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Buckmaster Knives: The Authorized History of Models 184 and 185

Richard Neyman

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Originally researched, developed, and then built to serve the U.S. Navy SEALs of SEAL Team Three and the Original SEAL Team Six, the BuckMaster became a 1980s American icon of survival edged knives.This book has Hundreds of Photos. If you own a BuckMaster you can see what model and how many were made of your knife. From its humble beginnings in Oceanside, California, PHROBIS Ltd., in collaboration with BUCK Knives of El Cajon, California, created the BuckMaster.Using the research from the BuckMaster and their connections with Buck, Phrobis LTD later entered and won the competition for a new bayonet for the M16 family of rifles. Designated the M9, it remains the primary edged weapon of our combat troops to this day. The author covers the early days of the M9 Bayonet in equal detail. This book is a must for anyone who is interested in military knife history.

352 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012