General Service (Mark II) bayonet frog : British and colonial forces

Buff leather General Service (Mark II) bayonet frog (described in List of Changes 9985 6 October 1899). The frog is made from two pieces of leather: the loop which passes over the belt, and the front of the frog. It measures 9 1/2 inches (240 mm) in length. The pieces of the frog are secured with stitching along each side of the front of the frog. A small buff leather strap with brass buckle lies across the top of the front for securing the bayonet and is reinforced at each end with a tinned copper rivet and washer. The loop part is secured with four tinned copper rivets and washers with two more at the bottom corners of the frog. The cut for the bayonet stub is of a circular shape with a straight cut above. The back of the frog is stamped in ink with a number of markings, most of which are illegible except for the number '772' which has also been crossed out. Original pipeclay is present on the surface of the leather.

In 1899 two new frogs (one of buff leather and one of black leather) were introduced to carry Pattern 1888 bayonets. The loop of these frogs was slightly longer than the previous General Service pattern to fit waist belts more easily.