AK-47 bayonet

[Art]

Doug,

Did that article discuss the Soviet bayonet which incorporated the wire fence cutter when the bayonet was affixed to the sheath? I think this was the only copy of SOF I ever purchased. Man that was a great article!

On second thought, probably not..I think this must have been 1981 or 1982.

Some of those old SoF's were fun reading..

Art

[DougD]

It was that article, but it had to be 1986 or later; i don't think as a 9 year old i bought it in 1982, but who knows; would be great to find again....i THINK it had a scene from Platoon on the cover.

dd

[Al-muell]

Just this morning I saw similar bayonet on polish auction service and it was described as Soviet.
I also tried to ask someone better infeormed (then me) and, although he didn't know if this is realy soviet, he knew it obviously was not Czech/Polish/DDR/Cuban (as he had described characteristics of them all).

Is it possible that it is soviet (Bulgaria lies quite far away from here...)?

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And this may help as well:

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Well, not so "edged"...this special bayonet was made for training:

And in CLOSED position:

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I found a very interesting site, and the following pictures are from :

http://www.jeffreyhayes.com/bayonets/ak_index.htm

(A) North Korean AKM (1959) Red Composite Grip
(B) East German AK47 (1947) Black Plastic Grip
© Polish KBK AK47 (1947) Red Composite Grip
(D) Chinese AK47 (1947) 1st Pattern Wood Grip
(E) Russian AK47 (1947) Red Plastic Grip

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(A) Russian AKM Dragunov SVE
(B) Iraqi AKM ?, Gulf War Pick Up
© Rumanian AKM
(D) East German AKM Model 1959

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(A) Chinese AKS Model 1975
(B) Chinese AKS Model 1975/2 (Second Pattern)
© Chinese AKM Model 1981

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(A) Chinese AK47 Type 56
(B) Indian INSAS 5.56mm Bayonet (Derivative of AK)
© Bulgarian AKM

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(A) Czech Vz58 (One rivet in grip)
(B) Czech Vz58 (Two rivets in grip)
© Czech Vz58 (White scabbard for presidential guard ?)