That's pretty much correct. Can't say for sure if that scabbard came with it or was matched up later. I suppose there could have been some that had a scabbard with a Bianchi clip.

m9
 

considering the identification is correct and the conditon in the pics, can you give me an idea of what it is worth? Thankyou

With knives like this value is very hard to predict. I have seen common knives sell on EBAY for WAY more then I expected and somewhat rare or unusual knives sell for much less then I would expect.

It also depends on who is looking.

EBAY is a good place to sell with as much infoamtion posted as you know but I would have no idea what it may sell for. Many M9 Buyers would not understand or care while another collector would likely be interested in having the knife in their collection.

m9
 

Thanks for your help once again.

I saw that one of the Marto M9 discussed above with the modified webbing is for sale on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Marto-M9-Ba...3A1%7C294%3A50

M9 on the Desert Storm Plaque (Spanish Made)
 

I posted pictures of the original ad for the Franklin Mint DS plaque here
http://www.quarterbore.net/forums/sh...aque#post14040
I was lucky and I found one few years ago for a better price and in much better condition than the one in the above auction.