Polish
AK47 Bayonets
Chapter
Two, cont.
The unique scabbard
most easily identifies the Polish AK47 bayonet shown in Figure
16. The scabbard has none of the flat stamps and welds near
the point like the other AK47 bayonet scabbards shown thus
far. There are no hanger attachment bands as seen on the
previous scabbards. Instead, there is a small flat piece
of metal welded to the back of the scabbard, which holds
two very narrow (10 mm wide) thin wire loops in place.
All
pieces of the hanger are leather. The belt loop is folded
over and held by four rivets. There are two slots in the
portion of the belt loop that lies next to the scabbard
which two wire loops attached to the back of the scabbard
pass through. A narrow tongue is cut between the rivets on
the portion of the leather loop on the outside, and this
is passed through the wire loops to hold everything in place.
The keeper strap is leather and held in place to the belt
loop by two rivets. A brass thorn located on the right tab
and a slot in the left tab close the keeper. The scabbard
appears to be painted black.
Figure 16. Polish AK47 Bayonet, Front
and Back
From
Page 16 Kalashnikov Bayonets
© 2002
by Martin Ivie
Reprinted with permission of the author
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Publisher: Texas Diamond Eye Publications
2002
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