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DK: That is interesting information on the number of XM9s produced. I am trying to recall how many XM9s I have observed or heard of which were not numbered for the Army trials. One Forum member acquired a blade which I think was obtained from Camillus after they went out of business & sold their inventory at auction. Other collectors have stated fakes also exist. I have never encountered one of these. However, the true XM9 has several minor manufacturing features which differ from all other M9s made, making it extremely difficult to reproduce.
Phrobis could have had some left over XM9 marked blades; possibly rejects, which were assembled into parts bayonets & sold commercially (as was the case with the pancake scabbards). Regarding the latter, I purchased a Phrobis "3-line" in a pancake scabbard a few years ago. The former owner bought the bayonet off Mr. Finn's "product board" @ the Great Western Show back in the late 1980s. Interestingly the bayonet has an unsharpened blade & a XM9 pommel cap, indicating use of left-over parts.
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