137 Scabbard fittings
I removed the bottom scabbard fitting with ease, it had previously been butchered off and had not fitted so snugly when re fitted because some of the metal had twisted and bent. The centre ramp was very difficult to remove, this was in part that it was probably sweated on originally, so it was a good fit even after being removed. Secondly because of the poor way that the scabbard shell had been filled it had enlarged the width of the scabbard around the centre area. I eased it off using a combination of boiling hot water on it, to expand it combined with genly applying pressure using woodern grips in a vice.The top scabbard throat fitting was also very tight, I eased it out using a woodern mallet and a wide copper chisel covered in tape as not to scratch it. The top scabbard fitting came off with ease once unscrewed as someone had previously pried it off in the same manner as the lower scabbard fitting.
