Chinese
AK47 Bayonets
Chapter
Two, cont.
The examples
of Chinese AK47 bayonets shown in Figures 23 and 24 were
both made and sold as U.S. import items. Both knives feature
blued steel metal for the parts of the hilts. The scales
on both are Chinese Chu wood with those on the knife in Figure
23 being stained dark brown to match the furniture on the
Polytech Legend AK47 that the bayonet came with and those
on the knife in Figure 24 stained orange brown. The bayonet
in Figure 24 is a separate import item made for the U.S.
collectors market.
The scabbards
on both bayonets are blued metal and are similar to the Early
Russian AK47 scabbard. They are slightly narrower than the
Russian version (25 mm vs. 26 mm). This is accomplished by
eliminating the tensioning spring found in other AK47 bayonet
scabbards. Due to this, the rivet for holding the tensioning
spring in is noticeably absent. The bands, which attach the
hangers, are also made of thinner metal on the Chinese bayonets
than on the other AK47 bayonets.
Figure
23. Chinese AK47 Bayonet Sold With Polytech Legend, Front and
Back
From
Page 21 Kalashnikov Bayonets
© 2002
by Martin Ivie
Reprinted with permission of the author
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