Comparison
The M7 bayonet is used as a bayonet on the M16 rifle and as a edged melee weapon. The M9 multipurpose bayonet system is used as a bayonet on the M16 series rifle, on the M4 series carbine, as a edged melee weapon, as a general field and utility knife, as a wire cutter when used on the sheath, and as a saw. The M9 also fits the Mossberg 590 Special Purpose shotgun.
Designation
M7
M9
Entered Army Service:
1965
1987
Blade length:
6.5 in
7 in
Total length:
11.75 in
12 in
Buck Knives production
An overview of M9 types made by Buck Knives, one of the manufacturers of M9 bayonets. The 5000 for the U.S. Marines are included under the U.S.Army numbers in this listing.
Type
Buck Part#
Quantity
US Army
0188-00-0
330,254
Australian
0188-A1-0
20,050
Abu Dhabi
0188-AD-0
1,500
Commercial (black)
0188-BK-0
14,213
Diemaco
0188-DM-0
8,681
Marine Prototype
0188-MC-0
350
Commercial (green)
0188-CB-0
28,238
Field Knife (Japan I)
0188-J1-0
1,956
Field Knife (Japan II)
0188-J2-0
504
Total:
405,746
See also
Military of the United States portal
Aircrew Survival Egress Knife (ASEK; special knife adopted circa 2003 for Army aviators)
OKC-3S Bayonet (USMC Bayonet;adopted in early 2000s for M16/M4 family)
KA-BAR (Fighting Knife)
External links
Army Fact File on Bayonets
PDF of patent (buck-184.com)
USMC Multi-purpose Bayonet (MB)
Olive Drab on the M9
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