Indian INSAS Bayonet

Indian INSAS Bayonet
Indian INSAS  Bayonet

Indian INSAS  Bayonet
1997 – INSAS Adopted in India

Indian INSAS  Bayonet
Indian INSAS  Bayonet
Indian INSAS  Bayonet
two color styles of Indian INSAS  Bayonet
Indian INSAS  Bayonet

Suhl Combat Knife

A combat knife version of the KM87 Bayonet
Made in Suhl, Germany after 1990
by Frankonia
Used some original KM87 parts

Suhl Combat Knife
Suhl Combat Knife
Suhl Combat Knife
Suhl Combat Knife
Suhl Combat Knife
Suhl Combat Knife
Suhl Combat Knife
Suhl Combat Knife
Suhl Combat Knife
Suhl Combat Knife

Marto Brewer Explorer – Taiwan Clone

Marto Brewer Explorer – Taiwan Clone

5.5 inch Blade
Nylon Pistol Belt

These early copies can be as hard to find as the originals
An original (real) Marto – Brewer will fit this sheath

Marto Brewer Explorer – Taiwan Clone
Marto Brewer Explorer – Taiwan Clone

Marto Brewer Explorer Survival Knife 1980’s Taiwan Clone with 6.5 inch Blade, 12 inch overall

There were also models that carried a flare gun in the holster.

German KM87

German KM87 Survival Bayonet
1987 – “KM87” adopted in Germany

German KM87
German KM87 Survival Bayonet
German KM87 Survival Bayonet
German KM87 Survival Bayonet
German KM87 Survival Bayonet
German KM87 Survival Bayonet
German KM87 Survival Bayonet
Using the protractor on the blade to measure an angle from the manual for the German KM87 Survival Bayonet

Soldier of Fortune Magazine, April 1987

Soldier of Fortune Magazine, April 1987
Soldier of Fortune Magazine, April 1987

Soldier of Fortune Magazine
April 1987

SOF Inspects the Sharp End of the AKM

AKM bayonets are both fascinating and varied. Left to right: Hungarian, Yugoslav, East German, Romanian, Egyptian, Soviet (attached to rifle in the wire-cutting position), PRC black and red) and Polish. In the foreground are Hungarian and Yugoslav fighting knives and another Russian AKM bayonet.

Soldier of Fortune Magazine, April 1987
Soldier of Fortune Magazine, April 1987
Soldier of Fortune Magazine, April 1987
Soldier of Fortune Magazine, April 1987
Look at the frog on the red Chinese AKM Type II in this picture from the article

!! Look at the frog on the red Chinese AKM Type II in this picture from the article !! Have never seen one of those since this photo :(

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