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I've read that the Kalashnikov one was intended to function as a field knife/multitool because the reality is that soldiers would use them in that way all the time, but hardly ever for stabbing. The design was regarded as revolutionary. It's very short compared to the spike designs which preceded it. It has a wire cutter which can be used on electric fences, a serrated bit for cutting rope or straps and a flat pommel shaped for hammering. It's also very thick. Apparently people climb trees by hammering their bayonet into the trunk to make a step.
Pic at top right is like the one I have https://second.wiki/wiki/ak-bajonett
Yes. Early versions had a rubber cover on the scabbard so you could cut an electric fence. Later versions, like mine, had a non-conductive handle and sheath made of some sort of bakelite-ish stuff, so the rubber cover was discontinued.