Knife bayonet for use on the 8mm. Czech VZ-24 Mauser rifle. These bayonets were made in large numbers for export during the 1930s, including a large number for Romania.
This bayonet bears both the Romanian "CM" marking and the Romanian-format serial number used with their VZ-24 rifles. It was originally made in Czechoslovakia, with the metal in the white. It was subsequently reworked in Romania, where it was blued and the grips replaced. The CM acceptance mark indicates that the rework was done at the Copsa Mica arsenal in Cugir.
11.75
17.00
.610
Ricasso: "CSZ" over "T"
Tang: Superimposed "CM"
Pommel: "GR" over "17065" (in electropencil)
Scabbard (frog stud): two indistinct proofmarks
AKM
Wire-cutter knife bayonet for use on the AKM variant of the Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle. Typical Soviet-style knife bayonet with reddish-brown composition grip.
Scabbard is all steel with a rubber insulator for cutting electrified wire. Sawback blade is made of stainless steel.
5.875
11.00
.695
Crosspiece: "S BP 4403"
Scabbard: "S BP 4403"
Belt Frog
Leather belt frog for AKM knife bayonet. Heavy tan leather with hilt strap. Frog wraps around the scabbard’s rubber insulator and fastens with metal studs.
Measures 7 3/4" (200 mm) long by 1 7/8" (48 mm) wide at the widest point.
