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just currious what one of our boys over seas is using..
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Looks like a standard issue M9 bayonet, I believe they are made by Ontario Knives though I may be incorrect. The hole in the blade is to be used in conjunction with the scabbard as a wire cutter.
 
cjleal said:
The hole in the blade is to be used in conjunction with the scabbard as a wire cutter.
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So THAT's what these are meant for - my father has this old bayonet back from his days in service, i always wondered what that hole was all about but never got around to asking him. I'm being OT, but thanks for your clarification !!!
 
Looking at the knife a little closer it seems I was wrong in my first post. It is not an M9 the hole in the blade of the M9 has a rounder shape to it. This knife seems to be very similar in shape to an Ak-47 bayonet. Probably a souvenir this soldier picked up somewhere.

Looks like James just beat me too it :rolleyes:
 
Yup, it's the bayonet for one of the many thousands of AK's found littering the countryside. The trooper looks like he's trying to figure out, "why won't this thing cut?"
 
bruce said:
Yup, it's the bayonet for one of the many thousands of AK's found littering the countryside. The trooper looks like he's trying to figure out, "why won't this thing cut?"
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Definitely an Ak bayonet...
 
Its looks to be a russian ak-47 bayonet. The nice cheap hardened steel ones. Looks like he is admiraing, or trying to figure out what the blade cutout is for (wire cutter). Man he looks young, I must be getting old. He was probably in school, or diapers when I was in Desert shield/Storm (wow, I sure hope not!).
 
its a ak bayonet we found 100000s of them (march 2 2003 -feb 6 2004)
you can see in the pic near his left hand the top of the sheath
 
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