LanCay Bayonets

[porterkids]

I recently got some new storage cabinets and I'm in the process of moving a lot of my M9 bayonets out of storage containers and boxes into the new cabinets. I have my LanCay and Lan-Cay bayonets spread out to sort them out prior to putting them into their new drawers. I took a couple of photos to share. These are just the LanCays; not Phrobis, Buck or foreign copies.

[lee cousens]

Very nice Bill, wish i lived in the U.S its not so easy in the U.K!
Whats your favourite?

[Carlo]

I second what Lee said...living outside the USA makes really hard to collect M9s (expecially when more than 60% of ebay auctions are USA only ).
Nice collection, by the way!
I see multiple models of the very same bayonet (the LanCay Tan in the first picture, for example)...are there any differences between them or....you just like to collect as many as possible?

[porterkids]

I have very few duplicates, especially when it comes to the common stuff. The tan bayonets near the center of the group have the unit markings on the blade (101st, 82nd, 10th Mtn & Special Forces). I have these only in tan. That is the color that Lan-Cay was making them in when they were first made. You can obviously have them in a multitude of colors, but I've decided that one of each blade marking is sufficient. The tan bayonets near the left side with the MOLLE scabbards are USMC trials pattern with the EGA and USMC markings, no M9 marking. One with a standard blade and one with the holes. As I said, there are a few duplicates but not many.

[m9er]

Wow!! Very, very nice collection.
The Lancays are my favorite to collect.

[biboufab]

Only for the Masters ! ....... Magnifique ! ... ...

[coldsteelfanatic]

Next you need to get an AR for EACH one of the bayonets and you will be SET.

[porterkids]

Unfortunately the State of Connecticut has an assault rifle ban and we cannot buy M16s or AR15s.

[coldsteelfanatic]

Come to the @$$ hole of the US (Mississippi) we dont have any gun laws worth a crap. Just dont carry one with no licences. THATS IT

[m9er]

Originally Posted by porterkids

I recently got some new storage cabinets and I'm in the process of moving a lot of my M9 bayonets out of storage containers and boxes into the new cabinets. [red]I have my LanCay and Lan-Cay bayonets[/red]spread out to sort them out prior to putting them into their new drawers. I took a couple of photos to share. These are just the LanCays; not Phrobis, Buck or foreign copies.

http://www.quarterbore.net/forums/ph...m/LanCay-1.JPG

http://www.quarterbore.net/forums/ph...m/LanCay-2.JPG

Question, do the early M9s marked "LanCay" (1st contract) only come in OD or were they also available in multiple colors?