The 6KH2 bayonet () is a bayonet produced by the Izhmash (now known as the Kalashnikov Concern).
History The 6KH2 bayonet was adopted alongside the AK-47 rifle in 1953.Монетчиков С. «Пуля — дура, штык — молодец» // Братишка : Ежемесячный журнал подразделений специального назначения. — М.: ООО «Витязь-Братишка», 2007. — № 12. — С. 42-45.Силлов Д. Штык к 7,62 мм автомату Калашникова образца 1949 года // Боевые ножи. — Москва: Эксмо, 2010. — С. 30-31. It was later replaced by the 6KH3 bayonet alongside the AKM rifle.
Design The 6KH2 bayonet was created as the bayonet for the AK-47The M-47 Bayonet: details and pictures . Дата обращения 25 сентября 2015. while reusing the design of the M1940 bayonet on the SVT-40.
Production The Soviet Union allowed license production of the 6KH2 bayonet for Eastern Bloc countries and their AK rifles.
China produced the 6KH2 bayonet under the name of "Type 56 bayonet" () for their Type 56 assault rifles.
North Korea copies the 6KH2 bayonet as the "Type 68 I" for their Type 68 assault rifles, but featuring a different pommel mount for it. These bayonets were also issued in Cuba with green scabbards instead of tan scabbards, used in the Korean People's Army.
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AK-47 AKM AK-74 M1 bayonet M3 Trench Knife M4 Bayonet M5 Bayonet M6 Bayonet M7 bayonet M9 bayonet Mk 3 knife Strider SMF Aircrew Survival Egress Knife OKC-3S Bayonet KA-BAR QNL-95 6KH3 bayonet 6KH4 bayonet 6KH5 bayonet 6KH9 bayonet
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