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No. 4 Mk. II* | The British No. 4 Mk. II* socket bayonet was used in Iraq during the Second World War and by the Iraqi Army after the end of British occupation in 1947.
No. 4 Mk II* bayonets are occasionally found with Arabic socket markings. These are generally attributed to either Jordan or Iraq. |
8.00 | 203 | 10.00 | 254 | .595 | 15.1 | Socket (left): partial PSK mark
Socket (right) "VNS" Socket (right): |
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AKM Type II |
Knife bayonet for use with the Kalashnikov 7.62 mm. AKM assault rifle.
A copy of the Russian 6X4 bayonet, these were made using design specifications and production equipment purchased from Yugoslavia. They are nearly identical to the Yugoslavian AKM Type II bayonet, save for the orange color. It is not clear when production began. However, they were taken during the 1990–91 Persian Gulf War, as well as during the 2003 Iraq Invasion. This suggests that production continued right up to the fall of Saddam Hussien in 2003. This example has seen considerable service. The double mold marks on the grip are characteristic of Iraqi production, as is the 7–digit serial number. The green-gray web retention strap is similar to the Yugoslavian retention strap. The Iraqi brown leather belt hanger has a brass thorn, a feature only shared by the Yugoslavian belt hanger. The belt hanger measures 3.625 in. (92 mm.) in length, exactly the same length as the Yugoslavian belt hanger. |
5.75 | 146 | 10.625 |
270 | .695 |
17.7 | Grip: "8009456" |
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AKM Type I | Knife bayonet for use on the AKM variant of the 7.62 mm. Kalashnikov AK47 assault rifle.
This bayonet was made in Romania, as evidenced by the Romanian serial number on both bayonet and scabbard. This example was brought back from Iraq in 2009. The Farsi marking indicates that this example was likely supplied by (or smuggled in from) Iran. The gentleman from whom I acquired this piece wrote that: "The Bayonet . . . I traded for while I was in Iraq back in 2009. . . . One of the drivers in a transportation unit that would come by our camp gave it to me for a Box of Quaker oatmeal in a cup and a 12 volt water heater that I rigged up in his truck. Amazing what you could trade for, for things from home." |
5.875 | 149 | 11.00 | 279 | .695 | 17.7 | Crosspiece: "ZS 9403"
Scabbard: "ZU 4919" and "68" (painted in Farsi) |
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