Dark Green canvas back, with tan leather front piece and hilt strap. Hybrid canvas/leather version of the Romanian belt frog. The frog wraps around the scabbard’s rubber insulator and fastens with metal thorns. Leather belt frog for use with the AKM Type I knife bayonet. Grip (left): "4/1" and Arrow inside triangle Romania also produced a true AKM Type II bayonet, with the plastic scabbard. However, they are comparatively scarce compared to the AKM Type I. It is unclear how many AKM Type II Transitional bayonets were made.
AK 47 BAYONET BELT HANGER SERIAL
Unlike the AKM Type I bayonets produced by Romania, the AKM Type II carries only the last four digits of the rifle’s serial number, making it impossible to determine when this example was produced or issued. Fletching on the Romanian arrow is an outline, where the fletching is solid on the Russian arrow. The best point of identification is the fletching on the arrow. The Romanian triangle & arrow factory mark is very similar to the Izhevsk Arsenal mark used on Russian bayonets. The bayonet has a brown leather retention strap. The scabbard has a gray rubber insulator. 86 is better known to collectors by its export designation, AIMS–74.Ī copy of the Russian 6X4 bayonet, the Romanian AKM Type II bayonet represents a transition between the AKM Type I and Type II bayonets, mating the Type I scabbard with the Type II bayonet. 86) assault rifle, a variant of the Kalashnikov AK74. The AKM rifle with which this bayonet was issued was likely made in 1965 or 1966. This example has the uncommon yellow grip. The AKM rifle with which this bayonet was issued was likely made in 1963–64 or 1970–71. Not a rare item at all, worth maybe 20-25 used. This example has the Russian-style leather belt hanger, uncommon on Romanian bayonets. The bayonets that seem to fetch big bucks are Russian Type 3 Plum and 100 series. Scabbard (frog stud): two indistinct proofmarks Pommel: "GR" over "17065" (in electro pencil) It is now believed most likely to represent Comisia Militara (the Romanian arms acceptance commission). The CM acceptance mark was once thought to indicates that the rework was done at the Copsa Mica arsenal in Cugir, however, this has been discounted. It was subsequently reworked in Romania, where it was blued and the grips replaced. It was originally made in Czechoslovakia, with the metal in the white.
AK 47 BAYONET BELT HANGER SERIAL NUMBER
This bayonet bears both the Romanian "CM" marking and the Romanian-format serial number used with their VZ–24 rifles. These bayonets were made in large numbers for export during the 1930s, including a sizeable contract for Romania that began in 1938. The same can happen with the Yugoslavian ones where they'll turn an almost East German grey color.Īlso keep in mind East Germany produced a lot of tan-colored leather belt hangers which almost look like the leather belt hangers on the Yugoslavian bayonets.Knife bayonet for use on the 8mm. But sometimes the grey East German ones will turn a very similar color to the Yugoslavian ones through fading and use/elements. The Yugoslavian wrist straps range in color from light green-grey to dark green. The East German ones range in color from grey to a weird light green. Sometimes it's not always telling just by looking at the cotton-canvas wrist strap. On the Yugoslavian, it's just a "tear drop" shape. The East German scabbard has a "ringed bulge" about halfway down the scabbard that rings around the edge of the scabbard. You can tell the difference between an East German "Type II" bayonet from a Yugoslavian "Type II" bayonet readily by looking at the scabbard. Home Guard issue Model 1917 bayonet with scabbard and frog, 1918 marked instead of 1917 SOLD £120. Factory original New Old Stock part (N.O.S) never installed on a bayonet. These are usually missing from most surplus AKM (stamped receiver AK-47) pattern bayonets. This will fit most models of AK bayonet scabbards. The hanger color and material vary from white to gray to. The hanger is different than those found on the Russian bayonets in that it is made entirely of web material including the keeper. The bayonet in Figure 12 is a typical East German AK47 bayonet. This leather hanger connects the bayonet scabbard to your belt. The AK-47 and AK74 Kalashnikov Rifles and Their Variations Joe Poyer Paperback: 186 pages. Not a rare item at all, worth maybe $20-$25 used. Original Polish manufactured leather AK bayonet hanger.