Stoner 63 Eickhorn KCB-77 Bayonet Collector Quality AR15 M16

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Stoner 63 Eickhorn KCB-77 Bayonet Collector Quality AR15 M16:
$102.51

Please note that the free shipping only applies to lower 48 states. This bayonet is in new condition but I listed it as used because there are very slight handling marks. Knife bayonet for use with the 5.56 mm. NATO caliber M16 assault rifle and Stoner 63 machine gun.This example was produced by GMS. GMS bought the Carl Eickhorn Waffenfabrik factory in 1975 and licensed use of the squirrel trademark (which had been purchased by E. & F. Hörster).The KCB–77 series are an improvement of the KCB–70 bayonet, which was designed in the late 1960s by Carl Eickhorn Waffenfabrik and the Netherlands firm NWM (Nederlandsche Wapen-en Munitiefabriek) for the Stoner 63A weapons system.GMS changed the plastic formula and made the grip more robust in order to remedy cracking problems encountered with the plastic used for the KCB–70 bayonet. GMS also developed their own wire-cutter scabbard design, since the Eickhorn family held the KCB–70 wire-cutter patent. The GMS wire cutter assembly is tubular and entirely surrounds the plastic scabbard body, where the Eickhorn design is a flat plate that attaches to the side of the plastic scabbard body. GMS produced a more elaborate belt hanger, which included the U.S. M1910 style wire loop, but also allowed attachment to a plain belt.In addition to the KCB–77 M1, GMS also produced a KCB–77 M3 variant for use with the 7.62 mm. G3 assault rifle. The GMS product had the G3 bayonet adapter built in to the pommel. When GMS went bankrupt in 1981, members of the Eickhorn family re-purchased the factory, renaming it A. Eickhorn GmbH & Co. für Schneidwaren und Waffen KG (AES) [in English, A. Eickhorn Company for Cutlery and Weapons L.L.C.]. AES continued development and production of the KCB–77, reinstituting the Eickhorn-patent wire cutter and grip design. AES initially used a generic trademark, but soon re-purchased the squirrel trademark from E. & F. Hörster. This model also has the compartment in the handle for the Stoner 63 sight adjustment tool.