Vintage LanCay “a long wait”

[Chris Johnson]

Hello Folks...
I have looked high, low and a very long time for an original shallow fullered LanCay. I just wanted to share photos of my new find. That quest is over, now what ?
cj
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[ColinG]

Great find and a good looking bayonet! I am also in the search for a shallow fullered LanCay. Do you now have the entire first contract series? The shallow fuller model is the only one from the first contract series that I am missing.

[Carlo]

Hello,
a really nice find!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!
Many thanks for the detailed pictures, not only of the bayonet but also of the wrap label.
I had been looking forward to see a picture of a first contract (DAAA09-92-C-0406) shipping label.
It is interesting to see that the date on the label was corrected from 6/93 to 9/94, just when the second contract was awarded.

That quest is over, now what ?
Well, you can always sell me your bayonet and .... start your quest all over again!!!! :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

[porterkids]

Great pictures Chris. I'll have to get some pointers from you on lighting.

Do you REALLY want to have another M9 to be looking for? My problem is that I don't know what I am looking for. Somebody really needs to write a book.

[rexmeyer]

Yep, that is a really nice LanCay fullered first contract....I have 4, but none as nice as yours.....Say Carlo can you spare a few of your m-9 's, that I don't have?

[porterkids]

Rex,

It's not just a fullered first contract, it's a shallow fuller. It's a transitional piece that was made before they totally eliminated the fuller. There were about 300 made.

[rexmeyer]

Bill, yes you are correct....I overlooked the shallow fuller, which I need myself.. I should have said 4 of the regular fuller knives..

[Carlo]

Yep, that is a really nice LanCay fullered first contract....I have 4, but none as nice as yours.....Say Carlo can you spare a few of your m-9 's, that I don't have?
Hi Rex!
I guess it will be difficult to find in my collection a spare M9 that you don't already have!:wink:

[porterkids]

Here's a side-by-side photo of a shallow fuller and a standard fuller. There isn't a heck of a lot of difference between the width, about 2 mm.

http://www.quarterbore.net/forums/photopost/data/565/medium/LanCay_Shallow_vs_Std.JPG

[Carlo]

Here's a side-by-side photo of a shallow fuller and a standard fuller. There isn't a heck of a lot of difference between the width, about 2 mm.

So is the difference between the two fullers only about the width, or also the depth?

[porterkids]

The fuller is actually round (or perhaps elliptical); in cross section it is a segment of a circle. The chord across the segment is the width of the fuller. By cutting the depth of the fuller in half you are reducing the length of the chord. This would be very easy to illustrate on paper.

[Carlo]

The fuller is actually round (or perhaps elliptical); in cross section it is a segment of a circle. The chord across the segment is the width of the fuller. By cutting the depth of the fuller in half you are reducing the length of the chord. This would be very easy to illustrate on paper.
Thanks! :smile:
That's a very good definition of the english word diameter.
In other words, both the fuller's width and depth were reduced! :wink:
I would then suggest we could change this bayonet name from "LanCay shallow fuller" into "LanCay diet fuller" :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

[porterkids]

It is only the diameter if it crosses through the center point of the circle. For this to be the case, the depth of the fuller would have to be 1/2 of its width. I do not know if that is the case. A chord is a straight line that connects two points on the diameter of a circle or curve. Hopefully this diagram will sufficiently explain.

http://www.quarterbore.net/forums/photopost/data/500/fuller_diagram.JPG

[Carlo]

It is only the diameter if it crosses through the center point of the circle. For this to be the case, the depth of the fuller would have to be 1/2 of its width. I do not know if that is the case. A chord is a straight line that connects two points on the diameter of a circle or curve. Hopefully this diagram will sufficiently explain.

http://www.quarterbore.net/forums/photopost/data/500/fuller_diagram.JPG
Bill,
no other words:
G R E A T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seems like we are a mathematics forum :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
...just kidding, of course!
P.S. at the end, the width and depth of the fuller are still both reduced! :grin: :grin: :grin:

[m9er]

Congrats on the fullered LanCay!! That it a beauty!!!
I know you are HAPPY! :nanabang: :smile:

I'm still waiting for my first fullered Lancay.

[lee cousens]

iam too, it looks immmaculate.
a good buy!!!!!:smile:

[Chris Johnson]

Thanks for all your comments and information. This bayonet completes my 1st production collection and just about wraps up my hunt for Lan-Cay’s in general.
For me, the odd thing about “collecting” is that the Wanting or Hunting for something is much more fun than the Having …:smile:
Thanks again.