[davehal9000]

I ran across a bayonet that has an odd hanger. Instead of the leather belt loop on top, it has a D-ring on top and bottom. If I reember right, it has a snap hook, or whatever you want to call it, on both top and bottom. I know i've seen these before but can't place who issued them, for what bayonet and why. I can't post a pic, but i'm sure someone will pipe in and know exactly what i'm talking about.

 

[56type]

The hungarian ones I've seen are the only ones I know of to have a snap hook at the top and bottom, but no D ring though. Just what looks to be a galvanized piece of metal riveted to the leather retaining strap along with the post that the leather slips over.

 

[rayman1]

Does it look like a Hungarian one like this one (photo from one of our member's bayonet frog site at http://htmlsitedesign.com/ebay/frogs/frogs.shtml

 

[davehal9000]

The Hungarian one may be the other half of what's on the bayonet I saw. I want to say the Soviets used a different hanger on some earlier AKM bayonets. Wish I had my SOF bayonet article in front of me. It was documented somewhere...