M7 Bayonet... I NEED SOME HELP WITH THIS!!!
 

Like a fool I grabbed a domain that I want to set up for the M7 bayonet like we have done for the M9 Bayonet. The problem is that I am no expert on the M7 Bayonet.... The new website will be m7bayonet.com

I am going to use this forum as a place to get some facts started...

Manufacturer List

Bauer Ord. Corp.
Carl Eickhorn [for Colt]
Colt
Columbus Milpar & Mfg.
Conetta Mfg.
Frazier Mfg.
General Cutlery
Imperial Knife
Ontario Knife Co.

Quarterbore, howdy. Yesterday I was at the S.F., Calif. Cow Palace gun show and, my cousin picked up a excellent condition M7 bayonet. The manufacturer was Bauer Ord. ...I have done all kinds of internet searches for this company to no avail. I want to know IF you have any leads or a link where I can look to get the history of this company relative to their M7 Bayonet productions...

Thanks,
dogtag

I don't... but I would love to get some good pics for the site if you can! Just upload to the photoserver here on the site and post a link from your thread here...

Bauer Ordnance Corp was located in Detroit, MI. Rock Island records show only one contract to them, but it was a huge one. The RIA records show deliveries of 1,835,392 M7 bayonets between October 1968 and October 1969. I have not found a CAGE for them indicating they probably were no longer in business by the mid-1970s, and may have been created just for this contract, although I have no documentation of that fact. They are normally found in PWH M8A1 scabbards, the only maker during the late 1960s.