Kalashnikov
Bayonet Scabbard Variations
Chapter
One, cont.
The three scabbard
variations have been classified as follows:
AK47
Type -
straight steel scabbard with webbing belt loop permanently
attached via metal loops welded to the scabbard. (See figure
2.A.)
AKM/AK74
Steel Type — steel scabbard with a wire-cutter
attachment riveted to the
lower end, a rubber insulator installed around it at
the throat and a belt loop attached to a welded ring
via a snap hook or a frog type belt loop. (See figure
2.B.)
AKM
/ AK74 Plastic Type — plastic
scabbard usually with wire-cutter attachment molded in to
the lower end; and usually, a belt loop attached to a molded
in bar via a snap hook. (See figure 2.C.)
As with the
knives, the Valmet, CZ58 and Type 81 types will be discussed
in the appropriate chapters.
Another type-classification term used
in this book is AKM Type I transitional bayonet.
This is used to refer to the combination of an AKM
Type I knife and an AKM/AK74
Plastic Type scabbard.
From
Page 4 Kalashnikov Bayonets
© 2002
by Martin Ivie
Reprinted with permission of the author
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2002
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