AK47 Milled
Receiver Bayonets
Chapter
Two
This chapter
covers the bayonets used on the AK47 type milled receiver
rifles. Presented are representative bayonets from Russia,
Bulgaria, East Germany, Poland, North Korea and China. Also
shown is a bayonet currently marketed in the U.S. as being
of Romanian origin.
It is the author’s
opinion that this last bayonet is actually of Bulgarian origin.
This is supported by the comparison to a bayonet of known
Bulgarian origin. It is also supported by the fact the Romanians
did not produce a domestic version of the milled receiver
AK but instead imported them from other East Bloc countries.
Therefore, it is likely that any bayonets used with these
rifles were also imported and not of domestic origin.
It
is also noticeable that there is no Hungarian AK47 bayonet
represented. Even though the Hungarians actually made
a milled receiver AK47, the author has not been able to find
any evidence that they produced an AK47 type bayonet.
Here again, it is likely that the Hungarians switched to
the stamped receiver AKM production before they began producing
bayonets, therefore, any bayonets used by the Hungarians
for their AK47s were likely to have been imported.
From
Page 5 Kalashnikov Bayonets
© 2002
by Martin Ivie
Reprinted with permission of the author
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The
Collectors' Guide to Bayonets
for the AK and Its
Variations
Author: Martin D. Ivie
Publisher: Texas Diamond Eye Publications
2002
ISBN: 0972120939
This
work is intended to aid both the novice and the advanced
collector in identifying the various AK bayonet types
and their countries of origin. The first U.S. published
book devoted to AK Bayonets. Over 250 photos. Line
drawings from manuals and technical data sheets.
Chapters on the four basic bayonet types, chapters
on other variations: AK 47, AKM Type 1, AKM Type
II/Early AK74, & AK74. Separate chapter on the
Czech Vz58 bayonets. Special bonus chapter on the
Russian NR-2 and NRS-2 Scout knives. Hard cover.
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