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 ! ... ...

[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?

[porterkids]

As you know, with a 3/16" Allen wrench you can have any color bayonet you want. To the best of my knowledge, the first contract LanCay bayonets were only made in OD. I do have some pieces with first contract fuller blades that were assembled at a later date with black components.

[m9er]

Appreciate the info folks! Wasn't wanting one in anything other than OD just wanted to know what LanCay offered at the time.

porterkids: Your pic is an inspiration. I also try avoid the duplicates and only have a couple dupes in 1st contract no/fuller and 2nd contract bayos. Sometimes it just too hard to pass up a good deal. I figure if nothing else they are good trading stock.

[rexmeyer]

I too have a bunch of extras, of both first and second contract Lancays that I keep around. Of course you can never have enough.. I even have a few m-11's in my collection