14/02/2026
AKM type 2 The bayonet was made at the Izhevsk Arsenal.
I’m no expert on these by any means so I have copied the text from the excellent website World bayonets . Com
Knife bayonet for use with the 5.45 mm. Pușcă Automată model 1986 (PA md. 86) assault rifle, a variant of the Kalashnikov AK74. The PA md. 86 is better known to collectors by its export designation, AIMS–74.
A copy of the Russian 6X4 bayonet, the Romanian AKM Type II bayonet represents a transition between the AKM Type I and Type II bayonets, mating the Type I scabbard with the Type II bayonet. The scabbard has a gray rubber insulator. The bayonet has a brown leather retention strap.
The Romanian triangle & arrow factory mark is very similar to the Izhevsk Arsenal mark used on Russian bayonets. The best point of identification is the fletching on the arrow. Fletching on the Romanian arrow is an outline, where the fletching is solid on the Russian arrow.
Unlike the AKM Type I bayonets produced by Romania, the AKM Type II carries only the last four digits of the rifle’s serial number, making it impossible to determine when this example was produced or issued.
It is unclear how many AKM Type II Transitional bayonets were made. However, they are comparatively scarce compared to the AKM Type I. Romania also produced a true AKM Type II bayonet, with the plastic scabbard. These are rare and seldom encountered.
What is very interesting indeed is the Iraqi badge affixed to the scabbard. It is known that these cap badges are found on Iraqi helmets circa 1990 during the Gulf War, it is also mentioned that some badged bayonets were found.
This is a vet bring back from the Gulf War.
