Kalashnikov Bayonets of the World

..what about the simplest "explanation" - just to modify that 7,62mm AKM 1st model bayo for 5,45mm AK74 rifle..??

..no any comments..?

..got those zwei wunderschöne ossie´s

Thanks, Mike, for such a precise answer..

So can I consider that this kind of "commercially shortened" bayo is out of interest for collection // or should I buy it..?

Have anybody seen this bayo before - haven´t found it in any paper and/or electronic catalogue..

It was told that this is likely for Type 56 carbine version...

As of today:
-- left side short guard // short tang
-- right side long guard // short tang
-- at the bottom & far right long guard // long tang

..another my fresh addition...

..my fresh addition...

Is it possible to say - is this bayo "greenish" or just black

What´s the General Assembly´s answer

Happy to get today my own "plum" in local flea market

Pictured together with my regular black version..

Are the grips wood or painted over beaver barf panels? Two piece grips can be glued together without using rivets. If the grip or grips are solid wood it could be a custom set that have been available from various sources. Available in different types of wood, (birch, walnut, cherry, etc.) and ...

Happy to got my own example..

Price was (us.ebay) just 336.- bucks and I´m very satisfied with this - can´t believe that cheeper is possible

Got two more examples..

First is nothing special - short crosspiece // short tang and 2 x screws..

The other seems fancy - long crosspiece // short tang and wooden handle with no screws.
Near mint condition - is it some present issue or what

Got my own example at te end..

Price was like to buy an airplane...

Displayed just for the picturing on the floor carpet - end of 2019..

Thanks to this forum I found out that those (for first view) boring czech bayos could also be an interesting collecting objects

I have five different of them so far..

Jep, Brian - there is no slot.
This knife version has really massive stainless steel blade and handle body - which makes it much heavier compared to the bayonet version.
And if bayonet has just plastic handle, this knife´s handle has rubber covering - which sticks wery well into your fist..

My pair of those bayos - circled numbers are 35(-black) and 27(-red)..
I found them nicely produced..

Here are mine "red & black chinamen"
Properly coloured hangers I added miself - as I usually do..

Nothing special - just nice pair..