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DDR Bayonet M 59 AKM Type I. German Democratic Republic Knife bayonet for use with the 7.62 mm. Maschinenpistole Kalashnikow Modernisierter (MPiKM) Kalashnikov AKM assault rifle.
The move to a scabbard body made from fiberglass-reinforced polyamide was a cost-saving measure introduced in 1979. The bayonet remained unchanged.
This AKM variant represents a transition between the AKM Type I and Type II bayonets, mating the Type I bayonet with the scabbard that would also accompany the later Type II bayonet. Only East Germany and Russia did so. The Modell 59/2 was produced by East Germany from 1979–1985.
The leather belt hanger on Modell 59/2 scabbards is 3.625 in. (92 mm.) long.
