M9
If I recall correctly none of our bayonets had "rack numbers" on the bayonet or scabard, but they were accountable, and we had to sign for them each time we drew them from the armory. During Operation "Just Cause" our armorer did not want to issue them out as he thought it was a drill and was afraid we would lose them. Our 1st Sgt had to straighten him out. I ended up cutting a hole in a fence with the wire cutter. I got to Ft. Bragg in '88 and we already had the M9 in our inventory. Most guys did not really care for them. The most popular knife at the time was the Cold Steel SRK, we all bought and carried one of those.
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