Thread: Buck M9 Sold
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Old 03-01-2009, 07:25 AM
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Thank you all for your comments!

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Originally Posted by porterkids View Post
Also, the USMC did not want the bottle opener feature on the bayonet. Buck used the standard crossguards with the cut outs but put the crossguard on the tang with the cuts facing the grip. The first time I saw this I thought he guard was on backwards but later found out that it was installed that way intentionally.
Nedless to say, I did not notice it when I first disassembled the bayonet to take a look at the full tang
After reading your post I quickly inverted crossguard so the bottle openers are now facing the grip
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