US Military IMPERIAL Knife M6 UNOPENED NOS packaged 11/68 Collector Grade

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US Military IMPERIAL Knife/bayonet M6 UNOPENED, sealed package NOS packaged 11/68 Collector Grade.
Authentic USGI M6 knife/bayonet, manufactured by Imperial. Yours will come sealed in the original military packaging.
Note: No scabbard is included
Imperial Knife Co. was awarded contract DAAF-03-67-C-0069 in April 1967. Cunningham indicates that 265,951 bayonets were reportedly delivered under this contract. This quantity is consistent with the amount paid under the contract. This example has an November 1968 packing date.
The bayonets are sealed in a foil preservative wrapper inside a cardboard box. The cardboard box is sealed inside a heavy plastic wrapper with a printed label. The wrapped bayonets were packed 50 to a carton.
A prolific producer of bayonets and scabbards, Imperial Knife Co. changed its corporate name to Imperial Schrade Corp. in 1984. Imperial’s losing out in the M9 bayonet competition resulted in closure of the Providence, RI, plant in 1987. Imperial Schrade continued operations in Ellenville, NY, until its closure in 2004 after 100 years of operation.