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So far I've come across the following, I haven't been able to confirm it yet, so it might be scuttlebutt.

 

Supposedly, Tri Technologies had a contract for about 40,000 of these.

The (06MA8) stamped on the blade is Cage Code.

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There are currently four lots of 25 pcs on the Government Liquidation auction web site. All new in the wrapper. Hard to figure out why a brand new in the wrap bayonet is being sold as surplus.

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/search?cmd=results&fromsearch=true&words=cage

 

Here is how it could have happened in the USAF...item sits in supply longer than X amount of days, without being ordered, the item is removed from the active base NSN list and either shipped to a depot OR if tagged/identified incorrectly it could go to DRMO ...and then from there...

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the item had a suitable sub NSN on the serviceable 350 tag, not the actual NSN for the item...the suitable sub for turn in NSN is obsolete, then the item could go to DRMO or a depot

 

if no one inspects the item and catches the wrong NSN identifier...then there they go to sale...

 

and there could be many more ways...

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bayonetman

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A little more information on the bayonet in question. No, I did not buy a box of them, I bought one bayonet and the seller supplied the photos of the box labels. He is not selling any more right now.

 

Product: Bayonet, M9 and Scabbard

 

Contract No.: W56HZV-12-C-0327

 

Issued By: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Contracting Command

 

Contract Date: September 20, 2012

 

Contract Completion Date: May 27, 2015

 

Contract Issued To: Tri-Technologies, Inc.

40 Hartford Avenue

Mt. Vernon, NY 10553-5119

 

Contract Quantity: 40,000 with a 100% Option clause

 

Contract Value: $1,620,000 ($3,110,000 if option exercised)

 

Contract Type: Definitive Contract

 

Contract Pricing: Firm Fixed Price

 

Solicitation Procedure: Negotiated Proposal / Quote

 

Extent Completed: Full and Open Competition

 

No. of Offers Received: 15

 

Type of Set-Aside: Small Business Set-Aside - Total

 

(Note by GMC – It appears that the Option Clause was not executed)

 

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I did a side by side comparison of the Tri Tech bayonet and a late model Lan-Cay. It was interesting to find mold flaw marks that were identical on the two bayonets. There is absolutely no doubt that the Lan-Cay grip and Tri Tech grip came out of the same mold.

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One thing I find interesting about the markings on this M9 is that the CAGE number (Civilian And Government Entity) and not the manufacturer's name is marked on the bayonet. As far as I know, the only precedence for that is on the little black plastic M-10 scabbards used for the M7 bayonet. There are several of these M9s on ebay right now.

Marv

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