East German AKM 6X3 Scabbard 6X4

[corgi]

Got an interesting East German bayonet today
This type 1 bayonet has a type 2 bayonet sheath, and the number matches

[Mr. B.]

This is a “Transitional” variation. The up-date from AKM 6X3 Type i to AKM 6X4 Type II was done in two steps. First the scabbards then the bayonets. In East Germany the original Type I bayonets were made as the “Modell 59” starting in 1965. The Transitional variation was made in 1979 and known as the “Modell 79”. Mike

[corgi]

This is a “Transitional” variation. The up-date from AKM 6X3 Type i to AKM 6X4 Type II was done in two steps. First the scabbards then the bayonets. In East Germany the original Type I bayonets were made as the “Modell 59” starting in 1965. The Transitional variation was made in 1979 and known as the “Modell 79”. Mike

Thanks Mr. B for answering the question, this collocation is very interesting, I remember the Soviet Union also used this collocation

[Mr. B.]

Yes, Russia also had TWO different “transitionals” variations of the AKM bayonets. The one at the Izhevsk Arsenal was similar to the East German ones. Type I bayonets in Type II scabbards. The Tula Arsenal was slow to make the Type II scabbards so the transition was backwards. Type II bayonets in Type I scabbards. The only way to confirm a true “transitional” is the matching factory issue numbers. Beware of fakes. Mike