Kalashnikov Bayonets of the World

Collector's knife, Russ. "ШHC".
I show a variant of Russian AK bayonets for civilian trade
They are worn-out bayonets of the Red Army
The blades were first sandblasted, annealed and then all metal parts new black paint paintet.
The sheaths have been redesigned and painted black.
The numbers have been left or were overpaintet.
They were not delivered with equal numbers! Equal numbers are coincidence :((
The following models were revised:
Type 1 / AK47,
Type 2 / 6X3 and 6X3 transition,
Type 3 / 6X4

Best regards

Pictures 2 and 3 from a russian internet auction !

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Are these the ones with blades that are known to be "soft" ?

As usual great info and pictures from mill_speer! It looks like some Russian capitalists have found another way to get rid of surplus bayonets and scabbards and make a few bucks. A very interesting way to enter the Collectors and Souvenir markets. This is a new way to get around the Russian law that makes it illegal for Russian citizens to own, possess, or sell a military bayonet. In the past they have deactivated bayonets by welding or grinding the catches, pinning the muzzle ring or partially cutting through the blades. This new method appears to be on a larger scope and not really a collectors item for most of us. They are still obsolete, reworked miss-matched items. We will have to watch out for them as they become available on the international market. They may have some usable parts, scabbards, insulators, hangers and straps, etc...

In answer to Brian's question I would say yes. The annealing that mill_speer mentions above would remove the temper from the blades making them "soft" and worthless as a weapon and there for meeting the deactivated status as required by Russian law. If you study the pictures above you can see where the blades were annealed, especially near the crossguard. For confirmation here is the definition of annealing: Annealing, in metallurgy and materials science, is a heat treatment that alters the physical and sometimes chemical properties of a material to increase its ductility and reduce its hardness, making it more workable. It involves heating a material to above its recrystallization temperature, maintaining a suitable temperature, and then cooling. Mike

Ex russian 6X3 Bayonet Tula , for Export!? :((

It looks like they could sell that as an emergency tool to keep in your vehicle. Use it to break glass and cut seat belts?