USM9 Bayonet

[Guillaume]

Hi all,

I'm in China where several factories manufactures copies of USM9 bayonets. I was wondering, who is the original "author" of this knife? who owns the right to make it? which cutlery used to make M9 for the army?

Thank you your replies,
Guillaume

 

[Wunderbar]

Phobis made the design and i was told that Buck manufactured them. That would figure since the steel was 425m. The blade worked well for me in the army. No rust and easy to sharpen. Everything else about it sucked.

 

[JTC]

Check out WWW.QUARTERBORE.COM. It has alot of info on the M-9

 

[Krizzard]

Yes JTC has recommended an excellent site on the M9
http://www.quarterbore.com/knives/m9bayonet.html

Also, be sure to read this thread on M9 varients
http://www.jouster.com/cgi-bin/knives/knife.pl?read=6339




Krizzard, out

"...Whoever kills with the sword must be killed by the sword... "
- The New Testament, Revelation 13:10

 

[passenger]

In China the Xian-feng machinery factory is regarded as the "official" M9 copy maker and is said to have the best quality. And in fact it's the only fatory that does mass productions. The product is for export. The M9 is forbidden to be sold in China by the Public Security Policies, as it's regarded as illegal weapon here. But it's easy to find the real Xian-feng made M9 in the grey market. And due to the limitted numbers available, the price is generally around $100.

Xian-feng machinery fatory's website:
http://www.xian-feng.com