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VZ-24

Knife bayonet for use on the 8mm. Czechoslovakian VZ-24 Mauser rifle.  These bayonets were made in large numbers for export during the 1930s, including a sizeable contract 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It was originally made in Czechoslovakia, with the metal in the white.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 Type I

Knife bayonet for use with the Romanian variant of the Kalashnikov AKM assault rifle.

A copy of the Russian 6X3 bayonet with a reddish-brown plastic grip. Black steel Type I scabbard with a tan or gray rubber insulator. Brown leather wrist strap.

The Romanian scabbard has a wire loop for attaching the customary clip-on belt hanger, however, Romania used a leather or nylon frog that wraps around the insulator.

Go to the Kalashnikov Bayonets page.

 

5.875
11.00
.595

Crosspiece:  "S BP 4403"

Scabbard:  "S BP 4403"

AKM Frog

Leather belt frog for use with the AKM Type I knife bayonet. Heavy tan leather with hilt strap. The frog wraps around the scabbard’s rubber insulator and fastens with metal thorns.

Measures 7 3/4 in. (200 mm.) long by 1 7/8 in. (48 mm.) wide.  This frog was not classified by Carter.

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