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Type | Description | Blade Length |
Overall Length |
Muzzle |
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AK-47 |
Knife bayonet for the Polish variant of the 7.62 x 39 mm. Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle. Dark brown grip scales. The Polish scabbard is unique in not having the flattened tip and in its use of a detachable all-leather belt hanger. This example was made in 1958 by Fabryka Broni, Radom. The leather belt hanger measures 4.25 in. (108 mm.) long x 0.875 in. (22 mm.) wide. |
8.00 |
203 | 12.25 |
311 | .695 |
17.7 | Crosspiece (left): "11" inside an oval. Crosspiece (right): "1958" Lower Tang: "A05617" |
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6H4 (AKM Type II) | Knife bayonet for use with the Polish variant of the 7.62 x 39 mm. Kalashnikov AKM assault rifle. A copy of the Russian 6X4 bayonet, it differs by the absence of sawteeth on the blade spine and use of the steel Type I scabbard with the Type II bayonet. The leather belt loop measures 3.375 in. (86 mm.) long by 0.625 in. (15.8 mm.) wide. |
5.75 | 146 | 10.75 | 273 | .695 | 17.7 | Crosspiece (left): "1592" Crosspiece (right): diamond (inspector's mark) Pommel: diamond (inspector's mark) Scabbard (body): "1592" Scabbard (wire-cutter) "S" Scabbard (wire-cutter anvil): diamond (inspector's mark) |
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