New Member's Please Introduce yourself!
 

Welcome to the new knife forums. My name is Quarterbore but a few people that don't know me call me Ken. I am just an average guy with three kids, a wife, dog and ex-wife. I am really not all that much of a knife expert but close to ten years ago I tried to put together a summary of what I knew about the Buck-184 Buckmaster and the M9 bayonet and I put the info up on my simple hobby page www.Quarterbore.com.

Over the years that simple little page grew and I got e-mails from a great many people that have contributed to my own knowledge and I really have to give a great deal of credit to Bill Porter and Doug Houser for countless corrections and pieces of information that has been included on the site. My website had got pretty large as my ever expanding "bad habbits" got included on the website and after a while I had problems because I couldn't get affiliate programs to approve my site because they didn't like... Guns, Knives, Cars, Girls, or Who the hell knows what... This lead me to split off the content off Quarterbore.com into as many as twenty small niche websites including www.M9Bayonet.com and www.Buck-184.com .

The Niche websites were working fine but in order for me to afford to pay for the hosting of all these websites I needed to find the cheapest host I could get. Well, cheap was not the way to go as I had very little tools to back up my websites especially my databases that are so critical to keeping a forum online. This new forum is going to become the central discussion area that will support many of my small websites and I will have to see what becomes of my small websites if I move all the forums here!

As for my own knife collection, I think I have about three Buck-184 Buckmasters, one Buck-185 Buckmaster, four M9 Bayonets, and perhaps a couple M7s. I also have quite a few other bayonets including AK-47 and FNFAL bayonets plus a bayonet for my UZI. I do have other knives including a Phrobis MFK and may other knives that are rather ordinary but since I have been hanging out with you all I have got the bug and I have been adding samples of lots of different knives.

Well, that is more about me then anybody would really want to know... who are you... how did you find us... what are your interests... what should I add to these forums?

Old-Smithy
 

I am a long time bayonet collector who does not specialise in a particualr area, time or country. For years i stayed away from the M9 and it was not until i bought a BCN commemerative M9 that the bug caught, since then i have added several, though nothing on par with the serious collectors, i was slowly building up information to put together a dedicated M9 page with my meagre collection and information i had gathered, then i found this site and will let Quaterbore do all the hard work ;) . I am here more to get info than add much i think, as there are people like Ken and Bill who know a lot more than me, but i ope to learn more about a collectable blade.

The rest of my collection including special pages 9many produced with the help of other collectors) on the AK blades, the Austrian 1895, Czech VZ's, Chassepots etc can be seen on my web site,

The Bayonetman
 

My name is actually Gary Cunningham, and I chose Bayonetman as my Ebay screen name when they began using them, and it has sort of stuck. I am a student and collector of US military bayonets with an emphasis on the Model 1905 and M1 bayonets.

I started out collecting Civil War arms and accouterments with the encouragement of my scoutmaster back in the mid-1950s. For years I collected practically anything connected with the US Infantryman, but a number of financial problems finally caused me to sell most of the non-edged part of the collection. I continued to collect the bayonets, and to a more limited extent other US edged weapons and tools. My reference collection currently has about 150 bayonets, although of course a large percent are simply marking variations (I have 23 M1 bayonets).

The reasons I decided to stay with bayonet collecting was (1) They are reasonably plentiful with a lot of variations, (2) They don't take up a great deal of space, (3) They are not normally subject to as many laws and regulations as firearms, and (4) They were relatively cheap. Reason 4 has changed a lot in the last 5-10 years, and some bayonets now bring as much or more as the firearms they were made to fit.

I was encouraged by a couple of friends to revise my bayonet notebook and put it in book form. I was out of work for some time due to health reasons so I had some time to spend putting everything together, and in 1997 Scott Duff was kind enough to publish the book, titled American Military Bayonets of the 20th Century. I also write a column called Bayonet Points on Frank Trzaska's website www.usmilitaryknives.com. Many people have been kind enough to contact me with information, from single facts to large bodies of information. My goal is to pass this on to other collectors in hopes that I can add somewhat to the body of knowledge on the subject. I certainly don't know it all, and am always glad to hear from other collectors who wish to share their knowledge.

Buckshot
 

Hi folks!
My real name is Wilbert van den Berg.
My name, Buckshot came from the prefference of my favourite gun.
A 12 Gauge Benelli M3 Cromo.
I am now surfing around on this page for quite a while and got here, because of my interest in the .300 Whisper cartridge which I am gonna use in my Sig 551 SWAT.
I like this forum a lot, since it contains a lot of usefull info.

OK, who's next?

New Member - About Myself. . .
 

Hello All,
My name is Dave and I live here on the west coast in Portland Oregon.
I am 53 years old and a long time Gun Enthusiast/Collector.
I own half a dozen AR's in various configurations.
Recently Joined this Chat board in hopes of getting some input to
resolve a problem I have been having with an OA-93 pistol upper.

This firearm would not cycle reliably when I first got it.
Experimented with many different types of ammo and found that
only the Federal Lake City Brown box would cycle more or less reliably.
None of the ammo tested would Lock the action open after the last round.
Emailed Olympic's Support people and never received an answer.

So now I am on my own. Dissassembled the Upper and found the following.
The Gas port was set at .0625" (1/16) and it had the straight gas tube.
The recoil spring seemed way too stiff. It's dimensions were as follows:
OD=.440" OAL=7.5" Wire Dia.=.047" Coil Pitch=.1875

Opened the Gas Port just slightly to .070" and added a pigtail Gas tube.

I have Inquired all around and spent Hours searching the web to find a
spring with a little softer rate and have had no luck.

So I started cutting off coils and retesting, I now have a spring that is
just barely 6.0" long. The Federal Lake City ammo now reliably Locks
the action open every time. The other ammo now cycles But they
will not Lock the action open.

At least now the OA-93 functions, But it is not the optimum situation.
I would still like to find a spring that will allow a wider variety of ammo to be
used while still functioning correctly.

Anyone that has any thoughts on this subject please respond.

Dave

Watt67
 

My name is Tim Watt. I'm just starting my m9 collection. (only have 2 right now). My first m9 is a Buck 188/ that I bought in the early 90's while in the Navy. I never carried it, just admired it. I caught the bug even back then. Most of my collection of knives is based on the modern military. Bayonets and regular carry fixed blades. I am also an amatuer bladesmith. The form and function of the m9 facinates me for some unknown reason. :confused: Most of the reason I joined this site is for information. I really don't have much to contribute yet.

We all learn one small thing ata time and while I would like to think I have the basics understood there is always more to know! Welcome to the forums!

John Kirk
 

hi i found this through the quaterbore website not the forums while looking for info in a ar pistol which i hope to build in the near future :bangin: :uzi2:

Hello All. I'm Dallas from central Virginia. While I've been collecting firearms for some years, I've just recently started to collect knives and a few bayonets. I've decided that guns and knives are a natural together. I'm guessing some of you may share that opinion. I'm hoping to learn a few things here.

If you look at Quarterbore's Knight's SR-25K site, you'll see one of my rifles. Once I figure out where to post it, I'll post a few photos of my one and only M9 bayonet. Stay tuned....

G"Day from SE Queensland here in Australia. I signed up with this forum back in January, and then forgot about it! Go figure. My name is Wes, and I have been collecting bayonets since I was a kid back in the late 1960's. I collect bayonets from the Boer War period to the present with about 200 specimens overall.

I grew up on the wheatfields of Saskatchewan in western Canada, served almost 20yrs in the Canadian Army before immigrating to Australia over 10 yrs back. Lived in Sydney for many years and was at various units there before taking a posting in Queensland, about 1200km north of Sydney. Great place, live on an island www.bribie.com.au only 125 steps from the doorstep to water's edge. Good diving, and great surfing here along the coast of the Coral Sea.

I am currently a member of the ADF in the Corps of RAEME, and in the past was invloved in rebuilds of wpns and eqpt, so hence where I get my knowledge of Aussie materiel from.

I look forward to posting more on here as time permits.


Cheers,
1feral1

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1Feral1


Isn't it nice at our age to be classed as a junior anything :welcome:

Too right!

Regards,

Wes

Hello!
 

My hanlde is gunnut1. Most of the gun boards I bvelong to just call me 'Nut. It fits!

I admired the Buck 184 back in the 80s when they frist came out. I had no used for them then. I now live in Colorado and suddenly I realize theat I need a survival knife. Ih ave a Lan-Cay M9 in OD and I just bought a 184 copy that is made in Tiawan. I know I know. The copies are not as good as the orginals. But this one seems to be OK. It looks and feels like a 184. The steel seems to be OK. It is sharp right out of the box.

I would love to have an orginal 184 but they are a little steep for my pocket book and that is why I ended up with the copy.

Ihave quite a collection of bayonets but I am not an avid knife or bayonet collector.

Looking forward to reading and learning on the board!

Hi I am Jim, I found this site by looking for info about M9's. Dont think I want to collect, yet, but I would just doing my research and I am glad I found a place that seems to have a wealth of knowledge. Well off I go to ask my first question.

Thanks all
Jim

Hello all,

I've seen a lot of Quarterbore's posts on various sites, but never got around to this board.

A little about me... I recently completed a .45ACP conversion on an AK-47 (more on that later if anyone is interested). I've started acquiring more "older" rifles to offset the number of AK type kits that I've bought recently, including an M1 Garand, a Russian capture Mauser, and an Enfield #4 Mk1/2.

Regards,

Rhino_66

Hi Rhino!

Seem to have found your way into the knife forum but that's fine.... Glad you joined us!

I am just a common combat rifleman.

I'm having a Wilderness Survival Knife (WSK) built by a local knifesmith and came here in search of people with whom to discuss this project. I am also an avid shooter, and will look at the firearms fora here with great interest.

Hi all! I'm Clydetz on a few other forums and found this site while looking for information on the 'old' Buck model 186. My main interest is in knives... customs and the Buck 110's, 112's, 532's, 560's and the 119. Good to meet you! :)

Intro
 

I am sure that you know me.

New Member
 

Hello to all.

I am usually a lurker and read the post to learn things I never even thought about. I am a Cruffler and I am especially interested in semi-auto military weapons. Thank you for this board.

theflatfoot

I'm Liam
I'm a Sapper (soon to be cpl) in 1st Combat Engineers here in Edmonton Canada
I collect mass amounts of military gear including gear from all over the world. I'm also a qualifide second year welder here in Canada. .waiting to get my B presure

Hi I'm Rick "IH228" = my 1978 Ironhead Sportster and B-D.

I visit many boards and enjoy meeting and making new online friends.

I'm married and with mine and hers equals 6 kids (mine are grown) and a new Rat Terrior puppy. I love guns and knives and have shot Bullseye.

Cya's round,
Rick

Hello,

I'm not really a new member, but have never really introduced myself. My name is Joel Ripper. I'm a Probation Officer in central Illinois. I am a former Police Officer, and still am a part time firearms instructor at the Univeristy of Illinois Police Training Institute.

I'm an active IPSC/USPSA competitor, deer hunter, and certified gun nut. I found this forum originally because I like the AR 15 platform, but am not thrilled with the performance of the .223. I ran accross the .300 whisper, and then this forum. Most of my experience is with 1911 and Glock pistols, but also like playing with military rifles.

Just wanted to introduce myself. I am long time knife user. I do not collect.

I have wanted a Buck 184 since the first time I saw one when I was 8 years old (1988). I am now 25 and I came across one online for 13.99 so I snatched it up in a heart beat.

I have found this site to be very informative, many thanks to Quarterbore for puting it together. Hopefully you all can help me with some questions I have about my 184.

Thanks,
Matt

:welcome:

There are many people here that know far more then I do about these knives... So, share your questions and we all can expand our knowledge a little!

Sounds like you got one heck of a steal on the Buck-184!

new member here,hello all.
i bought a LAN-CAY m9 bayonet a while back,fell in love at first sight.anyways i was looking into m9's and a few places led me here so here i am :D

Introduction
 

Hello, I'm Fatstrat. Many of you may recognize my "handle" as a type of guitar. You are correct, I play guitar, but not very well.
Growing up, my younger brother and I both liked knives. Over the years we both had/lost alot of them.
Recently my folks found a box of knives that had belonged to us. Some of them I remember, and some that were possibly my brothers, I don't. Apparently the folks just collected the knives they found laying about. All of these knives will likely be at least 30 yrs old.
While I have ordered a knife collectors book to try to ID some of these knives and thier possible values, I've come here to see what info might be gained as well. Thanks in advance for any helpful info. Fatstrat

Hello, everybody!
 

hi, I am from China. I am glad to know you. I like M9, Maddog, Coolsteel, etc.
I have an M9 and D80 made in China. :)

Hi! Been to most other boards and thought I'd See what's up here. I've been building AKs for 6 months and am still learning, and feel as though I can help those getting started. Here is a pic of my first.

I have a passion for knives and find myself looking for the battlefield 2 knife about 2 weeks ago. Upon discovering the M9 bayonet, I dug deeper to find out which ones are of better quality and which ones are the real thing. The more I dig, the more interesting the M9 becomes. I have a feeling I'll be picking a few of these up for my collection.

Just a thought, a nice thread to have would be a history M9 sales from e-bay
thread. Posting past M9 sales so people can see what these knives are going for and how often the different models appear up for auction.

It´s me ....................Joker
 

Hello guys.
My name is Sven, I´m 27 and live in Germany
I own two M9´s. One 2nd Generation crazy 9(It was my first one and when I get it i was a little bit disappointed, but now i know better) and one 4th Generation(In mint condition). I´m not a real collector, I only buy the knife that i like.
Besides my two M9´s i own a:
Gerber LMF
Buck Nighthawk
CRKT Carosn Design kneck knife
GLOCK Field Knife 78
Gerber Gator
CRKT M-60 SOTFB
Leatherman Tool´s: PST2; Wave; an a "MIA" SuperTool
Buck Special 119 Black
Gerber Mini Covert (my second one, the first one is "MIA" too)
Böker Speed Lock1
Victorinox SwissTool
I think
:useless:
Thats why I a add some pics here:

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/9554/beidem96tx.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7456/gen2crazy97ro.jpg

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/8759/gen47xc.jpg

I hope these pics are not to big. I don´t know how to add them elsewise.

Regards
:nanabang: JOKER :nanabang:

G'Day from Australia Joker, and welcome to the bayonet madness. I look forward to seeing more pics and posts from you.

Any questions re: M7, M9 etc, don't hesitate to ask. Lots of good people on here ready and willing to help you out.

Regards,

Wes

New member checking in here. I found this site while trying to find information about a couple of M9 bayonets that I have (one of which I carried from 1988 through my service in Iraq). I'm looking forward to learning some of the nuances of these bayonets, and maybe broadening my intrests beyond firearms.


Saleen

Wire EDM Shop
 

Hi
I am new here and want to learn about a Bridgeport mill, I have a wire EDM shop and added a bridgeport mill. We own 2 stock cars. A dirt modified and a dirt late model. I am working on a website. www.customedm.ca and should be up and running in a week or so.

Hello
 

I was referred to the forum by a guy when I was seeking .300 Whisper info. Primary interest is LR shooting, but the Whisper interests me and am planning one as my next rifle.

Have to admit I'm not much of a knife guy, carry an AFCK and a Gerber Multi tool daily, but that's about it.

Don
smith934

hello from france
 

hello!
I'm really fond of knives and guns, particularly now with military blades and big knives.I 'm 27 years old, and I 've got one son (3 weeks) and a wife!
I've got in my collection:
buck 120, 119 and nighthawk, some buck strider, gerber applegate fairbairn, boker applegate fairbairn (classic, bolo, desert), M7, glock 78, some al mar from the 80's, some sog knives (trident, desert dagger and folders like vision, I search for a tomcat), some spyderco and benchmade (I like the new presidio fixed blade), and some crkt (folders and two hissatsu, one customized).I wear soem times cold steel blade too, but not much.

cordially

Hello all.

I found this site by way of a link from AR15.com. I'm doing some research on building my own AKs from a parts kit and found this site. I'm a former Police Officer and have a passion for rifles and military hardware. It looks like I got a late start with the build-it-yourself thing now that we have the barrel ban going on. Better late than never though. Now I'm just looking for an education...

Buy your kits now and build at your leasure. The rest will come. I know you can do it. A lot have.

Hello i got the link from google looking for a complete scabbard for a phrobis M9 i picked up years ago used. not a collector but i have a few.

site looks great, will have to dig up some of the bucks my wife bought me & see if there is anything odd with them..been awhile since i looked in the boxes, awhile = 10+ years im thinking.

Will post a pic of them later today.