6KH4 bayonet
| 6KH4 6Х4 | |
|---|---|
A 6KH4 bayonet and its shaft | |
| Type | Bayonet |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | Late 1960s - present |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Izhmash |
| Manufacturer | Izhmash Tula Arsenal |
| Produced | 1960s - 1983 |
The 6KH4 bayonet (Russian: Изделие 6Х4, lit. 'Bayonet 6X4') is a bayonet produced by the Izhmash (now known as the Kalashnikov Concern).[1]
History
The 6KH4 bayonet was adopted[2] as a bayonet for the AK-47, AKM and the AK-74 rifles as a replacement of the 6KH3 bayonet.[3][4][2]
Design
The 6KH4 bayonet was an improvement of the 6KH3 design.[5]
The 6KH4 bayonet has a Bowie style (clip-point) blade with saw-teeth along the spine, and can be used as a multi-purpose survival knife and wire-cutter when combined with its steel scabbard.[5][6]
The bayonet is installed by slipping the muzzle ring around the flash hider and latching the handle down on the bayonet lug under the front sight base.
The polymer grip and upper part of the 6KH4 scabbard provide insulation from the metal blade and bottom part of the metal scabbard, using a rubber insulator sleeve, to safely cut electrified wire.[7]
Production
The Soviet Union allowed license production of the 6KH3 bayonet for Eastern Bloc countries and their AK rifles[8]
Like the 6KH3, the Polish 6KH4 copy notably excluded the saw teeth on the blade. China produces them as the "Type 86" (Chinese: 86式刺刀, lit. 'Type 86 Bayonet'), which may be used on the North Korean Type 88 rifle alongside the Type 68 II bayonet, another 6KH4 copy.
Adoption
After the German reunification, there was little use of modified AKM type II knife bayonets from stocks of the former National People's Army (German: Nationale Volksarmee) of East Germany, for the H&K G36 rifle.
The original muzzle-ring was cut away and a new, large diameter muzzle ring welded in place. The original leather belt hanger was replaced by a complex web and plastic belt hanger designed to fit the West German load bearing equipment.[9]
Users
Former users
Gallery
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A holstered 6KH4
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The bayonet ratch of a 6KH4
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A FB Tantal assault rifle on display with a Polish 6KH4 bayonet fitted.
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An Afghan policeman with an AK rifle fitted with a 6KH4 bayonet.
See also
- 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
- 6KH2 bayonet
- 6KH3 bayonet
- 6KH5 bayonet
- 6KH9 bayonet
References
- ^ "Фотообзор "Штык-ножи советской армии и современной России" на сайте www.ak-info.ru". Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ^ a b Монетчиков С. «Пуля — дура, штык — молодец» Archived 2018-08-09 at the Wayback Machine // Братишка : Ежемесячный журнал подразделений специального назначения. — М.: ООО «Витязь-Братишка», 2007. — № 12. — С. 42-45.
- ^ AK-Bajonett 6Ch4 Infoblatt der Sammlung Hugo Schürer Version (Version 1972) Archived 2019-10-03 at the Wayback Machine (eingesehen am 5. Oktober 2019).
- ^ AK-Bajonett 6Ch4 Infoblatt der Sammlung Hugo Schürer (Version 1974) Archived 2019-10-03 at the Wayback Machine (eingesehen am 5. Oktober 2019).
- ^ a b http://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/ak_bayonets/ak_bayonets.html | Kalashnikov Bayonets Ralph E. Cobb, 2010
- ^ how to use the wire cutter on an akm /ak 47 bayonet. YouTube (16 July 2009). Retrieved on 2011-09-27.
- ^ Кулинский А. Н. Штык к автомату АКМ (The knife-bayonet to the p. 1959 AKM) // Русское холодное оружие XVIII-XX вв.. — 5 000. — Санкт-Петербург: «Атлант», 2001. — Т. 2. — С. 206. — 280 с. — ISBN 5-901555-05-8.
- ^ "Краткий обзор "Штык-нож к автомату АКМ и АК 74" на сайте www.bayonet.lv". Archived from the original on 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ^ "Bayonets of Post-War Germany". worldbayonets.com.