bayonet
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.8%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$59.40avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Great1.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Great444.04avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good53%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Okay$15.26–$203.34cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Okay79%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay$157K$157K/yr · 323K searches
Growth
Bad-10.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad0.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, bayonet is a $157K/yr Amazon United States market (323K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
bayonet market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $119K–$149K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.8%
- Avg BSR
- #400
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 69%
- Sponsored
- 31%
- Out of stock
- 3.6%
- Avg brand age
- 64 months
- Avg seller age
- 170 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
15 falling
Sellers
56
Top-5 brand share
79%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
53%
Top 20: 94%
Open market
14%
- Wartech26%
- SZCO18%
- Ontario Knife Company14%
- SOG11%
- Snake Eye Tactical10%
- BUDK8%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 14%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.8% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top bayonet search terms
- bayonet96K/yr
- bayonet knife56K/yr
- m9 bayonet48K/yr
- m7 bayonet41K/yr
- m16 bayonet20K/yr
- m4 bayonet13K/yr
- m9 bayonet knife9K/yr
- ak bayonet7K/yr
- ar15 bayonet6K/yr
- ar bayonet4K/yr
Top bayonet products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Wartech H-16M M7 Bayonet Knife with Sheath 13 Metal
Wartech$35.644.2★586 rev
SZCO Full Tang Hunting Knife 13 Inch - Camping Knife with ABS Handle Stainless Steel Blade - Pocket Knife for Hiking Camping & Outdoor Uses
SZCO$37.014.4★1,814 rev
Ontario Knife Company M9 Bayonet and Scabbard Black Overall Length: 12.25
Ontario Knife Company$202.234.7★645 rev
Wartech M-9 Bayonet (S-3039-BK)
Wartech$36.244.3★635 rev
BUDK Tactical M7 Bayonet With Metal Sheath | Fixed Blade Military-Style Knife
BUDK$42.873.1★6 rev
Newest
by launch date
FARDEER Supplies CN80H 12.8 S.S. Fixed Blade Knife Outdoor Utility Tool Survival Knife for Outdoor Adventure Survival and EDC (black)
FARDEER$30.416 rev
Snake Eye Tactical WWII M3 Survival Knife With Sheath (03B)
Snake Eye Tactical$44.2261 rev
SOG BAR15D / 6 BLADE/BOX
SOG$61.8910 rev
BAR15T - FDE BLK PVD PP SHTH
SOG$77.1766 rev
United Cutlery USMC Fixed Blade M9 Knife and Sheath
United Cutlery$44.3514 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Tounlinx Tactical Rubber Trainer Knife Combat Bayonet with Scabbard/Sheath (Black1)
Tounlinx$15.263.4★
SZCO Military Style Bayonet Hunting Knife 12 Inch - Camping Knife with Wooden Handle Stainless Steel Blade - Pocket Knife for Hiking Camping & Outdoor Uses - Knives for Men
SZCO$22.762.7★
SOG BAR15D / 6 BLADE/BOX
SOG$61.894.7★
FARDEER Supplies CN80H 12.8 S.S. Fixed Blade Knife Outdoor Utility Tool Survival Knife for Outdoor Adventure Survival and EDC (black)
FARDEER$30.414.3★
United Cutlery USMC Fixed Blade M9 Knife and Sheath
United Cutlery$44.354.4★
What buyers say about bayonet
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“The blade was sharp”
“It is well made”
“Good for the price”
“Durable redesign”
“Perfect fit looks great”
“Looks good and works as intended”
“feels good in the hand”
“Heavy in a good way”
“ITEM AS DESCRIBED”
“It is built pretty well an has good balance”
What buyers complain about
“Blade did not arrive sharp”
“it was bigger than I imagined”
“Poor quality control”
“Misleading at best”
“Difficult extraction and insertion holster”
“I found durability less than desired”
“This did not fit the 6.5 Carcano”
“Only weakness is weight - it's very heavy compared to similar size knives”
“it tended to be detrimental to the blade e. g. corrosion, rolling and chipping, etc., etc”
“Non-functional”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is bayonet profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $157K/yr across 26 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the bayonet niche?
- 15 brands and 56 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in bayonet?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Sharpness, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.6%.
- When does demand for bayonet peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the bayonet niche?
- Listings span $15.26–$203.34; the average listing price is $59.40 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 444 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.