Any thoughts on the new USMC bayonet?

[LowSpeed_HighDrag]

Mine did nothing but get stolen....YMMV.

[SOW_0331]

I had something along the lines of twenty goats, killed, gutted, and cleaned with my bayo. Never felt like it wasn't working then.

Other than that, not too much use.

ETA: Not some weird sadistic thing, we needed to eat...

[ApacheTactical]

I have seen them a couple of times and I am begining to grow impressed with the blade design, length and the fact that it uses 1095 carbon steel. I recently asked my Marine knephew about his thoughts on it, he was very happy with it during his tour in A-stan.

My thinking is that it would make a very good field blade considering the mentioned attributes and could also double as an actual bayonet (although I can't actually see much need for this use).

Anyone else have any thoughts or advice with this one?

For what its worth to you, i own one and have actually used it in the woods for cutting. chooping on 2-3 inch limbs for sometime now and it has held up well. If you are just a weekend woodsman it will do jut fine.

[Apricotshot]

Mine did nothing but get stolen....YMMV.

lol gear adrift......or locked up, disappears all the same.

[Abraxas]

It's too thick for GP use.
If you just want to stab with it or stick it to the end of a rifle for recreations of Napoloenic warfare, knock yourself out.

Oh I disagree, it was great at opening MRE's

[LowSpeed_HighDrag]

I had something along the lines of twenty goats, killed, gutted, and cleaned with my bayo. Never felt like it wasn't working then.

Other than that, not too much use.

ETA: Not some weird sadistic thing, we needed to eat...

Ahh, a fellow goat killer haha.... (we needed food too)