I went out on a quest for bayonets at the flea markets on Sunday and came home with three. An early (first type) AK47 bayonet, a Spanish 1969 Cetme and a Frenchicon MAS 36/49. Yes I know nothing to brag about but the Spanish and French are unissued and were less than $15 each with no shipping and handling and if you're going to collect, you need the unpopular ones too. The AK47 was under $15 as well so I figure I made out pretty well for the day even though what I was hoping to find was a #5 Britishicon jungle carbine bayonet. (under $15 on that would have turned it into Christmas morning).

My question is I've been trying to figure out who made the AK bayonet. I've looked at a lot of sites and have it narrowed down to either Bulgaria or Russiaicon as the sites seem to have the bayonets and their scabbards all mixed up. There is no arsenal marking on it which tends to lead me toward Bulgarian manufacture along with a serial number that seems to follow the Bulgarian pattern rather than the Soviet one but again, the websites have these all mixed up as well. Any set things to look for on these to tell the difference?
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