AK bayonet

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AK bayonet
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6Ch4
Information
Weapon type: Bayonet, knife, combat knife, field knife
Designations: 6Ch4 ( Russian 6Х4 )
Use: Bayonet, combat knife
Creation time: 1965
Region of origin /
author: 		various manufacturers
Distribution: Red Army and various other users
Overall length: 270 mm
Blade length: 150 mm
Blade width: 30 mm
Blade thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 300 grams
Handle: Polymer handle
Particularities: Saw, wire cutter
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The AK bayonet for rifles of the Kalashnikov series was produced in numerous variants and country versions. The spread of these bayonets is known worldwide. In Russia the bayonets were mainly made by Tulski Oruscheiny Zavod and Ischmech . The AK bayonet is considered to be a revolutionary design and has influenced numerous later bayonet constructions. The later AK bayonets can be used as combat knives as well as survival knives .

Variant 6Ch2

The bayonet with the GRAU index 6Ch2 ( Russian 6Х2 , also known as M-47 or M-1947) is a bayonet developed in the Soviet Union that was manufactured by Ischmasch (Izhevsk Arsenal) in Russia from around 1955 to 1960 . A forerunner of this bayonet was the Soviet M1940 bayonet , which was used for the Tokarew SWT-40 and the M1945 bayonet for the Simonow SKS-45 . The bayonet has features of the Swedish M1914 bayonet and an interrupted rear receiving ring with a detent for attachment to the rifles of the Kalashnikov series. The bayonet sheath is made in the simplest possible way using sheet metal stamping technology. Based on this variant, bayonets were also manufactured in Bulgaria , China , GDR , Indonesia , North Korea and Poland and used in over 55 countries.

  • Variant 6Ch2

  • Attachment 6Ch2 to an AK-47

Variant 6Ch3

The bayonet with the GRAY index 6Ch3 ( Russian 6Х3 , also known as M-59 or M-1959) is a bayonet developed in the Soviet Union . The 6Ch3 was put into service with the AKM in 1959 and was based on a design of a combat knife for swimmers by R. Todorow (Р. Тодоров) from 1956. The blade shape of this design was adopted almost unchanged for the bayonet and combined with a new handle . At the time, the 6Ch3 represented a radical step. In the past, bayonets were traditionally relatively long stabbing weapons that could hardly be used for other applications. The 6Ch3, on the other hand, was both a bayonet, a combat knife and a multifunctional tool. The possibility of using the bayonet as wire cutters, like the rasp, was a major innovation. The 6Ch3 influenced numerous other bayonet and combat knife designs worldwide (e.g. the Ontario Mark 3 or the B 2000 ). Ironically, the US Navy also used the Ontario Mark 3 for combat swimmers, for the purpose for which Todorow's original design was intended. The bayonet was manufactured in 10 countries and is used in over 55 countries.

  • 6Ch3

  • 6Ch3 (with later scabbard)

  • Use as wire cutters

Variant 6Ch4

The bayonet with the GRAY index 6Ch4 ( Russian 6Х4 ) is a bayonet developed in the Soviet Union . It is mainly used with the AK-47, AKM, and AK-74 Kalashnikovs . It replaced its predecessor 6Ch3.

description

The 6CH4 also serves as a combat knife , saw and wire cutter. The blade shape is identical to the 6Ch3.

The 6Ch4 has a pike blade with a flat grind on one side . The back of the blade is also beveled on one side and is provided with saw teeth on a little more than half the length. Around the front end of the saw, the blade is perforated in the middle with an elongated hole that can be inserted into the counterpart on the sheath . The cross- guard is shaped as a ring at the bottom, which can be pushed over the muzzle. At the other end, it ends in a hook into which the handle strap is hooked. The handle is made of plastic and has a metal knob at the end .

commitment

In the 21st century it is only used sporadically by the Russian armed forces . The 6Ch4 experienced worldwide distribution and was used in various conflicts. Licensed replicas were made by the GDR , Egypt , Bulgaria , Iraq , Iran , China , Poland , Romania and Yugoslavia . The bayonet was used in the NVA just as it was later in the Bundeswehr . In this way, versions that can be attached to the G36 rifle were created in private work . The Polish version of the bayonet does not have a rasp.

  • 6Ch4

Variant 6Ch5

The 6Ch5 is the newest variant of the AK bayonets. It was developed for the AK-74. The blade now has a dagger shape and a new cross-section. The handle is made of plastic and is provided with grip beads. The metal reinforcement on the knob could be omitted thanks to improved manufacturing processes and other plastic. Thanks to the improved shape of the handle, the handle belt can be omitted. The scabbard of the 6Ch4 was taken over unchanged.

  • 6Ch5

  • 6Ch5

  • Paratroopers with 6Ch5

Combat knife 87

The combat knife 87 (KM 87) is an independent GDR development. The side gun of the MPi AK-47 served as the basis. During construction, emphasis was placed on integrating various elements of survival knives. The KM 87 has an ergonomic handle that is hollow and can be screwed on. Inside was a so-called survival capsule. A protractor is engraved on the blade on one side and a ruler on the other. It was used in Air Storm Regiment 40 from 1988 .

Use in the Bundeswehr

In the course of the dissolution of the NVA, the Bundeswehr took over large stocks of the AK bayonet. These were used as the basis for the Advanced Combat Knife .

Versions of various countries

Several versions of the AK bayonets are known, which were also manufactured in various countries for copies of AK rifles. Below is an overview:

Practice bayonet Wzór 85

The practice bayonet Wzór 85 (also wz. 85 ) was introduced for the Polish military in 1985 . The plastic blade can spring into the handle, has a protective cap and can be locked in the handle. The handle is based on that of the AK bayonet variant 6Ch4 . The bayonets were manufactured in Radom by Fabryka Broni "Łucznik" Radom from around 1985 to 1988.

  • Practice bayonet Wzór 85

Flag of Mozambique with AK bayonet

reception

The AK bayonet is part of the symbolism in the flag of Mozambique .

See also

literature

  • Martin D. Ivie: Kalashnikov Bayonets , Diamond Eye Publications, Allen, Texas 2002, ISBN 978-0-9721209-3-7 .
  • С. Монетчиков: Пуля - дура, штык - молодец . In: Братишка: Ежемесячный журнал подразделений специального назначения . No. 12 . Витязь-Братишка, 2007, p. 42–45 (for example: S. Monetschikow: The bullet is stupid, the bayonet is a great guy ).
  • А. Н. Кулинский: Штык-нож к автоматам АКМ и АК-74 . In: Русское холодное оружие XVIII-XX вв. Атлант, Санкт-Петербург 2001, ISBN 5-901555-05-8 , pp. 208–280 (for example: AN Kulinski: The knife bayonet for AKM and AK-74 . In: Russian edged weapons from the 18th to the 20th century).
  • Dietmar Pohl: knife of German special forces . Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 978-3-613-02526-4 , p. 76-89 (192 pp.).
  • Ulrich Seidemann: The Kalashnikov bayonet: models, variants and related knives , Verlag Lenover, 2002, ISBN 978-3-930164-66-0 .

Web links

Commons : AK bayonets  - collection of images, videos, and audio files
  • Ralph E. Cobb: Kalashnikov Bayonets. worldbayonets.com, 2010, accessed October 2, 2019 .
  • Ralph E. Cobb: Bayonets of Russia. worldbayonets.com, accessed on October 2, 2019 (English, overview of the different types).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c С. Монетчиков: Пуля - дура, штык - молодец , pages 42–45.
  2. ↑ a b c А. Н. Кулинский: Штык-нож к автоматам АКМ и АК-74 , pages 208-280.
  3. ↑ a b AK- Bajonett 6Ch2 / 6X2 at worldbajonets.com (accessed on October 4, 2019).
  4. ↑ a b AK- Bajonett 6Ch2 / 6X2 at worldbajonets.com (accessed on October 4, 2019).
  5. ↑ AK bayonet M-47 / M-1947 at russianwarrior.com (accessed October 5, 2019).
  6. ↑ AK bayonet M-47 / M-1947 at russianwarrior.com (accessed October 5, 2019).
  7. ↑ AK-Bajonett 6Ch2 information sheet from the Hugo Schürer Collection (version 1947) (viewed on October 5, 2019).
  8. ↑ AK bayonet M-59 / M-1959 at russianwarrior.com (accessed October 5, 2019).
  9. ↑ AK bayonet M-59 / M-1959 at russianwarrior.com (accessed October 5, 2019).
  10. ↑ AK-Bajonett 6Ch4 information sheet from the Hugo Schürer Collection Version (1972 version) (viewed on October 5, 2019).
  11. ↑ AK-Bajonett 6Ch4 information sheet from the Hugo Schürer Collection (1974 version) (viewed on October 5, 2019).
  12. ↑ Frank Pelny: Gjogsul - military close combat in the NVA . BoD, Norderstedt 2005, ISBN 978-3-8334-2228-7 , p. 137 .
  13. ↑ Dietmar Pohl: knife of German special forces . Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 978-3-613-02526-4 , p. 81, 82 .
  14. ↑ Practice bayonet Wz 85 Wzór 85 (Model 1985) at worldbajonets.com (accessed October 2, 2019).