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Hecklerusp45
09-23-2020, 08:59
I got this bayonet at a very low price because I assumed it was a cheap knock off. So, was I right? Can't figure out for who made it. 48197481984819948200
JOHN COOK
09-23-2020, 10:57
Can’t read the inscription. Is handle plastic?

John in SC
Hecklerusp45
09-23-2020, 06:44
Handle seems to be plastic. The writing on one side says 12602 and the other side reads MK001678
JB White
09-29-2020, 05:41
About 10 years ago, I believe it was, Bill Porter identified these as China-made copies.

All so far have the 12602 number, but the alpha numeric serial numbers vary. MK etc. followed by six digits.
m1ashooter
09-29-2020, 09:38
Try this site.

https://m9bayonet.com/
JB White
10-02-2020, 07:06
Hecklerusp45, for curiosity's sake I looked up old prices from years ago. They averaged $39 back then. So, if you paid the same or slightly more in today's market then you didn't get ripped off. These make for a fairly decent temporary placeholder or display piece.

Reminds me of the time I bought my first M9. Gun show dealer had one of his tables filled with various reproduction items. I asked how much and he shot me a price. I paid it.
Wasn't my fault he mixed a NOS LanCay in with his 'BudK' copies. :)
Hecklerusp45
10-13-2020, 12:25
Thanks to both of you for the replies. I don't think I got ripped off. A guy at the club had several bayonets he did not want. I paid $80. For that I got one brand new Glock knife, the M9 above, a Savage made N0.4 Mk1 with scabbard, and a brit model 1907 bayonet for the No. 1 with scabbard, and an M7 bayonet made by Imperial with scabbard.
Thanks again for the help.
JB White
10-14-2020, 07:42
Aw heck, you got that M9 copy for free along with at least one or two others. Not a bad bargain at all. :)
Average selling price for a well used bog standard 1907 w scabbard can fetch $80 on a good day.
JB White
01-22-2021, 02:09
They're back in black.
Just saw a BudK catalog with the bayonet featured on the cover. This time with a blackened blade with the MK "serial number" highlighted in white. Had to open it up to see the current price. $29.99
$10 price drop....did the Chinese find a cheaper steel?
lyman
01-22-2021, 03:47
About 10 years ago, I believe it was, Bill Porter identified these as China-made copies.

All so far have the 12602 number, but the alpha numeric serial numbers vary. MK etc. followed by six digits.

well, if that is a cage code, it is Howard Industries,

but it does not show they made bayonets