Country
Type
Form
Overall Length
Blade Length
Inches
Millimeters
Inches
Millimeters
Czechoslovakia Tactical Block Bayonet Knife
7.25
184
4.375
111
South Africa S. A. Pattern No. 9 Socket
8.625
219
6.625
168
Britain No. 4 Mk. I Socket
10.00
254
8.00
203
Britain No. 4 Mk. II Socket
10.00
254
8.00
203
Britain No. 4 Mk. II* Socket
10.00
254
8.00
203
Britain No. 4 Mk. III Socket
10.00
254
8.00
203
Canada No. 4 Mk. II Socket
10.00
254
8.00
203
Britain No. 9 Mk. I Socket
10.125
257
8.00
203
Pakistan No. 9 Mk. I Socket
10.125
257
8.00
203
Finland M1962 Knife
10.50
267
6.25
159
Germany AKM Type II Knife
10.625
270
5.75
146
Russia 6X4 (AKM Type II) Knife
10.625
270
5.75
146
Yugoslavia AKM Type II Knife
10.625
270
5.75
146
Poland 6H4 (AKM Type II) Knife
10.75
273
5.75
146
Bulgaria AKM Type II Knife
10.875
276
6.00
152
China AKM Type II Knife
10.875
276
6.00
152
Germany AKM Type I Knife
11.00
279
5.875
149
Germany AKM Type I (Transitional) Knife
11.00
279
6.00
152
Romania AKM Type I Knife
11.00
279
5.875
149
Russia 6X3 (AKM Type I) Knife
11.00
279
5.75
146
Switzerland SIG 530/540/542 Socket
11.00
279
7.00
178
Czechoslovakia VZ-58 Knife
11.125
283
6.75
171
Hungary AKM Type I Knife
11.125
283
5.875
149
Bulgaria AK-74 Knife
11.25
286
6.125
156
Haiti M5A1 Knife
11.25
286
6.50
165
Yugoslavia M1956 Knife
11.25
286
6.75
171
Belgium FAL Type C Socket
11.375
289
6.50
165
Brazil FAL Type C Socket
11.375
289
6.50
165
Germany FAL Type C Socket
11.375
289
6.50
165
Italy M1938 Folding Knife
11.375
289
6.875
175
Russia 6X5 (AK-74) Knife
11.375
289
6.25
159
South Africa R1 Socket
11.375
289
6.375
162
United States M5 Knife
11.375
289
6.625
168
United States M6 Knife
11.375
289
6.75
171
Finland M1939 Knife
11.50
292
7.125
181
Rhodesia FAL Type C Socket
11.50
292
6.75
171
South Korea K-M4 Knife
11.625
295
6.75
171
United States M4 (First Production) Knife
11.625
295
6.75
171
China Type 56 Rifle Folding
11.75
298
9.75
248
Germany M7 Knife
11.75
298
6.50
165
North Korea AKM Knife
11.75
298
6.50
165
Portugal AR-10 Knife
11.75
298
7.125
181
United States M4 (second production) Knife
11.75
298
6.75
171
Britain No. 5 Mk. I Knife
11.875
302
7.875
200
France Combat Knife (U.S. M1917) Knife
11.875
302
7.25
184
Portugal m/948 Knife
11.875
302
7.00
178
United States M7 Knife
11.875
302
6.75
171
Australia L1A2 Knife
12.00
305
8.00
203
Britain L1A3 Knife
12.00
305
8.00
203
Britain L1A4 Knife
12.00
305
8.00
203
Pakistan G3 Knife
12.00
305
6.625
168
Russia SKS-45 Knife
12.00
305
9.50
241
Germany G3 Knife
12.125
308
6.50
165
Britain No. 7 Mk. I/L Knife
12.25
311
7.875
200
Bulgaria AK-47 Knife
12.25
311
7.875
200
China AK-47 Knife
12.25
311
7.875
200
Germany AK-47 Knife
12.25
311
7.875
200
Poland AK-47 Knife
12.25
311
8.00
203
Canada Bayonet 2005 Knife
12.25
311
7.25
184
Belgium FAL Type A Knife
12.625
321
7.875
200
Czechoslovakia VZ-52 Folding
12.75
324
11.00
279
France M1949/56 Knife
12.75
324
7.875
200
Norway M/1956 SLK Knife
13.00
330
8.25
210
Egypt Hakim Knife
13.125
333
8.375
213
Spain CETME Knife
13.25
337
8.75
222
Sweden M1896 Knife
13.25
337
8.375
213
Guatemala CETME Knife
13.50
343
8.875
225
Indonesia SP.1 Knife
13.875
352
9.625
244
Austria M1895 Knife
14.00
356
9.625
244
Belgium SAFN 1949 Knife
14.00
356
8.875
225
India 1A Long Blade Knife
14.00
356
10.00
254
Russia M1940 Knife
14.00
356
9.50
241
Greece M1895 Knife
14.125
359
9.625
244
Hungary M1895 Knife
14.125
359
9.625
244
Denmark M1 Knife
14.375
365
9.75
248
Serbia M1899 Knife
14.375
365
9.75
248
Spain M1941 Knife
14.375
365
9.625
244
United States M1 Knife
14.375
365
9.625
244
United States M1905E1 Knife
14.375
365
9.875
251
Siam Type 45 (1903) Knife
14.50
368
9.75
248
Switzerland Stgw. 57 Knife
14.50
368
9.50
241
Turkey M1913 Knife
14.50
368
9.625
244
Argentina M1891 Engineer's Carbine Knife
14.625
371
9.75
248
Denmark M1950 Knife
14.625
371
9.875
251
United States Ross Mk. I Knife
14.625
371
10.125
257
Germany Fireman's Bayonet - Long Knife
14.75
375
9.875
251
Siam M1888 Knife
14.75
375
9.75
248
China Type 56 Carbine (Long) Folding
14.875
378
12.00
305
Germany KCB-77 M1/L Knife
14.875
378
9.875
251
Turkey M1935 Knife
14.875
378
10.00
254
Chile M1895 Knife
15.00
381
10.00
254
Chile M1912 Knife
15.00
381
10.00
254
Israel M1949 Conversion Knife
15.00
381
9.875
251
Spain M1893 Knife
15.00
381
10.125
257
Yugoslavia M1948 Knife
15.00
381
9.75
248
Czechoslovakia VZ-23 Knife
15.125
384
9.75
248
France M1936-CR39 Rod
15.125
384
11.375
289
Germany M1884/98 II Knife
15.125
384
9.875
251
Norway M/1957 SLG Knife
15.125
384
9.875
251
Portugal m/937 Knife
15.125
384
9.875
251
Spain M1943 Knife
15.125
384
9.875
251
Spain M1944 Knife
15.125
384
9.875
251
China Type 53 Folding
15.25
387
12.25
311
Germany SG 1884/98 III Knife
15.25
387
10.00
254
Portugal m/938 Knife
15.375
391
11.125
283
Portugal M1904 Sword
15.875
403
11.125
283
Italy M1891 Knife
16.375
416
11.875
302
United States M1892 Knife
16.375
416
11.625
295
Britain Pattern 1903 Knife
16.50
419
11.75
298
Switzerland M1889 Knife
16.50
419
11.75
298
Britain Pattern 1888 Mk. I Knife
16.625
422
11.875
302
India No. 1 Mk. I** Sword
16.625
422
11.75
298
Switzerland M1889/11 Knife
16.625
422
11.75
298
Afghanistan Pattern 1903 Knife
16.75
425
12.00
305
India No. I Mk. III* Sword
16.75
425
12.00
305
Venezuela M1900 Knife
16.75
425
11.75
298
India No. I Mk. II* Sword
16.875
429
12.125
308
Brazil Comblain Cadet Yataghan Sword
17.00
432
13.375
340
Brazil M1908 Knife
17.00
432
11.75
298
Czechoslovakia VZ-24 Knife
17.00
432
11.75
298
France M1936 Rod
17.00
432
13.00
330
Germany S 24(t) Sword
17.00
432
11.75
298
Germany VZ-24 (modified) Sword
17.00
432
11.75
298
Romania VZ-24 Sword
17.00
432
11.75
298
Switzerland M1918 Knife
17.00
432
11.75
298
Syria M1949 Rod
17.00
432
13.00
330
Netherlands M1895 Infantry Sword
18.75
476
14
356
Hungary M1935 Cavalry Sword
18.875
479
13.375
340
United States M1873 Cadet Socket
19.25
489
16.00
406
Russia M1891 Socket
19.50
495
16.75
425
Yugoslavia M1924b Sword
19.50
495
14.25
362
Germany M1898/05 a/A Sword
19.75
502
14.50
368
Germany M1898/05 n/A Sawback Sword
19.75
502
14.50
368
Russia M1891/30 Socket
19.75
502
16.875
429
Russia M1891/30 Panshin Socket
19.875
505
17.00
432
Japan Type 30 Sword
20.00
508
15.625
397
Venezuela M1924/49 Sword
20.125
511
15.00
381
Yugoslavia M1924 Sword
20.125
511
15.00
381
Britain Pattern 1853 Socket
20.25
514
17.25
438
France M1892 (Berthier Carbine) Sword
20.25
514
15.75
400
Argentina M1891 Sword
20.50
521
15.75
400
Argentina M1909 Sword
20.50
521
15.75
400
Spain M1913 Sword
20.50
521
15.625
397
United States M1905 Sword
20.625
524
16.00
406
China M1924 - Type 30 Blade Sword
20.75
527
15.625
397
Sweden M1867 Socket
20.75
527
18.5
470
Belgium M1867/41 Albini-Braendlin Socket
20.875
530
18.25
464
Iran (Persia) VZ-23 Long Sword
21.00
533
15.75
400
United States M1873 Socket
21.00
533
18.00
457
Britain Pattern 1907 Sword
21.75
552
17.00
432
United States M1917 Sword
21.75
552
17.00
432
Denmark M1854 Socket
22.375
568
19.25
489
Netherlands M1871 Socket
22.75
578
20.125
511
United States M1903 Rod
23.50
597
11.75
298
Germany M1871 Sword
23.625
600
18.50
470
Netherlands M1895 No. 3 & No. 4 Carbine Sword
23.75
603
19.00
483
Spain M1871 Socket
24.50
622
21.50
546
Switzerland M1914 Pioneer Sword
25.00
635
19.00
483
Britain Pattern 1895 Socket
25.125
638
21.50
546
France M1886 (Lebel) Sword
25.125
638
20.50
521
Italy M1871 Sword
25.375
645
20.25
514
Uruguay M1900 Sword
25.375
645
20.50
521
France M1874 (Gras) Sword
25.50
648
20.625
524
Germany M1898 a/A Sword
25.75
654
20.50
521
Germany M1898 n/A Sword
25.75
654
20.50
549
India Sappers & Miners Carbine Socket
26.50
673
22.25
565
India Pattern 1801 Baker Sword
27.25
692
22.50
572
Egypt M1867 Sword
27.50
699
22.50
572
France M1866 (Chassepot) Sword
27.50
699
22.75
578
Turkey M1874 Peabody Sword
28.125
714
22.625
575
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The following table provides a list of the bayonets on my site, by overall length, from shortest to longest. The list is by no means exhaustive, but includes many bayonets encountered today. This approach may be helpful if you are unsure of the country of origin. The dimensions listed were measured from actual specimens, so variances may exist due to manufacturing differences, repointing, or measuring error.
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