Engineering:6KH3 bayonet

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6KH3
6Х3
A 1959-version 6KH3 bayonet and its shaft
TypeBayonet
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1959 - present
Production history
DesignerIzhmash
ManufacturerIzhmash
Tula Arsenal

The 6KH3 bayonet (Russian: Изделие 6Х3, lit. 'Bayonet 6X3') is a bayonet produced by the Izhmash (now known as the Kalashnikov Concern).[1][2]

History

The 6KH3 bayonet was adopted[3] alongside the AKM rifle in 1959 as a replacement of the 6KH2 bayonet. It was replaced by the 6KH4 bayonet when the AK-74 rifle entered service.[3]

Design

The 6KH3 bayonet was an improvement of the original design.[4]

The 6KH3 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.[4][5]

The polymer grip and upper part of the 6KH3 scabbard provide insulation from the metal blade and bottom part of the metal scabbard, using a rubber insulator sleeve, to safely cut electrified wire.[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.

Production

The Soviet Union allowed license production of the 6KH3 bayonet for Eastern Bloc countries and their AK rifles.

The Polish version notably excluded the saw teeth on the blade.

Users

  • 1959 version of the 6KH3 bayonet acquired in 2003 invasion of Iraq and its shaft
    1959 version of the 6KH3 bayonet acquired in 2003 invasion of Iraq and its shaft
  • Former AKM bayonet from the NVA
    Former AKM bayonet from the NVA
  • A Soviet infantry soldier with an AKM fitted with a 6KH3 bayonet.
    A Soviet infantry soldier with an AKM fitted with a 6KH3 bayonet.
  • A 6KH3 bayonet and a 6KH4 bayonet
    A 6KH3 bayonet and a 6KH4 bayonet

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Фотообзор "Штык-ножи советской армии и современной России" на сайте www.ak-info.ru". http://www.ak-info.ru/joomla/index.php/devices/11-shtyki/16-ussrknives. Retrieved 2015-09-25. 
  2. ↑ "M-1959 Bayonet Technical Data". http://www.russianwarrior.com/STMMain.htm?1959weapon_M59bayo.htm&1. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Монетчиков С. «Пуля — дура, штык — молодец» // Братишка : Ежемесячный журнал подразделений специального назначения. — М.: ООО «Витязь-Братишка», 2007. — № 12. — С. 42-45.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/ak_bayonets/ak_bayonets.html | Kalashnikov Bayonets Ralph E. Cobb, 2010
  5. ↑ how to use the wire cutter on an akm /ak 47 bayonet. YouTube (16 July 2009). Retrieved on 2011-09-27.
  6. ↑ 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.



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