Australian issue M9 bayonet
Article about: Hello everyone, So after about six months of searching I finally found an Australian issue M9 bayonet for the collection. I probably paid a little too much for this one but I'm happy with th
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Hi Alex. I'd be interested in seeing your second M9.........!
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Great looking bayonet Alex!
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Steve,
I'm at work at the moment. I'll post some pics tomorrow for you.
Alex
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Nice,hard to find M9! my favorite part of it is the decal under the pouch warning you not to cut your fingers off. Who would have ever thought that a razor sharp knife could cut your fingers off
Jim
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Thanks Jim. I also found that sticker amusing. Next they'll be putting warning stickers on rifle muzzles
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I never knew the ADF issued the M9. Thanks for sharing!
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Those knives broke so easily...I remember doing a bayonet assault course and finding 10-15 blades stuck in targets as I went thru.....after three times they the course, no one had a blade left....we ended up putting a mass report of defective or unserviceable equipment in and that's the last we heard of it
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Thanks for the reply AMTG. I had heard that they were pretty fragile and they had the same problems with the M7 bayonets which were acquired at around the same time. If so many of these were breaking during training it's no wonder I had a hard time finding them.
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