JimD Posted March 30, 2018 Share #1 Posted March 30, 2018 I bought a pile of M9 knives pretty reasonably priced and am probably going to put them on my table at the next militaria show here in Arizona in May. I think some of them are commemorative pieces, some are civilian and a few are actual military issue. I think I'd like to keep one and wanted to get some input as to what I have here. Like I said, I got into them very reasonably priced so don't be afraid to tell me if some are absolute drek. If I get more than $20 a piece I am coming out ahead so no worries there. The first three are in this post. #1 is marked M9 LanCay USA on the matte silver blade, no other markings that I see. Plastic sheath is marked LANCAY beneath a sharpening stone on the reverse. Civilian model? #2 is marked M9 Lan-Cay USA on the black blade, marked Lan Cay on the pommel. Plastic sheath marked Lan-Cay on reverse, no sharpening stone. Military issue? #3 is marked M9 UTILITY on one side of the black bland US on the other side. Plastic sheath marked US below sharpening stone on the reverse. Fantasy piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jw517 Posted March 30, 2018 Share #3 Posted March 30, 2018 I like those. I bet they would fit on my M-4 s! Hint,hint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misfit 45 Posted March 30, 2018 Share #4 Posted March 30, 2018 Hi, Nice batch of M9s. No. 1 is a first contract LanCay with gray blade similar to the Phrobis III blades, but without the fuller. No. 2 is likely a US contract M9, but the Lan-Cay on the pommel makes me less likely to say for sure. I believe the marked pommel was used on later Lan-Cay M9s with the ergo handle Not to forget that these modular systems can be switched around to anything you want. No. 3 is strictly commercial, however the M9 Utility is collectable because they only made 900 of these. If it had a black handle and black sheath, it would be worth even more since they only made 100 of those. Marv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactroop Posted March 30, 2018 Share #5 Posted March 30, 2018 I agree with Marv. I'm thinking the latch on 3 was replaced. Also the sheath on 1 would normally have the screwdriver on the cutter assembly on the bottom pointing down, also could have been changed at depot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porterkids Posted April 24, 2018 Share #6 Posted April 24, 2018 The Lan-Cay marked pommels were used on military contract bayonets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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