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Forum: LanCay M9 Bayonets 06-11-2009, 06:10 AM
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Posted By Carlo
Nice pictures!

Nice pictures!
Forum: LanCay M9 Bayonets 07-01-2008, 02:14 PM
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Posted By Carlo
That is very possible. I do not have a big...

That is very possible.
I do not have a big knowledge on US pubblic procurement law, but assuming it was similar to EU law, it works like this.
You have basically three ways to award public...
Forum: LanCay M9 Bayonets 06-25-2008, 01:59 PM
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Posted By Carlo
Hi, you made very good points in your answer. ...

Hi,
you made very good points in your answer.
I may only add that, in my opinion, both LanCay and the US Government got a benefit from the reduced unit production cost.
I never saw a copy of the...
Forum: LanCay M9 Bayonets 06-24-2008, 11:58 AM
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Posted By Carlo
I would guess the answer is quite simple: MONEY! ...

I would guess the answer is quite simple: MONEY!
Based on what I remember from the (also excellent) book by Gary Cunningham, the price for a single M9 bayonet dropped from approximately $ 50 (1986...
Forum: LanCay M9 Bayonets 06-24-2008, 04:32 AM
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Posted By Carlo
"always make everything look like it is progress, and saves money"

This is part of a letter by Homer Brett (we all know him as the author of a great book on military bayonets but he was, indeed, also involved in the LanCay design) on the subject :wink: ...
Forum: LanCay M9 Bayonets 06-23-2008, 04:19 AM
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Posted By Carlo
I'm wondering how more nice bayonets we'll see...

I'm wondering how more nice bayonets we'll see coming from you collection!:wink:
Looking at the pictures I can't stop asking myself how ironic is that LanCay was trying to go backwards, to the...
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