I just recently ordered one of these online and was curious if anyone here owns one or has any information they could share with me in regards to it.

I've done some research on it, but only so much information is available... What I do know is that they were made under license by Taylor Brands/Schrade up until Smith & Wesson acquired Taylor/Schrade and it has undergone a total of three revisions since they were first released back in 2003. Note: "Special Ops" is just part of the Bayonet's name, they were never actually adopted/fielded by any branch of the US Military.

First there was the SW1B, then the SW2B, and finally the SW3B. The differences between the models are that the SW1B and SW2B were made in China with 3Cr13 Stainless Steel while the SW3B was made in Taiwan with 420J2 Stainless Steel. In addition, there are some aesthetic changes between the three generations, most notably that the 2nd and 3rd Gen SW2B/3B have more aggressive saw teeth on the spine, reminiscent of the old Buckmaster 184 with which the M9 Bayonet shares a common lineage. Furthermore, the 3rd Generation was also offered in a variation with a bare Stainless Steel blade with an O.D. Green handle. (SW3G)

It would appear that Smith & Wesson is phasing out the SW3B seeing as it is currently on Clearance on their website for 45% Off. Whether this is because it is soon to be replaced with yet another revision (SW4B?) or if S&W is simply done selling M9 Bayonets remains to be seen.

Due to the differences between generational revisions, it's difficult to determine the quality of the Smith & Wesson Special Ops M9 Bayonets, as there are a wide variety of reviews over the years across different websites on each model, most of which are amateur user reviews which aren't particularly well written, and many of which regarding the 3rd Generation SW3B are especially unhelpful as they are written by young men gamers who apparently only bought the Bayonet because it appeared in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive video game, and thusly only cover the aesthetics and cool factor of being a video game weapon. In addition, a number of negative reviews are also arguably unhelpful because they are mostly written by folks who attempted to use it as a Bushcraft Survival Knife, Machete, or Hatchet, and thusly subjected it to a number of extensive tasks which the M9 Bayonet was never designed for in the first place, such as chopping and batoning wooden logs, yet were surprised/outraged that the Bayonet didn't last long being used as an improvised Machete/Hatchet. (There's a saw on the back for a reason, M9s are not full tang blades and thusly aren't suited for chopping wood and will eventually fail if repeatedly used for chopping.)

Does anyone here own a Smith & Wesson Special Ops M-9 Bayonet, and if so, what are your impressions of it? Also, if anyone here happens to know anything more about these Bayonets, please feel free to share it below, as I would like to know more about them.

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