M9 Bayonet the Authorized History book done

rich XDguys said:
Great question. Buck actually won the contract ( at first I thought Buck lost however Jeff Hubbard a Buck knives has detailed information on this and set me straight ) BASICALLY the problem with the contract was ( correct me if I’m wrong Jeff ;). It wasn’t specific if Buck was going to get a order for 10,000 knives or 100,000 knives and it wasn’t a for sure thing Buck was going to have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to re-tool and they didn’t think it was worth the risk so the last bayonet ever produced was 20 prototypes for the second army submission in 1996 I have great pictures information and original blueprints of this Bayonet.
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DSS, I stand Corrected. I guess by Buck not proceeding explains the lack of paperwork. Also now you know My source of info...

Don
 
rich XDguys said:
Great question. Buck actually won the contract ( at first I thought Buck lost however Jeff Hubbard a Buck knives has detailed information on this and set me straight ) BASICALLY the problem with the contract was ( correct me if I’m wrong Jeff ;). It wasn’t specific if Buck was going to get a order for 10,000 knives or 100,000 knives and it wasn’t a for sure thing Buck was going to have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to re-tool and they didn’t think it was worth the risk so the last bayonet ever produced was 20 prototypes for the second army submission in 1996 I have great pictures information and original blueprints of this Bayonet.
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You are correct Rich. This was a replacements contract with no guarantee of the volume. We would have had to re-tool at that point and it wasn't worth the cost, so we gave up the contract.

And all the good stuff is in Chapter 14 :p:D;)
 
Family reunion! :)

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Rick MacDonald
January 20 at 2:00am

So much of what happened behind the scenes, stories that would have been lost in one more generation, are brought to light and personalized in this book. I was there and I am surprised by how much I did not know about the things that have been revealed in this truly insider account of Phrobis, Buck, and their projects together. Rich, Thank you for your hard work and comprehensive and insightful rendering on this history. Thank you for my copy. God Bless you and your family.“ I am truly Humbled by what Rick MacDonald just posted on my Facebook WOW Thank you Rick MacDonald. GOD Bless you on Your Christian Misson with your Family in Vietnam! Rich
 
GIRLYmann said:
Awesomes news since the first book!
Congrats!
One question regarding the book.
Since the regular soft cover version is largely black and white,
Would the downloadable electronic version be in color
Exactly like the special autographed edition,
presuming there would be one?
And what about having a hard copy pdf formatted cd-rom version of both books in the future?
Just wondering...
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Well ALMOST 25% is color in a 487 page book. Let’s put it this way. This book is so THICK it’s thicker than my BuckMaster Knives HARDcover. In other words this new M9 book is YUGE! To updated Ya’All Since I released these limited 188 books a few days ago over 70 were sold SO that’s almost half sold out in only days of being release! When ALL 188 ARE sold. We are PRINTING a Second edition( 2 printing) in ALL BLACK and WHITE with only 3 pages of color ! Now BUCK Knives WILL have this second printing to sell on the BUCK knives online store and BUCK will also physically have them in BUCK Factory store I project pretty soon as THANK GOD my new book is being well received! NOW on to kindle/ ebook. IT Will have MOSTLY color pictures! NOW this Ebook will be released in 3 YEARs! Heck by then I might do a THIRD Book which would be on the Next Gen BuckMaster. Only the Good Lord Knows. Thank You hopes this helps. Sorry in delay to answer been a bit busy.
 
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