Thanks Martin. It's good to know my basic ID of the knife was about right, largely thanks to this place.
Any idea what the other two marks on the side of the guard are, and rough age?
Have included pics with hanger, but alas no hand strap.
Cheers.
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- Sun Sep 18, 2016 2:22 pm
- Forum: Russia
- Topic: My first Russian bayonet, AKM Type II I think?
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- Sat Sep 17, 2016 10:02 pm
- Forum: Russia
- Topic: My first Russian bayonet, AKM Type II I think?
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Re: My first Russian bayonet, AKM Type II I think?
Couple more.
So, question is, have I identified it right?
Any idea re it's history?
Is mixing of scabbards and bayonets fairly common?
Shame it's missing the hand strap.
So, question is, have I identified it right?
Any idea re it's history?
Is mixing of scabbards and bayonets fairly common?
Shame it's missing the hand strap.
- Sat Sep 17, 2016 9:58 pm
- Forum: Russia
- Topic: My first Russian bayonet, AKM Type II I think?
- Replies: 4
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My first Russian bayonet, AKM Type II I think?
Up until last week I knew nothing of Soviet, or in fact any ComBloc bayonets. My collection to date is mainly 19th & 20th century European pieces..... .....but saw this bayonet at my local auction and decided to have a punt, and got it. After some research online, and thanks mainly to this site,...
- Sat Sep 17, 2016 8:33 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Discussion
- Topic: New Member Introductions
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Re: New Member Introductions
Hi Folks. I'm Matt from the UK. I've recently been picking up mainly old bayonets, but found an AKM II bayonet at a local auction last week and got it for a reasonable price. Since I've been looking into it, have found the background and wide variety of the AK bayonets quite fascinating! I'll post u...