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Lubbock Bayonet Guy · #1 09-21-2008, 07:14 PM

I recently purchased 2 M9 bayonets from a retired Army Colonel. One was an M9 LanCay Bayonet, with no hyphen between Lan and Cay. I was curious to know if this is one of the rare 200 2nd contract, without the hyphen. It has a black oxide finish, in new condition. Below i have included pics to verify if this is one of the 200 or not.

porterkids · #2 09-21-2008, 07:18 PM

I think you are referring to the first contract blades that didn't meet spec for the first contract but did meet them when the specs were changed for the second contract. Your bayonet is not one of these.

Lubbock Bayonet Guy · #3 09-21-2008, 07:23 PM

alright, since this isn't a second contract, then why is there no hyphen and what exactly is this?

porterkids · #4 09-21-2008, 08:21 PM

I didn't say it isn't a second contract. I said it isn't one of the first contract blades that was issued as part of the second contract. It is simply an early second contract blade, manufactured before LanCay added the hyphen to their name.

Lubbock Bayonet Guy · #5 09-21-2008, 09:59 PM

thanks for the reply. I was also wondering how much this certain bayonet is worth.

m9er · #6 09-22-2008, 01:10 AM

Yep, early second contract LanCay... still a very nice bayonet. I have a couple of these.

Hard to say what they are worth. I have two that are in new condition (15yr old or so) that I picked up for $60ish, but have seen the same ones with a hollow ground blade go for $250.

http://www.popernack.com/shop/shop.php?aID=20&xID=1429