Phrobis XM9

[rexmeyer]

Actually Carlo, I don't think it is an insane price, because you may never be able to find another one again forsale anywhere...So congrats to you...Rex

[Broad_Arrow]

Originally Posted by Carlo

Carlo is the winner.
Will post pictures of the bayonet once I'll get it.

Hello Carlo,

Just stumbled across this forum as I have been "licking my wounds" after losing the XM9 Phrobis trials bayonet on ebay.

Just wanted to say a huge "congratulations" on your win of the Phrobis XM9 bayonet.

I happened to be the poor sap who "came in second". I guess I should say "sorry" for driving up the final price past the $3300 mark. ;-) If I was not also interested in the Ontario rejected trials XM9 bayonet, I would have bid more on the Phrobis version and would have had you pay more.... :-)

At least my only consolation is: I won the Eickhorn and Ontario trials bayonets for XM9. I sure wish I would have won the Phrobis trials bayonet, though. (You absolute magnificent bastard, Carlo!).

In the meantime, sir, you are a worthy ebay opponent! hahah :-)

Cheers & Respectfully,

David

[Carlo]

Originally Posted by Broad_Arrow

Hello Carlo,

Just stumbled across this forum as I have been "licking my wounds" after losing the XM9 Phrobis trials bayonet on ebay.

Just wanted to say a huge "congratulations" on your win of the Phrobis XM9 bayonet.

I happened to be the poor sap who "came in second". I guess I should say "sorry" for driving up the final price past the $3300 mark. ;-) If I was not also interested in the Ontario rejected trials XM9 bayonet, I would have bid more on the Phrobis version and would have had you pay more.... :-)

At least my only consolation is: I won the Eickhorn and Ontario trials bayonets for XM9. I sure wish I would have won the Phrobis trials bayonet, though. (You absolute magnificent bastard, Carlo!).

In the meantime, sir, you are a worthy ebay opponent! hahah :-)

Cheers & Respectfully,

David

Hello David,
and to the forum!
No need to say sorry.... if more people were interested on the same bayonet, it is normal that there are multiple bids.
Sometimes I win, and sometimes I lose.
I was hoping, indeed, that with so many rare M9s all for sale at the same time, the competition for the Phrobis XM9 were not going to be too "ferocious".
Anyway, congratulations for the other trials XM9 you won , and please post pictures of them on the forum.
Looking at your nickname, may I suggest you are from Australia?
Greetings from Italy!
Carlo

[Broad_Arrow]

Thanks for the welcome to the forum, Carlo !

I was actually thinking the same thing -- with so many rare bayonets, I did not think that anyone was going to pay as close attention to the Phrobis as they did.

I am actually from Canada, but I can fully understand why you would suspect Australia (with the Aust. Buck M9 bayo). Normally, I collect British & Commonwealth bayonets from the 20th Century (post WWI). It was only within the last couple years that I decided to finally branch into the world of the M9 bayonet.

Cannot believe the variations within the M9 bayonet. Disturbing, yet fun to start collecting.

While I am enormously happy with the bayonets I did win from the seller, there was one I wish he had for auction -- the British XM9 Trials bayonet based on the SA30 (L3A1) design. I would have given up both the Ontario rejected bayo and the Eickhorn trials bayo if I could get my hands on the British submission. Was really hoping the seller had one when he was selling so many other XM9 bayonets but, alas, he did not have the "holy grail" for my meagre (yet growing) collection.

I was also curious about getting the Australian Buck M9 the seller had on ebay until I realized that the scabbard pattern seemed "odd". On closer inspection, it was just a regular Buck scabbard and not an Australian issue (did not have the Broad Arrow stamp below the "Buck" name on the scabbard). Luckily, another seller from Australia was selling the bayonet with correct matching scabbard set.

Will post photos when the XM9 examples eventually arrive. With my luck, the bayonets will get lost in the mail...

Cheers !

David

[rexmeyer]

Welcome to the forum David... I was wondering what turd was driving up the price of all the rare XM9 bayonets and it happened to be you!! heh All the variations of the M-9 bayonet are enougn to drive one mad.. It is way to hard to collect all of them...Rex

[porterkids]

(l-r) Phrobis, Phrobis, S-Tron, Marto, Eickhorn, Royal Ordnance, Royal Ordnance, Imperial, Imperial, Ontario, Phrobis Wire Cutter Scabbard

[Carlo]

Originally Posted by Broad_Arrow

I was also curious about getting the Australian Buck M9 the seller had on ebay until I realized that the scabbard pattern seemed "odd". On closer inspection, it was just a regular Buck scabbard and not an Australian issue (did not have the Broad Arrow stamp below the "Buck" name on the scabbard). Luckily, another seller from Australia was selling the bayonet with correct matching scabbard set.

If I remember correctly, the australian M9 recently on sale had the parkerized blade.
Apart from the one pictured on the Brett's book, I have yet to find a collector who found this variant (black blade) with the correct matching scabbard.
I too bought some years ago this version and I had to replace the scabbard, which was a standard commercial buck, without the broad arrow mark.
@ porterkids
Is there any difference between the two Imperial XM9s pictured?
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By the way, I have the Phrobis XM9 already in my hands...will post pictures soon. Nice surprise inside the pouch: a piece of paper like the one that Chris showed.

[porterkids]

Carlo,

The two Imperial XM9s are the same.

All of the Phrobis XM9 bayonets originally had a slip of paper in the pouch stating that the pouch was a "M9 pistol magazine / accessory pouch". Mickey Finn sized the pouch specifically for the M9 magazine. Contrary to the position taken by the author of the latest book on the M9 bayonet, it is entirely correct to call this a magazine pouch. That was its original design intent, regardless of how it was actually used.

[Carlo]

As promised, here are few pictures.
Hope you don't mind. I added few comments to the pictures and you're welcome to add more of them!






Note that there is no Phrobis logo on the back of the scabbard



Note the two middle seams on the strap. All the straps on the following pictures are different from the standard magazine pouch. They seems smaller in size.









Note the two riveted ... (I don't know the english word for them)





The paper we were talking about





The pommell from an M7 bayonet (hope I'm correct)



No phrobis logo on the guard. The bottle openers are the usual small in size.



Note that the two wire cutter screws are of the same lenght



THE BEST PART:
While taking pictures the stone gently went away (after so many years the glue probably went off): BIG SURPRISE!!!!!!!
There is actually an hole on the scabbard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The metal you see under it is the bayonet blade.
I never heard about this before.

[Chris Johnson]

Carlo, Great Pics, Thank You.
What a sweet bayonet, I bet you’re pleased, now I will to check mine for "the hole"