BULGARIA
bulgaria 1888 blade and scabbard marks.jpg (92262 bytes) 1888

 

Makers marks for German maker Simpson and Co in Suhl

 

1888 scabbard and Ricasso markings 

1895 with Bulgarian markings made by Simpson and Co Suhl

 

Typical hilt and cross guard

 

 

Simpson marking on ricasso

 

Bulgarian Lion on Ricasso
bulgaria 1895 cavalry.jpg (74792 bytes) 1895cavalry  made by Hungary

 

 

Rumanian mark

 

 
Bulgarian 1895 NCO.jpg (93617 bytes)Bulgaria 1895 NCO ricasso stamp.jpg (96632 bytes) 1895 Mannlicher NCO

 

Ricasso stamp on 1895, showing both Austro Hungarian and Bulgarian stamps (l-r)

 

Austrian made 1888

 

OEWG mark on ricasso

 

 

Serial preceded by Bulgarian Lion

 

VN scabbard

Austrian 1895 with Bulgarian frog, Zbrojovka Praga  Ying and Yang makers mark (see dedicated page on the 1895 ) on the

44 cvl marked 84/98, The front of the frog has been replaced (period) with late war thin leather face that almost appears to be like paper (style of front is more that of one for an 1895 than an 84/98). Frog is marked as 1940 made 4th INTENDENTURA which translates as something like supply department (thank you Adam Lubas). Blade has typical 44 rough manufacture
Rumania Dress Blade.jpg (88543 bytes)Rumania Dress Blade German marks.jpg (92128 bytes) Dress Blade made from modified WWII German 84/98

 

German ricasso marking and modified frog hanger, similar to AK47 style hanger
Russia early AK47 model.jpg (101660 bytes)

AK47 1st model, Russian model has frog hanger with wrap around on scabbard split into two on each side.
BIULGARIA AK47.jpg (86966 bytes) 1990 pattern bayonet for the AK74 

 

 

Heavy blade has deep side grinds to give narrow edge