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US Military M7 Bayonet - M8 Sheath - 1974 Issue

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US Military M7 Bayonet - M8 Sheath - 1974 Issue
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US Military M7 Bayonet - M8 Sheath - 1974 Issue

Imperial Knife Co. of Providence, Rhode Island was awarded a total of six M7
bayonet contracts 1973–84.
Imperial Knife Co. was awarded its first two M7 contracts in 1973.
Production under both contracts appears to have occurred contemporaneously.
A total of 361,800 bayonets were reportedly delivered under these contracts.
This quantity is consistent with the amount paid under these contracts.

This example is from the first 1973 contract, DAAF03-73-D-1030, with an April 1974
packing date.

On the shaeth the grip retaining straps on the 1960 contract scabbards were
reversed. Prior to 1960, the straps snapped right over left. With the new contract,
they snapped left over right as shown on this unit.
This was to be the last contract issued to Victory Plastics

The next contract was issued to the Pennsylvania Working Home (for the Blind),
later renamed, “The Working Blind in Philadelphia, Pa.” The scabbards were
marked “PWH” (This one is marked PWH) the previously parkerized hangers were
painted black, and a black grommet replaced the large metal protector added to
the tip by Victory Plastics. Made between 1965 and 1969, many were sent as
military aid to South Korea and South Vietnam.
In recent years, the Civilian Marksmanship Program has purchased many of this
version from the Greek government.