#Romanian ak 47 bayonet & scabbard serial number#
#Romanian ak 47 bayonet & scabbard serial#

Grip (left): '4/1' and Arrow inside triangle Romania also produced a true AKM Type II bayonet, with the plastic scabbard. However, they are comparatively scarce compared to the AKM Type I. It is unclear how many AKM Type II Transitional bayonets were made.

#Romanian ak 47 bayonet & scabbard serial#

Unlike the AKM Type I bayonets produced by Romania, the AKM Type II carries only the last four digits of the rifleвЂ™s serial number, making it impossible to determine when this example was produced or issued. Fletching on the Romanian arrow is an outline, where the fletching is solid on the Russian arrow. The best point of identification is the fletching on the arrow. The Romanian triangle & arrow factory mark is very similar to the Izhevsk Arsenal mark used on Russian bayonets. The bayonet has a brown leather retention strap. The scabbard has a gray rubber insulator. 86 is better known to collectors by its export designation, AIMSвЂ“74.ДЄ copy of the Russian 6X4 bayonet, the Romanian AKM Type II bayonet represents a transition between the AKM TypeВ I and TypeВ II bayonets, mating the TypeВ I scabbard with the TypeВ II bayonet. 86) assault rifle, a variant of the Kalashnikov AK74. The AKM rifle with which this bayonet was issued was likely made in 1965 or 1966. This example has the uncommon yellow grip. The AKM rifle with which this bayonet was issued was likely made in 1963вЂ“64 or 1970вЂ“71. This example has the Russian-style leather belt hanger, uncommon on Romanian bayonets. Scabbard (frog stud): two indistinct proofmarks Pommel: 'GR' over '17065' (in electro pencil) It is now believed most likely to represent Comisia Militara (the Romanian arms acceptance commission). The CM acceptance mark was once thought to indicates that the rework was done at the Copsa Mica arsenal in Cugir, however, this has been discounted. It was subsequently reworked in Romania, where it was blued and the grips replaced. It was originally made in Czechoslovakia, with the metal in the white.

#Romanian ak 47 bayonet & scabbard serial number#

This bayonet bears both the Romanian 'CM' marking and the Romanian-format serial number used with their VZвЂ“24 rifles. These bayonets were made in large numbers for export during the 1930s, including a sizeable contract for Romania that began in 1938.