 The U.S. Army contract to design and build the M9 bayonet for the M16 rifle was awarded to Qual-A-Tec.Out of 49 companies that bid on the contract, theirs was the only one tested that had zero percent rate of failure.Finn and his M9 bayonet design were profiled in the October 30, 1986 issue of the "LA Times" and the January 5, 1987 issue of "People" magazine.