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Anyone hear or see one of these..
They were supposed to be a quick, inexpensive upgrade to the Bayo.. All a bit too late as the Viet Nam 'Conflict' ended before production started. But there were supposed to be prototypes made for testing etc. Real or bullshit??
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I have seen many around the shows, and on the internet. As far as I know there are the real ones, and there are repos already abound. Lots at the last gun show in Louisville with the SOS. Ebay has had a few and Gunbroker. Ed
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Since posting this,,, I've heard the fakes were like a real hard rubber... The authentic ones were exactly as the original handle material was.
So guess my question is now,,, Has the U.S. ever issued a bayo like this? Or has anyone here get one issued during their service time after Viet Nam??
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Gaspare Do a quick internet search. Gunbroker has several on right now. I have seen quite a few, they were all cast, some with the slag still on yelling REPO. Like I said, at the Louisville gun days show in February there was one table that had at least 30 handles for sale, and about 10 mounted on m-7s. Some of the repos are marked inside the grip plate, some are not. I have been told the originals are all marked. That is all I know. Good luck Ed
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- Much thanks for the info Ed!!
Oh yeah,, Were the ones you saw just like the drawing? I saw one that didn't have the separate fore finger hole,,,just a straight cut out.. So far what you've been seeing is like the drawing?
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Yes, they were all like the ones you posted. I have seen some with slag still on the cast, that had to be ground down and cleaned up. They were pritty cheap. Most were ready to install, and about $30 to $40 each. I have never seen the hard rubber type, all were aluminum. There is a military guy at my local gun show in Springfield Mo that has one every show. I myself have several M-7 bayonets, but have yet to get one for mine. I'm sure if you keep on Ebay or Gunbroker you can find one reasonable. Ed
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