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Egyptian 6x4

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The most common Egyptian 6×4 after the hands feel a little disappointed, the workmanship is too cheap, there is the traditional Egyptian glue overflow, and the back square back teeth
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Nice complete example! Yes, typical Egyptian quality! To see the worst one ever go to “Egypt” ‘Egyptian AKM quality control sample’.
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I got my hands on another Egypt, which, luckily, the seller treated as a bargain in East Germany, and I got it
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Nice pair of Egyptian AKM 6X4 Type II bayonets in the correct Type I scabbards. From what I can see the fabric wrist straps appear to be different, but correct. Interesting weave?
Maybe my eyes are deceiving me, but the rubber scabbard insulator on the left appears longer!? I would be interesting to see the other sides of the bayonets and scabbards. Maybe showing where the insulator stops on the front of the scabbards are located? Mike
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Mr. B. wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2024 5:58 pm Nice pair of Egyptian AKM 6X4 Type II bayonets in the correct Type I scabbards. From what I can see the fabric wrist straps appear to be different, but correct. Interesting weave?
Maybe my eyes are deceiving me, but the rubber scabbard insulator on the left appears longer!? I would be interesting to see the other sides of the bayonets and scabbards. Maybe showing where the insulator stops on the front of the scabbards are located? Mike
Hello, Mr. B, there are some small differences in the size of the two sheaths, the texture of the two braided strips is the same, and the shape of the blade of the knife is somewhat different
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This is the detail of the braid
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A couple quick notes, nice pictures. The wrist straps look correct and original! Is it just me or the lighting? The bayonet grip on the left in the last 2 pictures seems to have a more blue tint. The Egyptians used blue (indigo) dye to color the grip material. The mix is not always the same and some appear to be more blue, others appear more black.
I am still interested in the difference in length of the insulators. Almost all the insulators from the ComBloc countries are the same size and shape. The vary only in colors, details and molded markings. The scabbards all should all have welded stops on the front to locate the insulators. Insulators are about 82.5 mm , (3 1/4”) long. The distance from the top of the scabbard to the stop is the same length.
Just curious, is it just the usual quality issues or big differences? Mike
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This is one of the different scabbard rubber insulatorsI am aware of. Poland made a few that were 10 mm longer than standard. The scabbards were without stops. Never regular production.
A few of the very 1st Russian Type I scabbards also had a different shape and length insulator and scabbards without stops. They were soon replaced /reworked. Below are pictures of the longer Polish and Russian insulators. Mike
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Here are pictures of a standard rubber insulator and a scabbard with a spot welded stop. It would be interesting to see how your’e compare? Mike
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