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Interesting Find
This bayonet was found in my gated community on the roadside. One of the board members was told to dispose of it. He knew I was interested in bayonets so he gave it to me. At first I thought it was just a run of the mill SKS bayonet without the barrel band but after doing some internet research I have come to the conclusion that it is a Chinese type 56 (AK47) folding spike bayonet. It also appears to be an early model since it is not detachable.
Can anyone confirm or deny this?
TIA
BEAR
Hmmmm! I wonder if I beat the bushes if I'd find the weapon too?
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07-24-2009 04:03 PM
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Not sure, but..
could it be demilled from a type 56 Bolt-action carbine (aka Moison-Nagant)?
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OOPPS! My mistake. It is really the rare and elusive Modified M1905 Trench Bayonet made by the French company Aue La La for US Forces going into Panama in the 1930s.
I should have known by the grip.
BEAR
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I think that you're correct. It's just a Chinese type 56 bayonet taken off a Chinese type 56 AK47 with the muzzle ring cut off. It wouldn't last long as a bayonet without the muzzle ring.
The swinging attachment geometry of these is quite amazing
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I did some more internet research and found this site:
www.infantry-weapons.org/docs/China's_kalashnikovs.pdf
It appears that this bayonet is from an early version of the Chinese Type 56 rifle (AK47). Never had a bayonet ring like the later models.
Thanks for the replies.
BEAR
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