These were produced en masse across the Eastern Bloc, but most found as surplus will be Romanian, Hungarian, or East German in origin. It (and later iterations) also features a groove molded into the grip to allow clearance for the cleaning rod beneath the rifles bore. It is affixed around the muzzle and removed with the circular button at the pommel. It also features a rubber insulator on the steel sheath to protect the user in case he is cutting electrified wire. It also features a hole and hook for a canvas or leather lanyard, however this Romanian models is missing. The bulb requires trimming to fit the front sight block of AK74 family rifles, and this will potentially weaken the grip panel material and lead to flaking. The 6x2 is easily my least favorite because of its large size, bulbous pommel and the fact it requires modification to fit AK74 series rifles (as well as AK100 series). This was an entirely new design, with a pair of bakelite grip panels, a short, stubby blade, button release, sawblade and wire cutters (which quickly became a signature of the AK bayonet series).
Once the AK-47 was replaced by AKM in the 1950s, the 6x3 bayonet was born. With the AK system firmly embedded in Soviet military strategy, it only made sense to update and redesign the support gear as the rifle grew and evolved too. It is removed by pulling downwards on the knurled piece below the muzzle ring. It will only affix to milled receiver rifles. This model will not fit other AKs, however. It features a long blood groove and false edge as well. It has a long, slim blade with a square grip, muzzle ring and a partial ring to clamp to the barrel. In light of this, the previous bayonet designed, that for the SVT40 of the Eastern Front, was reworked to fit the AK and thusly the 6x2 (6Kh2 in English) was born from the 6x1. It was for this reason that the original AK-47s (with milled receivers) have no bayonet lug. What do SMGs do? They certainly don`t accept bayonets normally, like a Thompson, Sterling or MP40.
However, as was quickly found the AK was the preferred weapon for the SKS role, and eventually an entire AK family was spawned to usurp the other rifles roles one by one.īut I digress: AK as a submachine gun. The SKS would do the bulk of the frontline fighting, supported by RPDs (Or RP46s) and with AKs in the hands of the quick-reaction units like armored crews or scouts. As some of you may know, the AK system was never originally intended as a frontline infantry rifle, but as something of an overgrown SMG, akin to a Thompson. Lets talk two things I know inside and out: AKs and their Bayonets. Been a long time since I posted a proper writeup, hasn`t it? At least a few years, right? Lets change that:
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