


There's also a few members that are quite deep into the bayonets that also love the challenge. If you (or anyone else) has any Kalashnikov bayonet questions identification or variants, please give a shout. But I find that researching and collecting the Kalashnikov bayonet variants are easier and more fun. I started collecting the Kalashnikov rifle variants in the 1980's and have fizzled out in recent years. (Although almost all the Bulgarian "First Model" bayonets have that two-rivet pattern, there are a very few that can be found with the single-rivet pattern although they're extremely uncommon) More rifles were produced, so a larger serial number created. Other countries usually used a single-rivet pattern (Russia) or simply attached the leather strap by sewing. For example, 482 Next, the four-digit serial numbered bayonets. us DA: 26 PA: 37 MOZ Rank: 64 Century Arms Serial Number Database By Year. Sometimes you find them with the original Russian serial numbers crossed out or ground off)Ģ) the two-rivet pattern on the leather keeper strap that secures it to the belt loop hanger. Century Arms Draco NAK9 9mm, AK47 Pistol. (Also something to note - in Bulgaria's infant days of Kalashnikov issuing, they also used Russian "First Model" bayonets. Here are four different versions of the Russian AK47 bayonets and scabbards. Russia, China, and North Korea used a three-digit or four-digit pattern that ran diagonally in that area of the pommel. A couple of quick and easy ways to ID one of those bayonets as Bulgarian are:ġ) the straight style pattern of the three-digit or four-digit serial number on the pommel area.
