Carlo,
I'm glad you were finally able to get one of these for your collection. Looks like a really nice one. I must warn you to be extremely careful when assembling the bayonet that you do not tighten the screw too tight. I know of more than one of these that the end of the tang broke off. 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.
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