Bayonets were the first deep collecting interest in the Kalashnikov world.They are still the largest.
1Easier to Collect
Bayonets cost far less than the rifles.
They turned up everywhere: gun shows, gun shops and the odd table here and there.
2A Map of the AK World
Each bayonet reflects the rifle it was made for.
A bayonet collection maps the whole range of AK variants, and the countries that built them.
Russia
The Soviet patterns that started it all.
China
Spike bayonets and Type 56 variants.
Bulgaria
Bulgarian AK47 and AK74 types.
AK47 Bayonet
Designations, materials and markings.
AK74 Bayonet
The next generation.
3Beyond the Forums
In those days, AK bayonet knowledge lived on the forums, and they remain valuable archives.
But forums changed hands, and some simply disappeared, taking years of information with them.
4Free and Permanent
AK47 Bayonets was built as a permanent reference, free for everyone, with light advertising.
That same approach carried into every site the network added after it.