I want a Legend

I've been looking for a Polytech Legend for a while now but I'm starting to get the feeling people are out of their fu&*!ng mind in regards to price. Has anybody found one recently for a reasonable price? I could see $1500 MAX for a perfect never fired, with box, mags, accessories. Maybe $1100 - $1200 for a nice shooter...am I dreaming?

As the owner of a few NIB Legends, I also agree the prices for them are ridiculous now. But they continue to fetch a premium for what they are - a rifle that will never be importable again.

Unfortunately, $1500 won't hardly get a NIB Legend anymore.

OT: Rayman1, you're my hero. When I grow up, I want to be like you.

A "shooter" with canted front sight, scratches , no mags, no bayo, no box, for $1500?

ETA: That would be a nice rifle if not for the canted sight. A few scratches wouldn't bug me, but his Buy It Now is high in my opinion.

Fix the cant (30 min's top to do).

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And when I'm done I'm rewarded with a no mag, no bayo, no box "shooter" that I had to fix (and possibly bugger up) and I paid top dollar for it in the first place.

Unfortunately this gun might be one of the more reasonably priced on GB, but still more than it's worth in my opinion.

Looking at the completed auction history on GB, I'd say the market agree's. Out of 224 completed auction only a hand full actually sold and most of those went for about $1500.

i think you answered your question.

i just took a look. with the exception of 1 NIB Legend that was sold for $1799, the others that were sold went for the following figures:

$1250-$1800 will get you a "shooter". *note:* some come with most if not all of the accessories, some don't.

$2000-$2625 will get you a NIB one.

this and this were sold for $1249 and $1350. if you want to find one at this price, you will have to always keep a look out for them because as you can see they were gone within a couple of hours after being put up and at that price most buyer will just hit the "buy now" button.

If you are going to shoot it what does it matter if you have the chrome poly mags or box. The bayo and mags can be had easy for not to much, the box will be the bitch. But you asked for a reasonable Legend, seemed reasonable, guess not.

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The box is, indeed, rare to find for the Legend. While the underfolder variant cardboard box is sometimes obtainable, finding the styrofoam insert for it as well as either the full-stock and styrofoam insert for the Legend is all but gone. It's about a 99.9% certainty you'd have to buy a rifle from somewhere that includes the complete box.

Not too long ago I paid $2900 for one, NIB and still sealed in plastic bag. I hate that I spent that money but the rifle is terrific and perfect. That one that fourtfourmag posted the link to actually looks pretty good. The front sight cant is no biggie, and for the commies it was in spec. It is an easy fix if it bothers you but the guy said it hits golf balls at 100 M (take that with a grain of salt).

Good choice.

Right before Osama got elected, I bought a 98% Legend for $1,300.00, and a NIB Legend with everything for $1,600.00.
Seems like they have gone up since then.

I have a Legend that I bought from a friend a few years back. The finish is only about 80%, since it was left in a damp basement when his wife kicked him out of the house. It had some surface rust on it when he finally got into the house to retrieve it. Since it's a pre-ban (I'm in MA), I'm considering using it for an SBR project with a Krinkov barrel, if I can find the parts to make the project work with a milled receiver.

I paid $1375 for mine on Gunbroker.com and that was about 3 years ago ...no box but had never been fired and had all the accessories etc... I then went right to the range and deflowered her so I guess it's worth less now although I do baby all my guns. The prices on the above post (MNRidesHonda) for the 2 near mint legends going for $1300.00 or so are pretty unusual especially the underfolder. Underfolders go for way more and I'm glad I hadn't seen
that one going for that price otherwise I would of have to of bought it myself..


but maybe now with everyone out of work you really might find one at a lower price

This will not help you, but I found an unfired legend at a local shop Aug 2008 for $750.

I bought number 810 in a pawn shop five years ago. It came with two Poly mags, a Chinese 75 shot drum, four unmarked Chinese 30 shot mags, and an aftermarket nylon bag for $950.

I bought one last week, NIB with all the goodies for $1299.

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Keep looking, you will find a deal eventually.

A used one that was a little beat went for 1250 + shipping + transfer on gunbroker today. I'd say your prices are a little low.

The supply is limited, so informed sellers will get as much as they can. That's capitalism at work.
Wait for an uninformed or motivated seller, pay the going rate or go without.

Pretty much, this. You have to pay to play regarding those.

I got mine for 1600. New in box, still sealed in plastic. All accesories were sealed too. I took it out of the box, oiled it and put it in the back of the safe. If there getting 2500ish for these now it might be time to sell lol.

525.00 new. It was mid 80's I think, way back in the day, it was the first AK I ever bought.

Shot, but, of course, still have the box and all accessories are still new, even the mags, I didnt want to use the factory mags, because even then, the Legends were rare, and hard to get.

Also, I called Kengs to complain about the crooked FSB, and he told me that all of them were like that. Frankly, I wouldnt screw with it, if thats the case, its like changing rims on a 1963 Corvette to chrome Spinny ones, it is, what it is.

No, all of them were certainly not like that. In fact, yours is the first I've really heard of that was crooked but I'm sure not every one of them rolled off the factory floor exact. Sounds like they told you what you wanted to hear to feel better and they moved on. If it's noticeably crooked, then I'd probably fix it/get it fixed. It's not like the rifle is completely brand new as it's been removed from the box and fired already.

Every one I ever examined, including the other one shipped in with my order, a Legend Long Barrel, had slightly canted sights, not a great big angle, and not as bad as some of the cheap romanian rifles had, but it was there.

While every broken clock is right twice a day, Im sure you will see variations in all AK's produced, even what were supposed to be the elite ones.

And I for one don't put a great deal of value in a completely unused firearm, having the box, and all original accessories means more than having an unfired version without that stuff.

Being a shot apart beater is one thing, but, remember, back in the day, long before the first thought of a ban, any gun you bought, was meant to be used, and no one, was looking forward to a possible collectors value it may have, except for the few who bought them as novelties, because they remembered them from Nam, or items to fill a niche in a martial collection.

Hell, after I got my first SKS, you couldn't find Ammo for it, the dealer sold me one or two boxes, and you had to scrounge gun shows to find any, it was a few years before cases, and cheap cases at that became common.

And I remember one Nam vet buying one of the first AK's I ever saw, and telling me that he would never trust the gun to shoot, he just wanted one to put on his wall, because he didn't get there in time to aquire a bring back, IE, post 1968, and the new gun laws that prevented soldiers from bringing one back, easily.

Legends rock! $1500 for a Legend is high, but $2500 is rediculous! There are plenty of good deals out there, you just have to get lucky to run accross one. I paid $1400 for mine, with one Polytech mag.

I got that beat, bought a LEGEND for 700 bucks in 05 near new, about 95% - came with 2-chinese 75 round drums, one of them still in the plastic bag with oil, 2- NORINCO 30 round bakelite mags, 1- POLYTECH mag, bayonet and sling.

I sold the 2 drums for 300 bucks (150 each), one of the bakelite mags for 80 bucks, the POLYTECH MAG for 40 bucks. so the rifle only cost me 280 bucks.but, alas there was no box


I wasn't even looking for one, or even had the itch to buy one, it was one of those being at the right place at the right time with money in the wallet. it was one of those once in a lifetime deals I just couldn't pass that up

and yes, I still have that puppy. and no, not going to sell it

There were lots of folks who beat those deals the 1980's buying purchasing two of them new in the box for under $700 and sold them to make nearly $1000 in profit on each. It really doesn't matter about what they were purchased for five years ago or twenty years ago. The prices go up on them fairly steadily so most people who purchased one a while back will likely have the great purchase story.

I remember a time when $700 for one and with all that stuff would've been considered way too high. Just one of those things.

I bought my first Legend in 2000 for $1000, it came with 2-75 round drums, 1-100 round drum, site adjustment tools, 3-Poly mags, a box full of extra mags, slings, bayonet, original Legend box, manual, and lots of copper wash ammo. Little by little I sold everything off until I finally traded off the Legend. 10 years latter I bought another one having regretted ever selling the first one.

Why mess with perfection?

On a side note it is ridiculous that people are willing to drop up to 2k on these. Yeah I know that they aren't available for import but big f'n deal. Sure they are some of the best AKs ever made but at the end of the day it is still just an AK. A properly built Romanian will work just as good. I picked up my Norinco 56s for a mere $469 about 2 years ago, I got lucky. I would never spend more than 600-700 on an AK. For what it costs to buy a Legend you could get a brand new Colt/BCM/LMT with light, rail and Aimpoint. Easy decision.

Because I want an SBR AK, I live in a ban state and need a pre-ban in order to use a flash hider, and I already have the less-than-perfect condition Legend.

A corvette or a chevette will both get you from point A to point B, but what would rather drive.

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NICE DISMOUNT!

Couldn't you just convert a Mak 90? Does the MA AWB consider preban anything made before 94?

Bad analogy.

Assuming both are properly built with good parts, the ONLY difference is fit and finish, which the Legend wins hands down no-contest. Both will function EXACTLY the same.

Yes, but I already have the Legend. A pre-ban AK goes for over $1000 in MA. The Legend cost me less than $500.

It's your party, you can cry if you want to!!

Fair enough. Good luck with the build.

Several years ago I took an offer for 2 Legend Blonde underfolders. One was lightly used like new(no extras) the other was the complete package all wrapped,all chrome followers, proper bayo, everything including the gas port pick tool. Nothing missing with all spaces in the foam occupied. Box even serialed to the folder(low 3 digit). Price paid: 2500.00 shipped. When it comes u cant be caught scratching ur ass.

Since the market price is too much, try asking Santa.

Poly Legends are the Cream of the Crop, banned for 22 years, and no more coming in, makes them highly desireable. Even a beater is valuable. Look at the cost of a milled Bulgarian, the cost of a Legend isn't much higher.
Sure it functions the same as a Romanian, but there is no such thing as a Romanian Legand.

You dont even have to go as far back as 22 years. The arsenal slr107ur is fetching what nib legend is going for.

I do have a limit and I will gladly pay up to $1500 for a "quality" AK. Anything over that for me is out of my league. But I sure dont complain at the prices, people are free to ask for whatever they want. What I do complain about is to my dad and ask him how come he didnt buy a boat load of legends and sp89's.

I still remember when NIB SP89's were $450, and NIB Legends were $450. Preban's are a good investment, as well as quality built rifles.

I remember when NIB Legends were $386.

Thats kinda funny, $386 = factory 386.

Sorry, funny to me.

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It could've been $389. I honestly don't remember but it was $38X something.

That "$389" number may have been just may inserting the factory number in there.

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