The M9 Bayonet is a multi-purpose knife and bayonet officially adopted in 1984 by the United States. It was issued with a special sheath designed to double as a wire cutter. It was designed and developed by Charles A. "Mickey" Finn at his R&D company, Qual-A-Tec. He later produced it under the Phrobis III name, filling a military contract for 325,000 units. The Buck Knife Company, which later sold a commercial version under their own name, was in no way responsible for the design of the M9 bayonet or the later Buckmaster knives -all of which were designed by Mickey Finn. Finn's designs proved extremely popular, and were widely (and illegally) copied and sold by other makers. In 1986, Finn received U.S. Patent 4,622,707 , which helped cut down on knockoffs, though they continued to flow into the country unchecked from Asia, and Mexico cutting into legitimate American sales. #army #bayonet #cutting #death #desert_storm #farquarl #Knife #lancay #lethal #m9 #m9_bayonet #military #operation #polymer #rambo #sharp #steel #usa #war #weapon #weaponry
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