Ontario Early 1st Contract Lime Green M9 Bayonet Scabbard Body and Cutter Plate Sealed - Genuine USA Made (35542)

This is a genuine lime green 1st contract Ontario scabbard body with cutter plate for the M9 bayonet. Fits most M9 bayonets. New and sealed in package. Packaged or made in 2004 with a contract date of 1999. Genuine Military surplus. USA made.

This scabbard is from the Ontario "split contract" with Lan-Cay. The contract was in 1999 and the total contact was for 25,000. Ontario produced 12,500. It was Ontario's first M-9, and has a very distinctive lime-green color before changing to the more common foliage green. (see images) Read more about the Ontario M-9 here: https://mocityman.com/content/M9Resources/OntarioM9Article2006.pdf