Knuckle duster mod for M7 Bayonets - US MILITARIA FORUM Heres something new to me An Aluminum knuckle duster for an M7 Bayonet Replaces the scale on one side New to me Has anyone seen one of these before? The seller stated that these are made out of Aluminum
US M7s, What is under the black grips. - US MILITARIA FORUM I have small a collection of the US M7 bayonets and have kept a bit of a record of what we are to find if the grips are removed Several differences will be noted including round or square cross guard retainer hole, solid tangs or elongated hole tangs, and what is stamped on tang, and the insides
US M7 bayonet. . . . . . . 53 years of US and Foreign Military Service Your BOC M7 is definitely a Vietnam era military bayonet The maker is Bauer Ordnance Corporation of Detroit, Michigan who produced and delivered to Rock Island Arsenal 1, 835, 392 in fiscal year 1969 according to Gary Cunningham The scabbard marked TWB on the throat is The Working Blind of Philadelphia, Pa
How to date an M7 Bayonet and M8A1 Scabbard - US MILITARIA FORUM Since I know next to nothing about bayonet's, this is just a general question for the knife experts out there I'm looking for a Vietnam era M7 bayonet with an M8A1 scabbard, but is there a way to date them ??? I've looked here on the forum and on Ebay, but every one I see is undated The only in
Real M7 Bayonet? - EDGED WEAPONS - U. S. Militaria Forum Hi everyone I recently acquired this bayonet from a buddy who knows I have an interest in military history, however, I'm not familiar with edged weaponry From the markings, I believe this to be an M7 Bayonet but I'd love any insight into the legitimacy of this bayonet Thanks!
Actual Combat carried M7 bayonets - US MILITARIA FORUM The next two M7 Bayonets are verified as being carried by Montagnard fighters that fought along side our troops throughout the Vietnam War The problem with the multi colored wood handle bayonet is the previous collector that had it sanded and polished the wood handle taking away the original appearance which I would have been much happier with
M7 bayonet Imperial + M8A1 TWB - US MILITARIA FORUM Hi friends, Got this nice M7 bayonet, made by Imperial Knife Co from a fellow collector (he told me, he had it since 1975 76) It comes with a M8A1 scabbard, marked TWB I've found out that TWB was used by the company Pennsylvania Working Home for the Blind in 1969-1970 I've also read that impe
M7 Colt bayonet question. . . - U. S. Militaria Forum M7 bayonets were made under contract to Colt, independently for commercial sale, and under license to Colt The first production was by the famous Carl Eickhorn firm, before its bankruptcy in 1976
Fake Experimental M7 Bayonets - US MILITARIA FORUM I bring this up because searching further I found 3 more of these bayonets listed on ebay and they were listed as "US CONETTA EXPERIMENTAL M7 BAYONET FIGHTING KNIFE" and were listed for $175, $275, and $300 I really find these types of sales as offensive and very negative to the whole field of bayonet collecting