6H2 Bayonet - Revision history

Skizmophonic at 04:55, 25 February 2026

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	The [[AK-47]] ~~assault rifle was introduced during~~ a ~~period in history when the bayonet's future was in debate. In the decade following the outbreak of the Second World War, most of the major powers~~ produced ~~an infantry rifle~~ without ~~the ability to mount a~~ bayonet. ~~Without a single exception, every one was redesigned~~ to ~~accept a~~ bayonet ~~or replaced with a rifle~~ that ~~did within a few years of its introduction~~. The ~~AK47 was Russia's entry~~ in ~~this debate, being designed without~~ the ~~intent that it mount~~ a bayonet~~. Having a change of mind, in 1955, the Russians opted for~~ a bayonet. ~~The AK47 bayonet hilt borrows heavily from~~ the ~~Swedish M1914 bayonet~~, ~~another example where the bayonet was added as an afterthought~~. ~~Both~~ the ~~AK47 bayonet and scabbard were patterned after Russia's first knife bayonet,~~ the ~~M1940~~ bayonet ~~used with the 7.62 mm. Tokarev [[SVT–40]] self–loading rifle. Although adequate~~, ~~the dual muzzle~~-~~ring arrangement made the AK47~~ bayonet ~~awkward, at best,~~ for ~~any other use~~.		The 6H2 (6Kh2 / 6X2) is the first standardized knife bayonet pattern issued for the early [[AK-47]] series rifles. It features a spear-point blade and a distinctive mounting system intended for AK rifles originally produced without bayonet fittings. The 6H2 is best known as the predecessor to later AK bayonet-knife models that added multi-purpose features such as wire-cutting.
			==HISTORY==
			The 6H2 entered Soviet service in the mid-1950s as a response to renewed emphasis on bayonet capability after early AK production runs had been issued without a bayonet interface. Contemporary technical histories describe it being adopted alongside the “lightened” AK variant in 1955 and produced through about 1960, with manufacture at Izhmash (Izhevsk). Its blade profile followed the general form of the SKS blade bayonet but in a shorter, detachable knife-bayonet format suitable for the AK’s revised mounting points.

	~~=HISTORY=~~		The 6H2 was soon replaced in frontline issue by newer AK bayonet patterns (beginning with the 6H3) that expanded functionality and improved compatibility with later Kalashnikov rifle variants. While the 6H2 itself is associated primarily with early Soviet AK rifles, bayonets for AK-pattern weapons were present in Southeast Asia through the widespread fielding of AK and AK-derived rifles during the [[Vietnam War]]. Captured examples of AK-pattern bayonets from the conflict are preserved in museum collections, reflecting their real battlefield use even as specific bayonet patterns varied by origin and rifle model.
	~~Produced 1955–60 at the Izhevsk Arsenal, Izhevsk, Russia.~~ The ~~reason for~~ the ~~unusual grip~~ and ~~second partial muzzle ring was that~~ the ~~bayonet was an afterthought~~, the ~~AK47 not being initially designed to accept a bayonet.~~
	~~The steel scabbard is a clone~~ of the ~~later M1940 SVT scabbard~~. ~~Russian scabbards typically have a drain hole on the front side~~ of the ~~scabbard~~. ~~It has an integral web belt hanger with a leather hilt strap~~. ~~The olive green web belt hanger measures 4~~.~~125 in~~. ~~(105 mm~~.~~) long by 0~~.~~50 in~~. (~~19 mm.~~) ~~wide.~~		===Sources===
	~~The AK47~~ bayonet ~~was produced by: [[Bulgaria]]~~, ~~[[China]], [[East Germany]], Indonesia, North Korea, [[Poland]], and [[Russia]~~]		* [https://www.kalashnikov.ru/evolyutsiya-shtyka-shtyk-nozhi-6h2-6h3-6h4-i-6h5-dlya-avtomatov-kalalashnikova/ Оружейный журнал «КАЛАШНИКОВ» — «Эволюция штыка. Штык-ножи 6Х2, 6Х3, 6Х4 и 6Х5…»]
	~~<br>~~[https://~~worldbayonets~~.~~com~~/~~Bayonet_Identification_Guide~~/~~Russia~~/~~Russia_2~~.~~html SOURCE~~]		* [https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1234417 Australian War Memorial — Type 56 (AK47) spike bayonet (Vietnam, 1962–1975)]
			* [https://archive.org/download/Weapons_an_International_Encyclopedia_from_5000_BC_to_2000_AD_the_Diagram_Group/Weapons_an_International_Encyclopedia_from_5000_BC_to_2000_AD_the_Diagram_Group_djvu.txt The Diagram Group — ''Weapons: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 BC to 2000 AD'']
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	File:6h2 aad.jpg		File:6h2 aaa.jpg\|6H2 bayonet and scabbard.
	File:B1411-1.jpg		File:6h2 aab.jpg\|6H2 bayonet, close-up.
	File:First-Pattern-Soviet-AK-47-Bayonet-Type-6X2-1955-1960-3-scaled.jpg		File:6h2 aad.jpg\|6H2 bayonet, side profile.
	File:First-Pattern-Soviet-AK-47-Bayonet-Type-6X2-1955-1960-2-scaled.jpg		File:B1411-1.jpg\|6H2 bayonet with scabbard and hanger.
	File:History-of-AK-Bayonets-in-Soviet-Union-and-Russia-6X2-1.jpg		File:First-Pattern-Soviet-AK-47-Bayonet-Type-6X2-1955-1960-3-scaled.jpg\|First-pattern Soviet AK bayonet (6H2/6X2), 1955–1960.
	</gallery>		File:First-Pattern-Soviet-AK-47-Bayonet-Type-6X2-1955-1960-2-scaled.jpg\|First-pattern Soviet AK bayonet (6H2/6X2), alternate view.
			File:History-of-AK-Bayonets-in-Soviet-Union-and-Russia-6X2-1.jpg\|6H2/6X2 shown in an AK bayonet history reference image.
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	\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Ak37 bayonet.png\|512px]]<br><b>[[6H2 Bayonet]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon ak47_bayonet.svg\|512px]] ~~\|\| False~~ \|\| 35<br>52 headshot \|\| 55 (25 bleed)		\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Ak37 bayonet.png\|512px]]<br><b>[[6H2 Bayonet]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon ak47_bayonet.svg\|512px]] \|\| 35<br>52 headshot \|\| 55 (25 bleed)
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	\|6H2 Bayonet\|\|Melee\|\|[[Soviet Union]]\|\|1955\|\|Izhevsk Arsenal\|\|7.9 in (200 mm)\|\|15.2 in (387 mm)\|\|weapon_ak47_bayonet		\|6H2 Bayonet\|\|[[Melee]]\|\|[[Soviet Union]]\|\|1955\|\|Izhevsk Arsenal\|\|7.9 in (200 mm)\|\|15.2 in (387 mm)\|\|weapon_ak47_bayonet
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			File:History-of-AK-Bayonets-in-Soviet-Union-and-Russia-6X2-1.jpg
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