D.S. Commemorative
My interest in M9s doesn't really extend to commemorative or special unit-marked commercial bayonets, but the Phrobis D.S. M9A1 is an exception. I initially had a Phrobis I'ntl. marked example with the Marto "SPAIN" marking. Later I found a Phrobis III marked one (no SPAIN). This appealed to me more, so decided to keep it & pass the other onto a fellow collector. Perhaps the earlier marked blades were in Phrobis inventory, so were supplied & augmented by newer MARTO made blades to the company that had them etched with the commemorative markings & subsequently marketed.
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