You may have these already. HTH

Romanian 75 round drum


Romanian 40 Rounder


Bulgarian AK74 Brown 30 Round Magazine 5.45x39


AK74 Black Bulgarian Magazine 5.45X39


Saiga .308 Magazine



Bulgarian AK Waffle Magazine 7.62X39

My pleasure Rot, for more pics you can go here:

photos.yahoo.com/bc/kinetic_ric/lst?.dir=/AK+Magazine+Pictures&.src=ph&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/

Quoted: Thanks!, I am really finding myself short on .223 mags I need some pics of Norinco, etc in .223 ...anybody...

store3.yimg.com/I/cdnn_1714_20736477

East German steel .223 magazine.

www.cdnninvestments.com/ak471.html

Lots of good AK mag pics at that link. Click on them for close-ups.  Dont know if you'd need their permission to use them.

I ve already tried to post this once so bare with me

East German Mags
7.62x39mm  these mags are made of blued steel and are generally not marked the only mark I have ever seen is a proof on the rib or on the extention, these are the best made on the market

Drums I have seen several but I do not own one each one I observed had the circle in the diamond proof. markings are found in the same location of other warsaw pact countries

5.45x39mm, these are plastic and are reddish yellow(orange)these mags are marked on the side of each mag near the base, these no's. represent the factory, (quality control) I have never seen a proof on these mags

9mm Mak  these are blue steel and have a small unreadable proof at the base, original mags are numbered with die's, replacement mags have the no. electro-penciled on

I can decifer all inked markings on the inside of the mag pouches and cleaning kits/holsters

if you have seen east german mags marked differently than I have indicated above please tell me

sprat
former member of the segmc

Here are a few more mags, if the picture quality isn't up to standard just let me know and I will take some new ones.

Chinese Drum



East German 30

http://home.earthlink.net/~caanis/_uimages/MVC-675F.JPG

Russian Slabside 30 round magazine

Just the pic I was looking for my photo album,
Thanks Caanis-Lupus!

     plum 5.45x39

I have just bought a SAR 3 and I heard that the AK74 mags will work after they have been modified, does anybody know where and how these need to be modified?
Thanks

here's an odd one:
left- chinese
center- ??
right- bulgarian









what is it? i've got three of 'em.

I am not sure, but it looks to be Chinese made. Can you get a closer pic of whats attached to the mag on the side?

my camera's not the best.
there's nothing attached to the side of the mag.
reinforcements are made with ribs and a raised area in the stamping.
all the features are chinese. thought they might have been a cost cutting ersaz for the type 81-1. (you know, that hybrid sks/ak.)

hey, how the f- do you spell erzats?

why yes, it is!
thanks. got a value$?

Quoted: why yes, it is! thanks. got a value$?

I also would like one for my collection if you decide to sell.

Anyone have any experience with the Romanian 40's?  Do they work ok?  Reasonably sturdy?  Any issues with fitting in certain 7.62 AK variants?

Quoted: Anyone have any experience with the Romanian 40's?  Do they work ok?  Reasonably sturdy?  Any issues with fitting in certain 7.62 AK variants?

Yes, they are very nice mags!
I have not had fitting trouble in any AK's with the Romanian 40's.

HTH!

I have one remaining 20 round Chinese  762x39 magazine with the back cut to allow the follower to hold back the bolt after the last shot. No picture capability . But I once had several of them . Just one left and  i havnet seen any at the shows in years.

Hey Ivan, glad to see another MD member here on the board!

Have you looked at our hometown area yet? We have meets and shoots pretty often that you are more than welcome to join.
Just go here:
ar15.com/forums/forum.html?b=8&f=29

Any word, good or bad, regarding the Chinese 30rd mags that RPBUSA.com is selling @$6.95/ea?

Quoted: Any word, good or bad, regarding the Chinese 30rd mags that RPBUSA.com is selling @$6.95/ea?

I have not tried the Chinese mags they are selling, but all of the CHinese mags I have shot (and it is a lot mind you) have been great! Also, if you dont like the "ridgeback" kind of mags that you see on the E.German mag spines then you will really like the Chinese mags due to not having that meteal spine.

HTH!

The only probelem I have ever seen with Chinese mags is that sometimes the rear catch was to thick and needed to be adjusted. Other then that they work great. To think that you used to be able to buy the same mags for $2 each.

Quoted: Hey Ivan, glad to see another MD member here on the board! Have you looked at our hometown area yet? We have meets and shoots pretty often that you are more than welcome to join. Just go here: ar15.com/forums/forum.html?b=8&f=29

Hey m-4, where are you.  I live north of baltimore in the County.

Quoted: Quoted: Hey Ivan, glad to see another MD member here on the board! Have you looked at our hometown area yet? We have meets and shoots pretty often that you are more than welcome to join. Just go here: ar15.com/forums/forum.html?b=8&f=29 Hey m-4, where are you.  I live north of baltimore in the County.

Northern Bmore county huh? Where at? I am alwyas in the Hereford, Parkton Freeland areas. My g/f lives up there and I am up ther elike 3 days out of the week.

I live in Pasadena near the glen burnie area.

Norinco bakelite factory 66
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3-7infantry

You aren't lying about jumping. I paid an astronomical $45.00 for mine.
I know some of you guys don't like Gunsnet.net but that is the only place I have been able to find them. I wish I would have seen that flyer cause I would have been all over a couple for my collecton.
3-7infantry

Quoted: Is this your mag? www.moneypit.net/~bhinton/AK/7.62_Mag_Chinese_Type_68_stamped.jpg

Anymore information on these mags? I looked through mine and discovered I have one as well.

Mbsk01, the Chinese mags from RPB are really nice.  I have bought quite a few from them and all have come as brand new in the wrap with a healthy coat of grease and the made in china stickers on them.  I prefer the chinese mags to the euro mags (other than bulgarian waffles), and the mags from RPB have all done their job and function flawlessly.  

This is my latest find...

Tula bakelite 30rnd mag 7,62x39 mm

Hi fellas,  newbie here.  Has anyone had any problems with the Bulgarian "waffle" mags?  They are the best looking mags to me, but that's really pointless if they aren't reliable. Thanks

Here are some of mine, except I don't know what they are.



On the left, a 40 round 7.62 bakelight mag, not to be confused with a 40 round 5.45 bakelight mag.  The number '1' can be found embossed on this mag, above the floor plate on the left side.  Lots of little ink stamps on it, most are not really legible.  In the middle, the ubiquitous russian slab side... On the right, you tell me.  Only mark on it is the number '1' near the base, towards the center of the mag (visible in this pic).  On the follower, which is steel, a triangle with several unreadible blobs in it.

What have I got?

Boy... I sure can't wait till september
I hope 'they' import more Russian slab-sides, and all sorts of 'rare' mags.

I like that plum waffle mag, BTW. is it plum, or brown plastic like the wacky looking dotted (texture/grip surface) furniture? Could be East German...

How do you tell the difference between steel Bulgarian and Romanian mags?  I've been collecting the 40 rounders and I'm not sure as to which I have.  What ever they are they work great.  They seem to have a black Phosphate finnish on them.

I also have 7 of the Chinese 100 rd drum mags.  They work great.  No markings what so ever that I can find on them like you see on some of the 75 rd drums.

AZ gun nut, I am interested in buying or trading one of your drums for my collection.

On that same note, eodinert, I am REALLY interested in trading/buying your brown ribbed AK mag.

Actually I'm not selling any of my drums, I still need to buy 2 more.  I have 8 now.  If you want a 100rd drum I suggest looking on www.gunbroker.com  as there's always one or two for sale at any given time.  The trick is to buy them reasonably.  I've managed to get some of mine for as little as $125 shipped, but most seem to go for around $160 - $180.

Valmet 15 round 7.62x39 mag
http://www.hunt101.com/img/214204.JPG

Valmet 30 round 7.62x39 mag with lanyard loop
http://www.hunt101.com/img/214207.JPG

Sako 30 round 7.62x39 green waffle mag
http://www.hunt101.com/img/214209.JPG


Nathan Brown
USMC 1/6 SSP
Camp Lejeune, NC

The Buddy hill collection has a lot of this done all ready

http://www.moneypit.net/~bhinton/

East German 5.45x39 bakelites

Here is where I am at now with my collection:


7.62X39:
Russian Aluminum waffle 30rd
Russian Steel waffle 30rd
Russian steel RPK 40rd
Russian blued slab side 30rd
Russian painted slab side 30rd (looks to match the AKM it was serialized to)
Russian parkarized slab side 30rd
Russian reconditioned parkarized 30rd
Russian ribbed AKM painted 30rd
Russian painted 75rd drum
Russian bakelite Tula 30rd
Russian bakelite Izhevsk 30rd
Bulgarian black poly waffle 30rd
Bulgarian black poly waffle 40rd
Chinese stamped 30rd (old stampings where feedlips are)
Chinese Polytech parkarized ribbed 30rd
Chinese parkarized w/chrome follower 30rd
Chinese Norinco parkarized ribbed 30rd
Chinese Norinco painted ribbed 30rd
Chinese blued 40rd
Chinese Norinko bakelite 30rd
Chinese Norinco 75rd drum
Chinese 100rd drum
Chinese Type 68 20rd
Czech SA-58
East German ribbed 30rd
East German ribbed 40rd
Hungarian 30rd
Hungarian 20rd
Polish parkarized ribbed 30rd
Polish black poly 30rd
Romanian parkarized 75rd drum
Romanian 40rd mag
Valmet steel
Valmet green waffle

5.56X45:
East German Steel 30rd
Bulgarian black waffle 30rd
Bulgarian green waffle 30rd
Bulgarian plum waffle 30rd
Polish black poly 30rd

5.45x39:
Russian Izhevsk plum 30rd
Russian Tula plum 30rd
Russian Izhevsk bakelite 30rd
Russian Tula bakelite 30rd
Russian bakelite shield and star 45rd
Russian Izhevsk black “SGA” clover leaf 30rd
Bulgarian saddle brown Circle 21 30rd
Bulgarian dark brown Circle 21 30rd
Bulgarian fire brick Circle 21 30rd
Bulgarian circle 25 black 30rd
Bulgarian circle 25brown 30rd
Bulgarian circle 10 black 30rd
Bulgarian circle 21 black 30rd
Bulgarian circle 25 black 30rd
Bulgarian bakelite 45rd
East German bakelite 30rd
Polish steel 5.45x39
Romanian steel 40rd




Mags to find:
Korean 30rd 7.62
Bosnian 7.62 30rd
Russian Polyany ribbed plum 5.45 45rd
Russian black poly 7.62 30rd
The Bulgarian colored 30rd waffles in 7.62 (green, OD, white and forest green)
Chinese odd Type 68 mags 20rd
Romanian 30rd steel 5.45
Tantal 5.45 poly mags, black and clear
E German 75rd drum
Russian and Bulgarian clear 5.45 and 7.62 mags
Finland black Valmet waffle 30rd
Chinese 40rd 5.56 mags
Clear 7.62 mag
Norinco and Polytech 5.56 30rd
Norinco 5.56 40rd
Polytech 5.56 75rd drum
Russian bakelite Izhevsk 45rd 5.45
Russian brown bakelite ribbed 7.62
Russian bakelite red 40rd mag 7.62
Russian experimental poly waffle mag 7.62
Russian 60rd 5.45 mag in the quad stack configuration


Anyone know where to get the ones I dont have? I know where to get the Polyani ribbed 5.45 45rd, I just am not ready to pony up $350 for it.

I've got several Hungarian 20rd. magazines and quite a few of them have some stampings that I have not seen on any other mags.  I was wondering if this is specific with Hungarian mags or are they on other mags as well?

Below is a picture of the 'Moon' stamp that is on the back rib of the mag.  Like I mentioned, this is stamped on a lot of the mags, but not all.

http://www.hunt101.com/img/265442.JPG

http://www.hunt101.com/img/265447.JPG

As you can probably see - it has a 'Man on the Moon' type face on it.  Does anyone else have this type stamp?  I've got some other stampings that are a little different too.  I'll try and get some of them posted also.