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10/24/2022 11:37:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: eaglelight1][Edited]
I hate to ask this cause I'm sure I'll be embarrassed once I get the answer but I couldn't find any reference to this in the user manual, online or any youtube vids so far.  I've had guns over 50 years but totally new to AK-47's .   The safety lever has 3 positions (2 indents plus full up which is Safe) and 3 letters.  One is marked 'S' which is 'Safe'.  One is marked 'F' which is 'Fire' but what is the one marked 'A' ?  
10/25/2022 12:18:22 AM EDT
[#1]
If I'm not mistaken, it's representative of the Russian words for "safe", "auto" and "semi".  Marked that way like the true military versions, in the order that a full auto AK selector switch would work.
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10/25/2022 12:38:32 AM EDT
[Last Edit: eaglelight1][Edited] [#2]
Thanks for the ideas on that.   I did wonder if that was some reference to 'Auto' but of course I knew it couldn't be full auto fire.  It will fire in that position so maybe just a bit of nostalgia to make it look  like the original versions.   Pretty much what you said...
10/25/2022 1:56:46 AM EDT
[#3]
Correct.
Makes it look cooler, but even in A, will only be semi.  Like having safe/semi/auto on an AR with three position selector, still only semi.
Seriously, a tractor dealer from Possum Trot, KY has to explain this to you, a lawyer? - JPL

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10/25/2022 2:28:03 AM EDT
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