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by CarlosC
Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:20 am
Forum: AK Bayonet Discussion
Topic: Is this a bayonet for an AK?
Replies: 42
Views: 12805

Re: Is this a bayonet for an AK?

I have an AK-74 flash hider in 14x1L and attached it to one of my AK47s. The distance from the back of the teeth on the front sight base to the ring on the muzzle device is roughly 75mm, so the distance from the front of the bayonet hooks to the rear of the bayonet ring would have to be about 76mm t...
by CarlosC
Wed Nov 15, 2023 1:05 am
Forum: AK Bayonet Discussion
Topic: Is this a bayonet for an AK?
Replies: 42
Views: 12805

Re: Is this a bayonet for an AK?

It looks like it could fit an early AK with some sort of barrel extension. I used a ruler to take a quick look at my AK74s and it appears the tip of the flash hider is about 17mm, so it would clear the ring. An extension like an AK74 muzzle brake/flash hider would move the attachment point for the r...
by CarlosC
Sat Jun 11, 2022 8:51 pm
Forum: AK Bayonet Discussion
Topic: Differents arrows in triangle. Need explanations...
Replies: 19
Views: 7887

Re: Differents arrows in triangle. Need explanations...

It's Russanian. Seriously though, I've never seen that and can't wait for those in the know to provide some good discussion.
by CarlosC
Thu May 12, 2022 11:47 pm
Forum: AK Bayonet Discussion
Topic: Any places to find bayonets for reasonable prices? 2022
Replies: 3
Views: 871

Re: Any places to find bayonets for reasonable prices? 2022

I've had success with eBay, GunBroker, and Invaluable.com. Unfortunately, the best deals, regardless of whether in person or online, have been with misidentified or unidentified AK bayonets. I picked up my two N. Koreans, EG G36 (based on the AKM Type 2), Iraqi Type 2, and a few others from sites th...
by CarlosC
Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:06 pm
Forum: AK Bayonet Discussion
Topic: AK Bayonets!
Replies: 6
Views: 1061

Re: AK Bayonets!

I would think the giveaways are the font and direction of the serial numbers (perpendicular to the grip vs following the grip curve like the Russians use); the lack of the necessary stamps that would point to it being Russian or Polish; grip style and color (eliminating East German and Chinese). The...
by CarlosC
Sat Feb 26, 2022 4:49 pm
Forum: AK Bayonet Discussion
Topic: Romy Type 1 with a mortise stamp?
Replies: 1
Views: 530

Romy Type 1 with a mortise stamp?

Greetings. I found this recently and was wondering if anyone could shed some light on this. It appears to be a Romanian AKM Type 1 with an arrow-in-triangle stamp on the mortise.

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by CarlosC
Sat Feb 19, 2022 6:47 pm
Forum: Poland
Topic: Polish AK47 bayonet, but no date?
Replies: 2
Views: 3156

Re: Polish AK47 bayonet, but no date?

Excellent points! Thanks for solving the mystery!
by CarlosC
Sat Feb 19, 2022 6:40 pm
Forum: Germany
Topic: Questionable modified pommel?
Replies: 10
Views: 2835

Re: Questionable modified pommel?

One more thing Mike, I tried to imagine a project to easily make 6X3 bayonets compatible with the existing AKM rifles and the new AK-74 rifles. If leaving as much of the bulbous area in place as possible was a consideration, I would have probably chosen to simply mill the top of the pommels perpendi...
by CarlosC
Sat Feb 19, 2022 6:27 pm
Forum: Germany
Topic: Questionable modified pommel?
Replies: 10
Views: 2835

Re: Questionable modified pommel?

To me, if I were looking at spending hundreds of dollars on such a bayonet, I'd invest a few dollars on a chopped, but complete, AK74 FSB and do a quick test, if possible. Therefore, I would agree with using a fit test as an easy eliminator of a copy or a legitimate mod. And you're quite right, my t...
by CarlosC
Fri Feb 18, 2022 1:56 am
Forum: Poland
Topic: Polish AK47 bayonet, but no date?
Replies: 2
Views: 3156

Polish AK47 bayonet, but no date?

Just picked this up a few days ago. It does have the Circle 11 stamp, albeit filled in with some sort of white paint. However, it doesn't have a date stamp or any indication one was removed. The bayonet has an A-prefix serial number with the typical diamond stamp, although it's an incredibly clear s...
by CarlosC
Fri Feb 18, 2022 12:55 am
Forum: Germany
Topic: Questionable modified pommel?
Replies: 10
Views: 2835

Re: Questionable modified pommel?

Could be. You never know. As for mounting on a different weapon, mine will mount on an either of my AK-74s, which the regular 6X3 won't because it won't clear. I could only guess that was the intent of the mod...to allow the huge inventory of 6X3s to go on either the existing AKMs or the new AK74s. ...
by CarlosC
Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:20 pm
Forum: Germany
Topic: Questionable modified pommel?
Replies: 10
Views: 2835

Questionable modified pommel?

Saw this on eBay- https://www.ebay.com/itm/284656720652 -and it's the first I've ever seen available on any of the auction sites I monitor, and with a hefty price. I was leaning toward a legitimate sample... https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/FUkAAOSw71hiDXRM/s-l1600.jpg ...until I saw this pic and it l...
by CarlosC
Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:04 pm
Forum: Others
Topic: Slovakian VZ58 Bayonet Scabbards
Replies: 5
Views: 1925

Re: Slovakian VZ58 Bayonet Scabbards

Nice find! Care to share your source? :-)
by CarlosC
Wed Jan 26, 2022 7:43 pm
Forum: China
Topic: Chinese Type 56 Folding Spike Bayonet
Replies: 26
Views: 50188

Re: Chinese Type 56 Folding Spike Bayonet

I used to have one of those on my MAK-90, until I debanned the entire gun. Here are some old pics I have of the clamp-on installed. I bought mine new and it came in a plastic bag with Chinese writing. One of the drawbacks of the clamp-on bayonet was that the cleaning rod would "walk" forwa...
by CarlosC
Wed Jan 26, 2022 7:32 pm
Forum: AK Bayonet Discussion
Topic: Russian and Bulgarian AK47 NOS Finds
Replies: 10
Views: 1112

Re: Russian and Bulgarian AK47 NOS Finds

I have a similar Izhevsk where the original serial number was over-stamped with Cyrillic "G"s, then restamped with a new serial number. Mine followed a circuitous route to me...I bought it from a pawn shop in Hawaii specializing in Cambodian items, where the owner had personally bought it ...
by CarlosC
Wed Nov 17, 2021 1:39 am
Forum: Russia
Topic: Russian AKM 6X4 Type II with Light Weight Pommel
Replies: 22
Views: 21490

Re: Russian AKM 6X4 Type II with Light Weight Pommel

Look like scabbards to me. :-)
by CarlosC
Wed Nov 03, 2021 8:53 pm
Forum: AK Bayonet Discussion
Topic: Another Mystery AK47 Bayonet for Discussion ????
Replies: 6
Views: 1461

Re: Another Mystery AK47 Bayonet for Discussion ????

Maybe we should have a separate area for fakes and suspected fakes? I know I've seen examples here and there in the individual (by country) sections, but nothing bringing them all together.
by CarlosC
Thu Oct 21, 2021 11:34 pm
Forum: AK Bayonet Discussion
Topic: My AK bayonet collection
Replies: 16
Views: 6228

Re: My AK bayonet collection

Here you go...
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by CarlosC
Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:39 pm
Forum: AK Bayonet Discussion
Topic: My AK bayonet collection
Replies: 16
Views: 6228

Re: My AK bayonet collection

A fellow ARFCOM member, USAF vet, and AK enthusiast.
by CarlosC
Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:35 pm
Forum: Germany
Topic: East German AKM 6X3 Type I bayonet Modified Pommel
Replies: 19
Views: 26298

Re: East German AKM 6X3 Type I bayonet Modified Pommel

I was checking references for this modification and found this one in a Russian collectors book. From the pictures this one appears a little more crude and looks like the top of the grip mid-section was also reduced. There is Russian text with the picture, but I am unable to translate it at this ti...