Thank you very much for your video. For those who are unfamiliar with the M8A1 Scabbard, regarding 1:37 the ferrule on the tip of the scabbard is known as the "chape". Regarding 3:40, the cord around the scabbard is known as the lanyard which can be strapped around the thigh of the wearer.

@WilliamsKnifeLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information Jade

Im in lebanon 🇱🇧 i have one in perfect condition👍 love it

@WilliamsKnifeLife

10 ай бұрын

👍🗡

Hi William. I find all old military knives interesting. I am guessing they didn't stay unsharpened long. Lol. Happy Halloween.

@WilliamsKnifeLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rhino. I used to have an Enfield spike Bayonet, an SKS with spike Bayonet, and a WW2 German Mauser Bayonet. I had to sell, or leave behind 90 % of my knife collection back in 2010 due to economic issues.

I have a Milpar m7 used and issued to the troops has the number on ithe scabbard awesome knife and very sharp they sued it mostly to open cans and throwing knives I read . Use mine . Mine had 43 on it and number of the knife they had issued .

@WilliamsKnifeLife

2 жыл бұрын

cool 👍

Hi William!! That bayonet looks like its in great condition!!

@WilliamsKnifeLife

3 жыл бұрын

I think the Bayonet is newer than the sheath. The Marine I was dealing with kept coming up with great stuff, and I never asked him how he got it. 🤔🤐Every squad had it's scrounger who gets stuff not normally issued. 😄 Finding information on older knives can get complicated.

The M8A1 sheath is quite versitile. It fits my M5A1 bayonet made for Korea because the knife required a larger button for frozen fingers. I also have an M7 made for Nam because the feature is that it has a larger ring for an AR15_16. instead of a cut down M1. Lots of history is going on here. We could start with my grandfathers Remington 1917. Was it a bayonet? was it a sword? But I have it.

is it a full tang metal under the grip handles ?

@WilliamsKnifeLife

2 ай бұрын

The tang narrows a little bit behind the cross guard and has two oval slots cut out either to lighten the blade or to change the balance. The tang goes all the way back to the end.

@WilliamsKnifeLife

2 ай бұрын

If you go to the Wikipedia link and click on the exploded view, it will show you the tang with the covers off. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M7_bayonet

What is the purpose of shoe lace thing ?

@WilliamsKnifeLife

Ай бұрын

@dekir7663 I think it's to tie down the scabbard to your leg or secure to a pack.

Are the scabbards sharpeners too?

@WilliamsKnifeLife

6 ай бұрын

No. On a machete scabbard, they have a built-in sharpener but not on these.

I also got 1..its marked US M7 & COLT'S 62316 HARTFORD, CONN USA.

@WilliamsKnifeLife

3 жыл бұрын

The Colt marked ones get the most money on Ebay.

@UmairAli-cu2qb

6 ай бұрын

what about the one with FZR marking @@WilliamsKnifeLife

@WilliamsKnifeLife

6 ай бұрын

@UmairAli-cu2qb Fraser Manufacturing Corp. of Lexington, Michigan, was awarded contract DAAF01-72-C-0188 in October 1971. A second order under this contract was placed in September 1972. Fraser had hundreds of government contracts and was most well-known for its design and production of vehicle mounts for machine guns. Only one Fraser contract appears to be associated with the M16 rifle, resulting in two orders, both of which I believe are for M7 bayonets. No production quantity has surfaced. However, based on the dollar amount of the orders ($99,000) and the value attributed to M7 bayonets provided to foreign governments in 1971-72 (averaged $2.44 each), the number of bayonets produced appears to be in the neighborhood of 40,000, which explains their scarcity. Manufacturer symbols are assigned by the Department of Defense. FSR had already been assigned to another firm, Fort Smith Rim & Bow Co. of Ft. Smith, AR, so Fraser was assigned FZR instead. A family business founded in 1947 as Fraser Reel and Specialty Co., they primarily manufactured fishing reels in Fraser, Michigan. The mid-1950s were hard times for American fishing tackle makers after tariffs on imported fishing tackle were reduced beginning in 1951. Fraser adapted by relocating to Lexington in 1952 (some sources say 1950, however, their legal filing with the State says 1952). The company broadened its scope to manufacturing of machine shop and metal products, including automobile and boat parts; and sporting goods. The company name was changed to Fraser Manufacturing Corp. in 1963. By the 1970s, 75 percent of Fraser’s production were government contracts. At its peak, Fraser employed approximately 100 workers. Fraser operated until 2013, when the family closed the factory and retired; auctioning off the machinery and donating the building and property to their local school district.

@WilliamsKnifeLife

6 ай бұрын

@UmairAli-cu2qb worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/United_States__Post-War_/us_post_war_2_page2.html

@UmairAli-cu2qb

6 ай бұрын

@@WilliamsKnifeLife thanks for the valuable info... appreciated

That's an awesome knife William, love how you've had it so long. Take care mate and have a great week.