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Originally Posted by pwcosol
Why LanCay sought to delete the need for the strap in the first place, & the Army allowed it, would be interesting to know.
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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 dollars) to less than $ 20 (hope to be correct, as I always don't remember if it was 19.99 or 9.99
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You HAVE to cut somewhere to reduce the price in such a way.