[pwcosol]

Thanks for your vote of confidence, Carlo. When I think of "first-contract LanCay production", my thoughts are of the early first pattern, standard production M9 with fullers. The Gen Cut blades and shallow fuller variants were so few in number we collectors separate them out from the finalized large fuller, standard production bayonets. But then came the later first contract LanCay M9s, which I believe comprised the majority of bayonets produced under that contract. I guess that is why M. Pattarozzi categorized the military contract M9s in his book American Gladius. It is a good idea, but doubt if it will become the method to reference these M9s any time soon...