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FL, USA
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Posted: 1/25/2012 3:22:41 PM EDT
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nhm90/84 s double stamped
 
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VA, USA
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Posted: 1/25/2012 7:30:50 PM EDT
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Go easy on me, it's my first conversion.
My Dad's Norinco MAK-90 (pre-ban, I bought it for him in the early 90s) BEFORE. http://www.blackmorningstar.com/misc/ak/AK-Dad-Old.jpg And AFTER....finished earlier toady, with Ironwood Designs furniture, and Tapco G2 trigger. http://www.blackmorningstar.com/misc/ak/AK-Dad.jpg |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 1/28/2012 12:43:32 PM EDT
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Polytech MAK 90 factory 386
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WA, USA
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Posted: 1/28/2012 8:55:28 PM EDT
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Recently purchased '94 Norinco NHM-91.
Before: 
After: Still waiting for a Mojo rear sight, and it needs to have the front sight straightened slightly and the muzzle cover removed (four welds... hopefully it won't be too tricky) and replaced with a slant break. 
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Posted: 1/29/2012 11:27:30 PM EDT
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No4MK1, that NHM 91 looks nice, I just found one at the pawn shop last week, I put it on layaway as soon as I saw that it was a Norinco, I can't wait to pick it up. When you removed the thumb hole stock, was the mounting hardware there for the pistol grip or did you have to get that also?
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WA, USA
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Posted: 1/30/2012 12:19:26 AM EDT
[Last Edit: No4MK1]
[#6]
Thanks gtate,
The Timbersmith set included the mounting hardware. If I were to have gone the ironwood route, I would have needed to buy the hardware as I believe the bolt for the thumbhole pistol grip is different than a stock pistol grip bolt. Cheers, Chris |
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MS, USA
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Posted: 1/30/2012 4:12:10 PM EDT
[Last Edit: msu89ky]
[#7]
Hiding under this mess is a pre-'89 Polytech Legend that a "tactifool" decided to make "tacticool". This is what it looked like when I got it:
http://home.comcast.net/~msu89dawgs/legend.jpg None of the original parts came with it, and the lower stock tang was removed. I have taken the aftermarket stuff off, and am in the process of restoring it to a correct appearance (albeit not with all Chinese parts and furntiure). |
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Posted: 1/30/2012 4:22:51 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By msu89ky: Hiding under this mess is a pre-'89 Polytech Legend that a "tactifool" decided to make "tacticool". This is what it looked like when I got it: http://home.comcast.net/~msu89dawgs/legend.jpg None of the original parts came with it, and the lower stock tang was removed. I have taken the aftermarket stuff off, and am in the process of restoring it to a correct appearance (albeit not with all Chinese parts and furntiure). You don't need to worry about parts count, so if I were you I'd go out of my way to replace everything with Chinese parts. may take a little while. You can get a new stock tang welded on for relatively cheap. |
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MS, USA
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Posted: 1/30/2012 4:30:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: msu89ky]
[#9]
Originally Posted By BushBoar:You don't need to worry about parts count, so if I were you I'd go out of my way to replace everything with Chinese parts. may take a little while.
You can get a new stock tang welded on for relatively cheap. I got the rifle cheaper for a good price, since it wasn't apparent it was a pre-'89 Legend. I installed a new lower tang with rivets (luckily, the lower tang was held in with two rivets, as with an original 47, although not in the same manner as a Soviet Type 3. I bought non-Chinese parts to keep total cost down, but may replace with Chinese as I find them for good deals. I'll post an "after" pic once I get the Bulgarian milled wood set I bought re-finished. Needless to say, even now, it looks much, MUCH, better than in the photo. |
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Posted: 1/30/2012 5:57:21 PM EDT
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That's good to know, I'll be sure to pick up the mounting hardware. I'm thinking about trying to find an RPK stock for it, if I can't find one I'll check out Timbersmith, it looks pretty good.
Originally Posted By No4MK1: Thanks gtate, The Timbersmith set included the mounting hardware. If I were to have gone the ironwood route, I would have needed to buy the hardware as I believe the bolt for the thumbhole pistol grip is different than a stock pistol grip bolt. Cheers, Chris |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 2/1/2012 10:12:53 PM EDT
[#11]
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee427/renov8/DSC_0002-1.jpg
My three Mak's. All milled, All original, except for a little work on the thumbhole stock. Makes the fit a little better. |
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Posted: 2/4/2012 2:22:16 PM EDT
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A couple of weeks ago I was headed off to a college class after work, stopped at the pawn shop next door to kill some time and saw an NHM-91 hanging in the display case. As soon as I verified that it was a Norinco and found that they were only asking $389 for it, I put it on layaway, I just picked it up this morning.
Here it is as it came from the pawn shop  Here it is after I got rid of the thumb hole stock, this is just temporary. I was gonna get an RPK stock for it, but after seeing No4MK1's with the Timbersmith stocks, I might go that route  |
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WA, USA
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Posted: 2/6/2012 3:49:03 AM EDT
[Last Edit: No4MK1]
[#13]
Hey gtate! That looks great!
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AR, USA
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Posted: 2/8/2012 4:31:37 PM EDT
[#14]
Any love for my preban Norinco?
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Posted: 2/8/2012 11:36:34 PM EDT
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Pygar,
Looks damn good, is that bakelite furniture? Originally Posted By Pygar1967: Any love for my preban Norinco? http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6782843525_8f6af38a30.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6782844807_2a565f9118.jpg |
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AR, USA
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Posted: 2/12/2012 1:13:55 PM EDT
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I believe it is called phenolic, very close in color to bakelite but a little more uniform.
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NY, USA
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Posted: 2/18/2012 5:44:07 PM EDT
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Another addition to my addiction
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee371/hill5673/Guns/IMAG0358.jpg http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee371/hill5673/Guns/IMAG0353.jpg http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee371/hill5673/Guns/IMAG0354.jpg http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee371/hill5673/Guns/IMAG0355.jpg http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee371/hill5673/Guns/IMAG0356.jpg http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee371/hill5673/Guns/IMAG0357.jpg |
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Posted: 2/18/2012 9:05:24 PM EDT
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That's a beautiful rifle, very nice.
Originally Posted By hill5673: Another addition to my addiction http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee371/hill5673/Guns/IMAG0358.jpg http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee371/hill5673/Guns/IMAG0353.jpg http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee371/hill5673/Guns/IMAG0354.jpg http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee371/hill5673/Guns/IMAG0355.jpg http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee371/hill5673/Guns/IMAG0356.jpg http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee371/hill5673/Guns/IMAG0357.jpg |
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Posted: 2/19/2012 10:45:30 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Black-Tiger]
[#19]
My MAK-90 so far...
I jfinally got the rifle back from the smith after it took him 7 MONTHS to dripp and pin the Polish gas block and front sight I had installed at yet another smith that installed them, but did not drill and pin them (he said it was not neccesary  ).
I am glad the rifle is back in my hands; the next part needed is to thread the barrel and install a US made slant brake, then i can finally get that IWD Stock set i want. Then i can call this project DONE. Sadly, the last two CHinese AKs i have seen (both spikers) were both 3rd Hole contrabands, one was a Poly, the other a Norinco :( ; one was $1700 and the other was closer to 700, but it was all bubba'd up; even the rear site were cut off, so I could not replace it even if i wanted. |
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Posted: 2/22/2012 6:31:58 PM EDT
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LNIB Norinco 56s
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GBR
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Posted: 2/27/2012 5:43:21 PM EDT
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customised 56s
http://i49.servimg.com/u/f49/13/79/91/92/2012-031.jpg |
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Posted: 3/3/2012 9:46:37 AM EDT
[#22]
Finally got an RPK stock for my NHM-91, I think she looks a lot better than when I found her.
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MS, USA
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Posted: 3/6/2012 11:20:31 PM EDT
[Last Edit: msu89ky]
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One of my old ones I used to have:
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Posted: 3/7/2012 6:07:14 PM EDT
[#24]
Looks good!
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MS, USA
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Posted: 3/8/2012 9:18:57 AM EDT
[Last Edit: msu89ky]
[#25]
Originally Posted By gtate:
Looks good! Thanks. |
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Posted: 3/10/2012 9:50:25 AM EDT
[#26]
That's awesome, I always wanted one of the milled Polytechs, you're doing a good thing bringing that rifle back to it's original beauty.
Originally Posted By msu89ky: Originally Posted By gtate: Looks good! Thanks, it's nice not having to worry about US parts count when restoring an AK back to its original config. |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 3/14/2012 12:23:09 PM EDT
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Hello, all. Here's my MAK 90, I bought it new, in the early 1990s
The Rifle has an East German made Ak74 "Zig-Zag" - Type Muzzle Brake, and a WWII German MG42 Machinegun Pistol-Grip, which I modified to fit the MAK's receiver & trigger guard. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383/blndyhb/IMG_1791.jpg Furniture: Original Birchwood up front; and NOS Chinese wooden Butt-stock. All wood was sanded bare, then refinished with 1 coat of Minwax pre-stain wood conditioner prep, followed by 3 coats of Minwax Satin Pecan Satin Pecan sample from Minwax website: http://www.minwax.com/images/stains-color-guide/thumbs/polyshades/mps_pecan320_420-color-stain.jpg The actual wood color on my MAK 90 is closer to the MinWax sample above than what it looks like in the pic. - |
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Posted: 3/15/2012 10:45:28 AM EDT
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That right there makes me want another AK. Looks great!! |
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Posted: 3/16/2012 10:31:29 PM EDT
[#29]
I like that MG42 grip, gives it a unique look, nice looking rifle.
Originally Posted By BradleyAbrams: Hello, all. Here's my MAK 90, I bought it new, in the early 1990s The Rifle has an East German made Ak74 "Zig-Zag" - Type Muzzle Brake, and a WWII German MG42 Machinegun Pistol-Grip, which I modified to fit the MAK's receiver & trigger guard. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383/blndyhb/IMG_1791.jpg Furniture: Original Birchwood up front; and NOS Chinese wooden Butt-stock. All wood was sanded bare, then refinished with 1 coat of Minwax pre-stain wood conditioner prep, followed by 3 coats of Minwax Satin Pecan Satin Pecan sample from Minwax website: http://www.minwax.com/images/stains-color-guide/thumbs/polyshades/mps_pecan320_420-color-stain.jpg The actual wood color on my MAK 90 is closer to the MinWax sample above than what it looks like in the pic. - |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 3/19/2012 2:54:08 AM EDT
[#30]
Thank you, gtate.
Below, same rifle in slightly different garb: MAK 90 with original Thumbhole stock modified to approximate a MG42 buttstock, whittled while waiting for the OEM ChiCom buttstock to arrive.. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383/blndyhb/Cars/008-2.jpg And a gratuitous shot of my newest toy, a Savage 10PC (.308) fitted with 4-16X-50mm glass http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383/blndyhb/IMG_1578.jpg |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 3/27/2012 2:35:17 PM EDT
[#31]
I was technically out scouring the countryside for an elusive AK74 when I spotted this lone Norinco.
I just couldn't pass and given the pre-election hype, I thought I'd pick one up NOW. Even has the original box, owners manual and Bayonet. 
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Posted: 3/28/2012 6:50:08 PM EDT
[#32]
Nice looking rifle.
Originally Posted By pacpiper: I was technically out scouring the countryside for an elusive AK74 when I spotted this lone Norinco. I just couldn't pass and given the pre-election hype, I thought I'd pick one up NOW. Even has the original box, owners manual and Bayonet. http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k165/pacpiper/AK47-Norinco/100_4725.jpg |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 4/15/2012 7:05:08 PM EDT
[#33]
84s
MAK 90 
56S-1 
NHM 91 
newest addition milled MAK 90 
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Posted: 4/17/2012 10:03:38 PM EDT
[#34]
Nice collection of Chicoms! I went the RPK clone route with my NHM 91, but after seeing yours I think I might try that, how hard was it to get the bipod collar off?
Originally Posted By rmcgee: 84s http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/DSC_0027_1655.jpg http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/DSC_0033_1661.jpg MAK 90 http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/mak007.jpg 56S-1 http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/562.jpg http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/561.jpg NHM 91 http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/3-1.jpg newest addition milled MAK 90 http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/photo2-1.jpg http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/photo3-2.jpg |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 4/17/2012 10:40:58 PM EDT
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Thank you sir, I wish I could afford to still have them all. I removed the bipod retainer with a hacksaw otherwise I would have had to remove the front sight I sawed within a 1/16 of the barrel and stuck a flat head screwdriver in the cut and it popped right off.
Originally Posted By gtate:
Nice collection of Chicoms! I went the RPK clone route with my NHM 91, but after seeing yours I think I might try that, how hard was it to get the bipod collar off? Originally Posted By rmcgee:
84s http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/DSC_0027_1655.jpg http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/DSC_0033_1661.jpg MAK 90 http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/mak007.jpg 56S-1 http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/562.jpg http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/561.jpg NHM 91 http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/3-1.jpg newest addition milled MAK 90 http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/photo2-1.jpg http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx204/slr106f/photo3-2.jpg |
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Posted: 4/25/2012 9:15:25 PM EDT
[#36]
Here is some of my chinese porn for y'all
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NC, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2012 10:13:45 PM EDT
[#37]
Originally Posted By FlyLeaf:
Here is some of my chinese porn for y'all
http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t439/flyleaf556/6e996e9c.jpg 
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Posted: 5/7/2012 10:38:50 PM EDT
[#38]
I got lucky with a 23 year old virgin today
 1989 Norinco 84S-1 5.56 |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2012 12:13:25 AM EDT
[#39]
Will do IWD furniture later but for now...
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/16/2012 10:34:11 AM EDT
[#40]
Originally Posted By FlyLeaf:
Here is some of my chinese porn for y'all
http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t439/flyleaf556/6e996e9c.jpg Is the first mak on the right a Polytech? |
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USA
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Posted: 5/16/2012 1:24:43 PM EDT
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My two Polytechs
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Posted: 5/20/2012 12:18:04 AM EDT
[#42]
Originally Posted By RealEric:
Originally Posted By FlyLeaf:
Here is some of my chinese porn for y'all
http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t439/flyleaf556/6e996e9c.jpg Is the first mak on the right a Polytech? The fist MAK on the left with the checkered grip is a Polytech.The polytech MAK's are easy to spot as they have the longer band around the barrel where the spike bayonet base is attached. Here is another pic 
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OH, USA
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Posted: 5/28/2012 9:05:44 PM EDT
[#43]
Here is my Norinco with Poly furniture.
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NY, USA
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Posted: 6/2/2012 12:03:06 AM EDT
[Last Edit: GaryKalashnikov]
[#44]
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd507/thegarbear14/IMG_0436.jpg
This is my mak-90. receiver is marked '94. Also this is my first post, I'm sort of new here. 
That isn't my arm in the picture. |
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MS, USA
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Posted: 6/19/2012 10:43:16 AM EDT
[#45]
Got my Norinco 56S in yesterday:
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IL, USA
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Posted: 6/19/2012 11:23:15 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Rogue35]
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Posted: 6/19/2012 2:34:19 PM EDT
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That's a damn nice looking rifle, is the drum Chinese?
Originally Posted By msu89ky: Got my Norinco 56S in yesterday: http://home.comcast.net/~msu89dawgs/norinco56s.jpg |
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Posted: 6/19/2012 2:34:55 PM EDT
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Nice rifle, I've always liked the traditional wood look.
Originally Posted By Rogue35: My BWK-92 in wood and tacticooled: http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i298/Rogue3376/photobucket-50405-1339605688698.jpg?t=1339605690 http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i298/Rogue3376/Untitled-1.jpg?t=1339605213 |
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MS, USA
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Posted: 6/19/2012 4:38:50 PM EDT
[Last Edit: msu89ky]
[#49]
Originally Posted By gtate:
That's a damn nice looking rifle, is the drum Chinese? Originally Posted By msu89ky:
Got my Norinco 56S in yesterday: http://home.comcast.net/~msu89dawgs/norinco56s.jpg Yes, it's a Poly Tech 75-rounder, from the reading I've done (it has '9396' stamped on it, which I understand is a Poly Tech code or factory number). It came with the rifle. |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 6/20/2012 5:44:20 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Rearwardassists]
[#50]
My norinco NHM-90
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