I found three of these straps in a shipping container of reworked Russian 6X3 & 6X4 plus Bulgarian 6X4 bayonets. It shows the slotted strap and an early hanger style as well.
#Romanian ak 47 bayonet frog manuals
The drawing and other similar ones are found in several early Russian and other AKM manuals and references. Thought they might jog your memory as I'm sure you've seen it before. The pictures and translation below are from a Japanese AK book I had handy. I have had problems finding nice/different Romy straps to display. Guess I thought of them first, as I have not seen the Romys you described, especially the grey ones. They were all different shades of tan, brown, grey, green and black leather single buckle style. However I recently sold/traded several assorted leather straps from Russian/Bulgarian reworks. MDI, I certainly wouldn't bet against you. Feel free to post pictures of your straps and ask questions at anytime as there are many experienced collectors available here to help. I will try to show the basic forms here and as I have time, the smaller variations by individual countries in the main Forum body. The are a multitude of small variations in strap material, rivets, buckles, color and assembly that vary from different times and countries that sometimes assist in identifying them and what bayonet they go with. Another basic style used 2 buckles, a small 2 opening one on the pommel end and the larger 3 opening one on the cross guard end. The buckle was then attached to the hook on the bottom of the cross guard. The loose end was then threaded through a small metal buckle with 3 openings making the length adjustable. This was done by treading the strap through the hole in the pommel and then through the small strap loop. This loop was used to secure that end to the pommel end of the hilt. A later version had a small loop made by folding one end of a leather or fabric strap and closing the loop with a small rivet or by sewing. The oldest/first style (Russian) is just a plain leather strap with slots cut in both ends. There are several different basic forms of straps. This is a difficult question to answer as the wrist straps are not easy to identify by country.
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