IMHO, I think the PolyTech-marked RPKs are the rarest, followed by their "match rifle" - another attempt to ameliorate the Stocton shootings damage.
For that matter, the Valmet "RPK" was as-rare but at 2x the cost.

When I got my legend, the dealer had two, and the national match was the one my buddy got, whats really rare, is the scope mount that fit the base on the rifle at the end of page one, Kengs never had them when I called back in the day, and I always figured the National Match was just a PC way to get an RPK model into the US.

Gotta love that M1C cone flash hider though, the chicoms were only about 40 years behind on technology when they copied that one. BTW, the cone flash hiders actually degraded accuracy thats why they went to the slotted on the M1C/D Garands.


As the 223 with a Montreal importers stamp, I saw one for sale recently, and....... Its probably one that was imported into Canada, where Norinco's are still legally sold, but, very mighty likely be illegal here if it was imported after the import ban.

It really sucks to go to a Canadian website and see guns that you can't buy...HERE.

I wouldn't really go about showing it off to any customs or ATF agents, they may find it contraband and keep it.

Yup, Canadians got some interesting Polys. I recall a newspaper clipping my bro secured for me in back in '89 of a NativeAmerican-Mounty stand off somewhere in Montreal. The accompanying pic shows an insurgent with an RPK-style rifle laying on the ground at his feet sitting pretty on its bipod. Nothing like it, to my knowledge, was ever introduced into the United States civilian market.

Rarest probably goes to the .223 RPK, and the "triple underfolder" model with the factory bipod cuts in the front handguard.

This is what Ive read... the Polytech Galil side folder. Only around 700 were ever made for US import only.

And less than 200 of those had Bakelite grip and handguards.

What about the 84-s? I had one that was an underfold in .223. It was a Polytech Pomona Norinco. I had the two mags plus 3 more. I just had to sell it a few months ago so I could fix my pick up. Prob the hardest thing I had to do. I shot it one time, two mags, 40 rounds total. Dad sold them in his store in Ramona CA back just before the ban. I got 4 bengies plus a Traditions BP rifle for it. A very sad day for me. I have a picture but have yet to figure out how to insert it.

John

Several years ago, I had both the Polytech .223 sidefolder and the Norinco .223 sidefolder in black Bakelite.

The poly was simply marked "AKS 223" and did not have the typical Polytech marking on the side... just the polytech import stamp.

The Norinco was marked 84s-5A.

Both had the same factory code - 66


ETA: sold them both to the same individual for $3K, because I needed a vehicle at the time... I should have sold a kidney instead!

looks like mine!

I talked to a guy who swears he once seen a Legend underfolder with a screw in barrel at a gun show. I'm pretty skeptical, but I could tell he did definitely know his pre bans and he had a lot of high end pre ban guns so I did wonder.