of another that I took the doors off of and fastened them together. I covered the cork backing with a burlap that I acquired at a local fabric shop. After mounting to the wall I drilled holes in the cork backing to accept 1/8" round metal rod stock cut to the length needed to support each individual knife. These rods were then covered with clear flexible plastic tubing cut to the appropriate length. Finished by installing a LED light ribbon around the interior top and sides. Link to post Share on other sites
Blacksmith Posted December 26, 2017 Share #25 Posted December 26, 2017 Wow, very nice. Museum quality display. Here is what I put together. I salvaged a couple 36"x 60" double locking door bulletin boards from a company I had worked for. I needed more depth than just one could provide so I took the cork backing off one and stacked it on top of another that I took the doors off of and fastened them together. I covered the cork backing with a burlap that I acquired at a local fabric shop. After mounting to the wall I drilled holes in the cork backing to accept 1/8" round metal rod stock cut to the length needed to support each individual knife. These rods were then covered with clear flexible plastic tubing cut to the appropriate length. Finished by installing a LED light ribbon around the interior top and sides. Link to post Share on other sites
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