The Chinese Type 56 rifle is a close copy of the AK47. The bayonet remains attached and folds under the barrel to stow in a cutout in the rifle's lower handguard.

The Type 56 Rifle bayonet differs from the Type 56 Carbine (SKS clone) bayonet, in the absence of a muzzle ring. This is the bayonet observed on the AKs equipping the People's Liberation Army. Three versions exist: a clamp-on version (with rings like a scope mount), a quick-detachable version, and a pinned-on version (pictured above).Īlthough the Type 81 rifle borrows from the Type 56 Rifle (AK47), Type 56 Carbine (SKS), and Dragunov designs, it is a totally new rifle. As a result, the Type 81 bayonet will not mount to any other Kalashnikov rifle. Unlike the Chinese AK47 and AKM Type II bayonets that were manufactured solely for commercial sale, the Type 81 bayonet is used in quantity by the Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA).

The bayonet's red-brown polymer grip, double-fullered blade, and green plastic scabbard are distinctive and make for an attractive design. When these were first imported to the U.S. in the mid-2000s, they did not sell well. importer, Paragon Sales, modified some by bushing the muzzle ring and welding a plate to the pommel, enabling them to mount to the U.S. This example is of recent manufacture, produced for commercial sale.ġ983 into the mid-1990s, as development of the Type 95 rifle neared completion. QBZ-87 ( Qing Buqiang Zu or, in English, Light Rifle Family 1987). The QBZ-87 rifle was to be an improved Type 81, but also introduced a new 5.8 x 42 mm. The rifle was judged to not offer sufficient advantages over the Type 81 to merit its adoption. The bayonet offers the wire cutter, sawback, and symmetrical blade profile of the Russian AK74 bayonet, along with a detachable belt hanger design similar to some GMS-produced KCB-77 bayonets.

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