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M9 Bayonet collector  Extrodinaire
The M9 Bayonet from the 1980's  had a lot to do with
the inspiration of Relentless knives. Some like it and others don't, but
the design  and the internals of the tool marked a big change in
the almost out dated idea of attaching a knife to the end of a rifle.
 Before the M9, bayonets were not considered cutting tools.
They were tempered for flexibility and mostly to soft to hold an edge for more than a few cuts. They were made to be spears and did a good job at that task.
The M9 is different in that since ground warfare had changed considerably, who needed a spear.......but what about a good knife.  So the M9 was made to function as both, being resilient enough to handle the stress of spear combat as well as being
able to hold an edge and function as a cutting tool.
The rest of the story is detailed history,  and although plenty interesting,
I  will leave those details to the better informed.

Another Great thing about the M9 Bayonet is the people who collect them, and follow the history of weaponry , both interesting and enjoyable.
One of these people is a guy and his "BABE" as he calls her who is also a great photographer. They live on the French Riviera,  France, and  are avid shooters as well as collectors of the M9 bayonet and other military survival knives.

The following is a tribute to them both who over the past years have become very good friends. Their enthusiasm is contagious. If your interested in the M9 bayonet and other military survival knives check out their web site.            
From the web site
M9M4.com



Collector turned Inventor
Mr Moon

M9M4 HYBRID BAYONET ...
5 UNITS MADE FOR M4 CARBINE MODEL COMMANDO
BARREL LENGTH 11.5 Made for U.S. NAVY SEALs - U.S.M.C - U.S. SPECIAL FORCES
URBAN COMBAT


In June of 2008 , I started a prototype project to adapt an M9 BAYONET to fit on an M4 CARBINE with a barrel length of 11.5 “SABRE DEFENSE”.
It was necessary for me to ask to my friend Joe ANVIL for his help, he is a “SPECIALIST of C.Q.B.”

For the assembly of this M9M4 HYBRID , we equipped an M4 CARBINE with a special flash hider, the B.E. MEYERS M249F, probably one of the best F.H. use by the U.S. ARMY.
This M9M4 HYBRID design seemed to be the logical result of a special request from my friend and policeman Philippe L.  He could benefit from an URBAN KNIFE FIGHT (type : PHROBIS C.U.K) and at the same be able use this modified knife as a bayonet or conversely.



In fact, not too long and not too short for a fight in a tiny room environment or a stair well in a building or house .


For evaluation and testing , three of these M9M4 HYBRID will be given to Sirs Barry BROWN (RIP June 2011)(Owner of M9 Lan-Cay Company), Homer M. BRETT ( MARINE Veteran , Historian & Consultant for the U.S. military, in the passed) ... and the third, to my American Uncle .
AUG 2011

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Protecting YOUR freedom
Thank You for Your service

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Victory to the American SOLDIER!
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Unceasing, as without mercy.  
A tough word, for tough people, needing tough equipment.
   Thanks to the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces
and others, for their relentless pursuit of  protecting  
freedom.



Mr Moon and his BB are

avid shooters as well as

collectors of M9 Bayonets





The American Troops remain in harms way.
Never forget these are our sons, daughters neighbors and friends.
Their mission is to keep  us safe.
Also remember they are forbidden political
opinion or activity for their term of service.
SHOW them you care by supporting the MAP program,
or any other program that  lets these people know that the people at home
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Stuff we are still working on
by: Daniel M. Certo
Fact is, I love making knives and developing NEW models.
Sometimes it's a  quick draw of a new shape, cut and grind it, and a new knife is born. But mostly it's not.
There are thousands of knife designs available today,
and more thousands that have come and gone.
In my opinion, for a knife design to be effective, comfortably functional,
and attractive all at once involves repeated testing and revision.
The M4 Ranger is one of my favorites. It originated as a Relentless model last year
and is still being refined. I always liked having a guard on a knife. Not only to
protect the hand from running up on the blade, but I like the way it looks.
Form follows function in this, but I always must have both.

I missed the knife makers revolution which I'm told happened back in the 1990's
where knife makers rebelled against their predecessors and mostly did away with knife guards.  Maybe they are not needed.  From a  makers point of view, it's far easier to build a knife without them.  After all, weren't they a hold over from the middle ages.  They were borrowed from the European broad sword and served to protect the hands during sword and dagger fights. But I figure if your in a situation were hurting your self could mean total disaster and mission failure why take the chance when a guard could prevent that.
Further, I like the extra holes that are sometimes found in guards as they just come in handy for a variety of  activities.  The same is true for lanyard holes. A lot of people think they are not terribly useful, but tethering your tool at times can prevent it's loss. If it's all you have, losing it could cause you a world of trouble.

These and many other thoughts went into my designing of  the M4 Ranger.  I incorporated all the things I like in a knife into this model.

There are three distinct blade shapes and grinds.
These will be in next years catalog as the M4 Ranger (clip point) M4 Recon (drop point) and the M4 Ark Angel (spear point).  They will be available in various blade lengths, both serrated and non and with a few currently unmentioned enhancements.






MORE Stuff we are still working on
The US Army's 10th Mtn div has  been real special to me for quite a few years. Last year I announced a Special Edition 10th Mtn div M1 MAP knife that has not materialized yet.

Not because I could not  make the knife, but because finding  an engraver  who could help  in the production to make it  a real memento that  could be offered to active duty and vets at an affordable price had not  been located. In the past month,  I believe that has changed.
Not completely sure yet, but keep watching the Enews  for updates.  



M6 Tooth Pick
A traditional design that we introduced last year



and will appear in the 2012 catalog.
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Medal of Excellence Awarded to
Relentless Knives by 10th Mtn Div. U.S. Army, 
Camp Liberty, Iraq 2006
THANK YOU CSM BRIAN CARLSON


Relentless M4X  chosen out of 30 knives
to be the Official knife of  Marvel Comic book
character The Punisher  
and appeared in the 2008 Lions gate
Production of  Punisher War Zone





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76-year-old Army medic on 4th tour in war zones
By Mandy Clark



Dan,
I know you're busy and it's not high priority on my part but sometime I would like your thoughts on 8670M/L6  High Performance Alloy steel.

Matt: Hi, 8670M is a Great steel for a hard use knife.
Most steels are not invented for knives,
the market is just not big enough.
L6 steel is a tool steel commonly used for
band saw blades in it's thinner form.
and 8670M is a stand in for L6 with a
bit less of the alloys that make L6
what it is. My suppliers only have
it in 3/16 thickness and tell me they sell it to
saw makers who make Redwood tree saw
mill blades from it.
8670M endures high temperatures,
extreme shock, bending and all sorts of abuse that many other tool steels  just won't take.  When compared to a lot of carbon steel alloys used for knives (1095,01,D2) and tools it has additional strength, ductility and toughness. It also costs more.
 Close examination shows this alloy has a relatively high carbon content for cutting edge retention, nickel and molybdenum for toughness and chromium for corrosion resistance and, maintains its strength and excellent abrasion resistance under high and low temperature operations.
Approx alloy mixture
C = .75, Ni - .70/1.00, Cr = .30/.50, Mo = .05/.10, Mn = .40/.60, Si = .20/.35, S & P = .025 max
I choose steels for their ruggedness, because the knives I make are intended to
endure above and beyond what the average user would need in a knife.
If I was able to get 8670 in 1/4" thickness, which I'm working on now,
I would select it above 5160 for all my carbon steel knives.
It is almost as tough as 5160, with twice the edge retention. It's is not to be compared with CPMs30V or CPM3V because
those steels are made from a different process and and are just so far advanced that there is not much comparison Not many people use 8670M for knives, because it's hard to get in various thicknesses,
and many don't care about a knife's ability to endure lateral force and still be a cutting tool.They call this type of knife a crow bar with an edge. I see it differently, but understand. Tools mostly have specific
uses and that's  just the way things are done.

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 Relentless M4X Punisher knife in the hands of Ray Stevenson in 2008 Lions gate Movie Punisher War Zone
Our Favorite Movie
Was  released on DVD March 17th 2009
www.punishermovie.com
and  finally a good review, and  winner of
Classic Movie of the Month: Punisher: War Zone (2008): The flick isn't quite a year old yet, and it didn't make much money when it was released in theaters, and as a result has a bad reputation, one that isn't deserved in my opinion. It's got everyone. A great Punisher in Ray Stevenson, a great villain in Jigsaw (Dominic West), and some great, gory action sequences. The Punisher doesn't mess around. Easily one of the greatest B-movies of all time.
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Local residents told Somalia Report that five days earlier pirates killed a local businessman after he refused to sell them food in an attempt to keep pirates out of the village.
“Drunken pirates always open fire in the village and it causes damages to the people and our property. Although none of us were injured today, we feel afraid,” said Hassan Abdi Koraaye, a resident in Dhanaane village.


Military.com
The piracy boom off the Somali coast is doing more than hurting merchant shipping; it’s also raising funds for al-Qaida branches running the largest terror training camps in the world, according to Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill.

Knife design PIRATES
The Chi Com , acting like they are capitalist businessmen
are copying  American made, patented and copywritten products and selling them on the web and else where worldwide.

Interestingly enough all these businesses
 are owned by their Army so stopping the above is about impossible.
Copying a look is one thing, but these are counterfeits
with the companys logos etc.
So....check with the company who makes the item first lest you get a counterfeit.



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The intent of this blog is to heighten awareness of the threat of international terrorism taking on the role of modern-day pirates to hijack ships carrying liquefied natural gas or other dangerous substances in order to use them as weapons of mass destruction, through the promotion of the upcoming major motion picture, Hunt of the Sea Wolves.



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Relentless knives believes in the Protection and Defense of the Constitution of the United States of America !


By Peter Ferrara, an associate professor of law at the George Mason University School of Law.
September 25, 2001 9:20 a.m. National Review
To Kill an American
You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.
So I just thought I would write to let them know what an American is, so they would know when they found one.
 An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.
An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as Native Americans.
An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan . The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses.
An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.
An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world. The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence , which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.
An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return.
When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country! As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan.
Americans welcome the best of everything...the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best services.
But they also welcome the least.
The national symbol of America , The Statue of Liberty , welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America .
Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11, 2001 earning a better life for their families. It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.
So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom  

 


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