Sealed M7 Bayonet question

[thecandyman0838]

I got a couple of M7 Bayonets today from my Dad who got them from his work a long time ago as part of a Government Surplus program. One is a Bauer Ordnance Co with a pwh m8a1 scabbard. The other one is sealed in a plastic wrapper.

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The wrapper says "St Regis paper co" and "RAPIT SEAL™" and the label reads "1005-00-017-9701, BAYONET SCAB, 1 EA, A/ 4/84.

 

Is this the factory packaging or would this have been done to ship the Bayonet during the surplus program?

 

 

[bayonetman]

The label code indicates only the M7 bayonet. They were repacked with a scabbard, as indicated in April 1984.

 

When ordered with a scabbard, the NSN is 1095-00-017-9701, usually with the M10 scabbard, not the M8A1.

 

As it stands, the bayonet and scabbard could be by any maker.

[thecandyman0838]

The label code indicates only the M7 bayonet. They were repacked with a scabbard, as indicated in April 1984.

 

When ordered with a scabbard, the NSN is 1095-00-017-9701, usually with the M10 scabbard, not the M8A1.

 

As it stands, the bayonet and scabbard could be by any maker.

There was a hole at the bottom of the bag where the scabbard must have broken the seal, so I opened it a little to get the bayonet out. It's an Imperial.

The scabbard is marked PWH.

Is this a post Vietnam bayonet?

Thanks

[bayonetman]

There was a hole at the bottom of the bag where the scabbard must have broken the seal, so I opened it a little to get the bayonet out. It's an Imperial.

imp m7.jpg

The scabbard is marked PWH.

Is this a post Vietnam bayonet?

Thanks

Imperial Knife Co., provenance, Rhode Island: Rock Island records show the following deliveries from Imperial.

 

Fiscal 1973 - 361,800

Fiscal 1976 - 63,270

Fiscal 1980 - 128,431

Fiscal 1983 - 45,816

Fiscal 1984 - 20,000 (Contract DAAA09-84-C0504, April 1984, Price $11.98 each)

[sactroop]

The 1973 Imperials have the square runout at the termination of the edge bevel, (back cut). The specification changed before the 1976 contract. The remaining Imperials have a radius for the back cut.