New Member's Please Introduce yourself!

[Quarterbore]

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,

[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?

[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. Most of the reason I joined this site is for information. I really don't have much to contribute yet.

[Quarterbore]

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!

[dlt223]

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

[ghostsix]

I am just a common combat rifleman.

[chardin]

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.

[Clydetz]

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! :)