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We buy & sell AK Bayonets, call for more information 866-999-2913
The 4 major Types of AK-47 bayonet are described in more detail below |
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AK47 Type Spear point blade, with ears to go around barrel |
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AK47 Pattern - straight spear point blade, no wire cutter, ears for going around barrel instead of a slot (or ring) for bayonet lug, resin scales attached by 2 screws through the handle and a straight metal scabbard usually with a web hanger permanently attached. These were made by Russia, Bulgaria, East Germany, Poland (with light colored leather hanger), Korea and China (with wood scales) |
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Soviet First Model AK-47 Bayonet
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This one is Good, looks real close to the Chinese version, but seems better made.
Carbon steel blade
Cast metal handle ·10-7/8"" overall
Cast metal scabbard
No wire cutters yet |
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1st Pattern AK-47 East German Bayonet
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1st Pattern AK Bayonet with Scabbard
Carbon steel blade
Wood handle with cast metal fittings
12"" overall
Cast metal scabbard. |
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Chinese First Model AK-47 Bayonet
looks real close to the Soviet version, but the Soviet seems better made.
Carbon steel blade ·Cast metal handle ·10-7/8"" overall ·Cast metal scabbard
No wire cutters |
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1st Pattern Polish Bayonet
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1st Pattern Bulgarian Bayonet
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North Korean AKM - this is often mistaken for an AK47 bayonet at first glance. The scabbard is straight metal with a permanently attached web hanger with a leather strap that goes around the knife handle like an AK47 scabbard. No wire cutter. The handle of the bayonet is full whiteg with resin scales like an AK47 handle but, there are no ears to go around the barrel and instead there is a bayonet lug slot and lock button like on any other AKM bayonet. The blade is Bowie style and has a blood groove on each side which are not at the same point in the width of the blade. There is no wire cutter provision. |
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North Korean AK-47 Bayonet
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We buy & sell AK-47 Bayonets, call for more information 866-999-2913 |
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AKM Type 1 Has a bowie blade with wire cutting facility |
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AKM Type I - this bayonet has a Clip Point (Bowie Blade), a bulbous resin handle of various colors depending on country of origin with a slot for the bayonet lug, is set up to be used as an insulated wire cutter in conjunction with the scabbard and there is a wrist strap which is canvas or leather of various colors depending on country of origin. The scabbard is metal and has an ~8 cm long rubber insulator installed around it at the throat of various colors depending on country of origin and a wire cutter attachment at the point, the hangers are usually attached by a snap hook and are leather of various colors depending on country of origin. Romanian & Hungarian hangers for this bayonet have a wide leather strap which goes around the insulator and is fastened with two thorns and this strap is riveted to a wide belt loop of three possible materials. These are in order of earliest to latest, leather; green cotton webbing; and green Nylon webbing. These were made by Russia, East Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, and Romania. |
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1st Model AKM-47 Russian
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East German AKM-47 Type One Bayonet
Designed for tactical use by commandos, it fits any standard AK-47 barrel. The protective coated steel Scabbard hooks onto the Bowie-style blade to form a wire cutter. Handle and Scabbard are made from a rugged non-electricity-conducting synthetic. hefty, sharp 5 3/4" carbon steel blade with serrated spine. Scabbard with belt loop Measures 10 3/4" weighs 1 lb.
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Hungarian AKM-47 Type One Bayonet |
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Fits any standard AK-47 barrel. The protective coated steel Scabbard hooks onto the Bowie-style blade to form a wire cutter. Handle and Scabbard are made from a rugged non-electricity-conducting synthetic. hefty, sharp 5 3/4" carbon steel blade with serrated spine. Scabbard with belt loop Measures 10 3/4" weighs 1 lb. |
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Romanian AKM-47 Type One Bayonet
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Fits any standard AK-47 barrel. The protective coated steel Scabbard hooks onto the Bowie-style blade to form a wire cutter. Handle and Scabbard are made from a rugged non-electricity-conducting synthetic. hefty, sharp 5 3/4" carbon steel blade with serrated spine. Scabbard with belt loop Measures 10 3/4" weighs 1 lb. |
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Polish AKM-47 Type One Bayonet
Fits any standard AK-47 barrel. The protective coated steel Scabbard hooks onto the Bowie-style blade to form a wire cutter. Handle and Scabbard are made from a rugged non-electricity-conducting synthetic. hefty, sharp 5 3/4" carbon steel blade with serrated spine. Scabbard with belt loop Measures 10 3/4" weighs 1 lb. |
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AKM Type I Transitional - the knife is as an AKM type I but the scabbard is resin of various colors (not metal) depending on the country of origin and does not need a rubber insulator. Only East German and Russian variations.
Transitional Bayonet = Old handle / New Scabbard
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We buy & sell AK-47 Bayonets, call for more information 866-999-2913 |
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AKM Type 2 Also early AK74, Heavy square hilt, with wire cutter and sawback |
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AKM Type II and early AK74 - the knife has a handle with a squared off metal butt cap with the lug slot in it, a clip point (bowie) blade with wire cutter slot (Chinese don't have wire cutter) and a wrist strap which is canvas or leather of various colors depending on country of origin. The scabbard can be either as described for the Type I or the Type I transitional depending on country of origin. For Russia, East Germany, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia the resin scabbard with wire cutter is used, for Poland and Egypt the metal scabbard is used and for China the resin scabbard without wire cutter is used. |
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AK-74 Soviet / Russian Bayonet
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Soviet/Russian AK-74 bayonet with Izhmash logo of triangle & arrow,
black (dark red) plastic furniture,
Blade hardness: 52.5-53.5 HRC (AK74)
clip point blade with sawback and wire cutting capability.
Scabbard is insulated for cutting electrical wire and features a quick release frog.
High carbon steel Bowie type clip blade with sawback spine, red-brown Bakelite handle with fabric strap. Black cast metal guard and end cap. 10-3/4" overall. Red-brown bakelite belt sheath with metal fittings and leather loop. Marked with the arrow in triangle (Izhmash production) on scabbard as well as on handle |
| Soviet 2nd Model AKM-47 Bayonet |
Went to the plastic Scabbard |
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| East German 2nd Model AKM-47 Bayonet |
Went to the plastic Scabbard also, all black
East German Leather is usually gray colored
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AKM Training Has a sprung loaded plunger instead of a blade |
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AKM Type II Training Bayonet - has handle like AKM Type II but blade is spring loaded and rubber tipped and will push back into the handle when used to stab something. Blade on Polish version is rectangular cross section metal bar stock and blade on East German version is tubular.
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AK74 New pattern with double edged spear point blade, sawback and wire cutter |
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Russian/Bulgarian AK74 Pattern - knife has a drop point (spear) blade with slot for use as a wire cutter and resin handle with finger ridges on the grip. Handle is resin from butt to cross guard and has slot for bayonet lug and there is no provision for a wrist strap. Scabbard is resin with a wire cutter attachment and the hanger is leather with a snap hook attachment. |
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AKM-74 Soviet / Russian Bayonet
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Soviet/Russian AK-47 bayonet
Blade hardness: 50.5-52 HRC (AK47)
Original Soviet M83/85 Bayonet
Current issue bayonet. Fits AKM and AK-74 rifles.
Dark plum colored plastic handle and scabbard.
Has wire cutter and saw back blade. |
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T81 Chinese with double fullered spear point blade, no saw no wire cutter |
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Type 56 Fixed folding spike used by China - T81 Chinese variation with double fullered spear point blade, no saw no wire cutter
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KM 87 East German version made in very limited numbers with tool kit in handle |
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East German KM87 - blade is classic clip point (Bowie style) with slot for use as a wire cutter. Blade also has a clinometer etched on one side and a linear scale etched on the other side. Handle is black resin with palm swell and finger grooves and a squared off metal butt cap which unscrews to reveal a compartment containing a small stash of survival items. The butt cap has a whole for a wrist strap which is basically a length of black paracord. The scabbard is black resin with wire cutter attachment. The hanger is riveted to the scabbard and is made of grey Nylon web. It has a black leather strap and black steel loop closure for the belt loop that allows the loop to be opened up to reveal a signaling mirror. The strap that goes around the handle is also gray Nylon web and closes with Velcro. There were only about 2500 of these made before the fall of the wall. |
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East German KM 87 Bayonet - one of the rarest issued AK bayonets is the East german Kampfmesser (KM) 87 - This bayonet was developed in 1987 for use with the East German MPiAK74 . There were only 2000 of these bayonets produced before the "fall of the wall" and the collapse of East germany. These were designed as a survival knife as well as a bayonet. The pommel unscrews and reveals a small plastic capsule - inside capsule is one each 3mm, 4mm, 4.5 mm and 5 mm diameter split lead shot weights, two 10 mm long fish hooks, two 15 mm long fish hooks, two red over green flare matches, one green over red tip flare match, three iodine water purification tablets, two 40 mm long straight sewing needles and one sterile suture kit. The lid of the capsule contains a plastic magnifying lens and under a round leather plug in pommel there is monofilament fishing line. The blade itself has a protractor on one side and 5 cm scale on the other. The belt loop contains a piece of polished steel signaling mirror. It also comes with a small instruction booklet. |
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Egyptian AKM Type 2 AK47 Bayonet |
The Egyptians never made an AK74 rifle, so this is the only type of bayonet they produced in large quantities. I hav eheard of a red AK74 bayonet by only in pictures not in person.
These are not the highest quality but have become quite rare. They have a brown plastic grip and low quality materials all around. Made for the Maadi rifles |
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| 1980s Indian INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) bayonet |
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The INSAS is part of the Kalashnikov family - as such it's covered in the definitive book, "Kalashnikov Bayonets - The Collector's Guide to Bayonets for the AK & its Variations" by Martin D. Ivie. No Commonwealth, Indian or AK series collection is complete without one. These bayonets are very rare beasts, and are not currently available in bulk anywhere on the surplus market, as they are still Indian current issue. The INSAS is an interesting bayonet - it looks like the product of an unholy union between a Chinese AK, a British L1A3 and an American M9. Its blade, pommel end, crosspiece and scabbard tip are acid-blackened, with the rest finished in a thick layer of orangey-brown insulating plastic paint. The overall quality of workmanship is very low, even by Indian standards, but this is how they left the factory! It's got a tool scabbard, with wire cutter, screwdriver and beer-bottle opener! However, if you want to play with these tools, be aware that the blackened finish is very fragile, as is the paint.No maker's mark is in evidence. There is no belt hanger - this bayonet is factory fresh, part of a production overrun - the hangers were from a different manufacturer and meant to be added later.
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