M9 Bayonet

[Denis]

Denis or someone reported that the Swiss bayonets make great knives.

Shhhh! Now everybody will want one.

[Darrell]

Wow, thanks, Denis! $19.95! I thought the Swiss bayonets were very expensive; maybe that's the K31's I had in mind. I ordered one.

[Denis]

Wow, thanks, Denis! $19.95! I thought the Swiss bayonets were very expensive; maybe that's the K31's I had in mind. I ordered one.

Super! Well wear. You might find yourself ordering more, as you'll probably want at least a pristine
one, plus one to sharpen, plus one to make into a knife, plus one to modify the grip of, etc... etc...

[Darrell]

Got it delivered today, she's a beauty. About a toadsticker and a half, too!

[Denis]

That was quick.

Well wear! You can always use it to toast marshmallows. Is it in good nick?

[Darrell]

That was quick.

Well wear! You can always use it to toast marshmallows. Is it in good nick?

LOL Funny you should use that term--overall I'd call it good to very good, though there are a few minor nicks on the semi-sharpened edges. I'm not sure if I'll leave it alone or try to make a knife of it.

[Denis]

That was quick.

Well wear! You can always use it to toast marshmallows. Is it in good nick?

LOL Funny you should use that term--overall I'd call it good to very good, though there are a few minor nicks on the semi-sharpened edges. I'm not sure if I'll leave it alone or try to make a knife of it.

That was my subconscious talking! I've been through a few buckets of those StGw bayonets, and I found that about a third either has a damaged point, or a few chips/nicks out of the edges. Neither is more than a cosmetic problem, and the nicked ones are good candidates for putting a new edge on.

[308Mike]

Is it just me or do the M9 and the new Marines Ka-Bar bayonet a little backwards? Shouldn't the fingerguard/part-that-goes-over-the-muzzle be down where when you are using the bayonet as a fighting knife it protects your fingers? Rather than being up on top and protecting nothing, and letting your fingers, potentially, get sliced all to hell by your own damn knife?

Think about how you use a bayonet and what position you'd normally hold your rifle when using the pig-sticker, most likely in the "on-guard" position. Once you block you can immediately slash with the sharpened blade as opposed to try and either flip the rifle over or make an uppercut movement of questionable speed and power. After all, the primary purpose of the ring is to secure that portion of the knife against the barrel, not act as a finger/hand guard.

But I agree they could extend the lower finger guard a little more to better protect the fingers, especially if gloves might be involved.