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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 aaa.jpg|6H2 bayonet and scabbard.
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File:6h2 aab.jpg|6H2 bayonet, close-up.
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File:6h2 aad.jpg|6H2 bayonet, side profile.
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File:B1411-1.jpg|6H2 bayonet with scabbard and hanger.
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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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Latest revision as of 04:55, 25 February 2026

Factions Weapon Icon Damage
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6H2 Bayonet		 35
52 headshot		 55 (25 bleed)
Full name Weapon Type Place of Origin Date Manufacturer Blade Length Total Length Weapon Script Name
6H2 Bayonet Melee Soviet Union 1955 Izhevsk Arsenal 7.9 in (200 mm) 15.2 in (387 mm) weapon_ak47_bayonet


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.

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.

Sources

Real-Life Photos
  • 6H2 bayonet and scabbard.
    6H2 bayonet and scabbard.
  • 6H2 bayonet, close-up.
    6H2 bayonet, close-up.
  • 6H2 bayonet, side profile.
    6H2 bayonet, side profile.
  • 6H2 bayonet with scabbard and hanger.
    6H2 bayonet with scabbard and hanger.
  • First-pattern Soviet AK bayonet (6H2/6X2), 1955–1960.
    First-pattern Soviet AK bayonet (6H2/6X2), 1955–1960.
  • First-pattern Soviet AK bayonet (6H2/6X2), alternate view.
    First-pattern Soviet AK bayonet (6H2/6X2), alternate view.
  • 6H2/6X2 shown in an AK bayonet history reference image.
    6H2/6X2 shown in an AK bayonet history reference image.
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