Unusual M16 bayonet

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jonnyo55

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I've come across an unusual M16 bayonet; one I haven't seen before. I think that many of us are aware of the RIA experiments using Ka-Bar/USN Mk2 blades to convert into bayonets, and are also aware of the fact that Sarco homemade a bunch of repros of those back in the '80's. They were pretty easy to identify; the main feature was a paintlike coating of battleship grey parkerizing over a usually pitted blade accompanied by new-looking leather handles.

This piece is somewhat similar in that it's made from that type blade, but that's where the similarity ends. On this item, the blade has not been refinished, and the handle is a neatly turned wooden piece with metal ferrules at each end. The crossguard has been taken from an issue M7; markings are "US M7"/ "BOC" indicating that the crossguard at least was made by the Bauer Ordnance Co., a prime contractor for VN era M7's. It came in a standard issue unmarked chocolate brown leather USMC "Ka-Bar" sheath.

At first I thought that it might have been some offshore experiment from some other M16-using country. But, if that was the case, would they not have used one of their own mfg. crossguards, rather than one marked "US"?

Could this be one of the RIA experimentals? Pictures coming..having troubles uploading..
 
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Sorry about the pics. Every other forum I'm on has a "paperclip" logo that goes directly to my "pictures" file...but not here. Any suggestions? I tried listing the .jpg numbers directly, but obviously that doesn't work. If you want to see pics right now, go to jouster.com or gunboards.com. They're there, in the knives/bayonets threads...
 
Upload your pictures to photobucket, imageshack, or any other image hosting website, then put the link to your image (from whatever site you choose) in those [ IMG] [/ IMG] tags.
 
Naaah, never mind. Why can't this site allow direct uploads like every other one? Sorry, guys, it's just not worth the hassle...if you want to see pics, go to the other sites I mentioned and check 'em out there.
 
Join at gold level and it will host pics, did you really come here to tap into free expertise but you are unwilling to take some time to host images, really?.....
 
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Join at gold level and it will host pics, did you really come here to tap into free expertise but you are unwilling to take some time to host images, really?.....
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It's even more bizarre, to me, that he came here eight years ago and hasn't figured out how to post images yet.

No worries, though; I guess he doesn't want that knife ID'd all that badly after all.
 
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