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Some AK pics- added a couple new ones 28 Jan 2006 (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 10/6/2004 4:50:07 PM EDT
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If you would like to use my pics on another website, please ask me first. As long as you give me credit, and are not making any cash off of it, then I dont care. It kind of pisses me off to find my pics on other websites, with some guy taking the credit for it. I should not have to explain the term "common courtesy" Here are a bunch of AK pics that I have to share. These were mostly taken at a museum in Belgium. As some assclown broke into my car the night before and stole my photolights, they didnt come out as well as I needed. Rather then the whole trip being a waste, I will share them here. First are the Romanian guns. Here is the AIR carbine. This one is 5.45-   Selector markings; This one has a 4 position trigger group with 3rd burst. Also notice the upturned carrier handle.   Special rear 400M rear site-  Romanian AKS-74, with the AIM 40MM (US 40MM) grenade launcher-  Close up of the launcher; You can see the AKS74s markings also. The trigger is the push button on the side near the barrel release. The safety is spring loaded, and you must push it forward and push the button. You also get a good look at the site for the launcher, which is a part of it.  The launcher attaches like a standard handguard-   RPKS-74 Here are two different versions. The top was made in 92. The 93 made version features a 4 position selector, a carry handle, flash hider, bakalite upper handguard, scope rail, and some other smaller differences.  Rear site-  1992 made weapon-    1993 made weapon-    AIMS (AKMS)-   Not sure why some Romanian guns have the arrow in triangle, while others do not.    Hungary AK-47      AMD-63 This is an intresting example, in that it has a side scope rail.   View of the markings and the scope rail. Hungarian guns dont have the year of production.  AMD-65   Selector markings, which are common to all Hungarian AKs.  AMP-69    Scope for launching grenades.  Scope rail-  NGMS Export version in 5.56 Nato. Magazines are the same as the DDR STG940 Weiger series.   East Germany MPi-Ks      AKR Shorty AK-74. Very few were made, a factory cutaway is even rarer.   Early DDR AK-74s had stamped serial number info, later models were simply engraved.  Poland PMK-MS     This one has an rear site in Arabic-  Bulgaria NEW Ak-47. First model built using Russian parts. Has both Russian and Bulgarian stamps.     AK47 [/b}     AKT-47 AKT-22. This is a bulgarian AK-47, made from Russian parts that has been recently converted to fire .22 for training purposes.    AK-74     AKS-74U This one looks like it was made from Russian parts.     Yugoslavia One of the problems Yugos have is the barrel. They are not chromed lined, and are often in horrible condition. Soldiers in the 3rd world or groups in the Former Yugoslavia dont really take care of their weapons like they should. M70   Yugo guns have the serial number on the right side, rather then the left.   M70A This one has a grenade launcher   M70B1    With the launcher site extended-    M70B2      M65A   M72    These details are the same in both the milled and stamped models.   North Korea Type 68 (AKM)      Pakistan This what looks like a locally modified Russian gun; It was captured by British soldiers in Afganistan.    NEW Egypt MAADI AKMS-     Soviet Union AK-47, T2, 1951     AK-47, T2, 1954 1954 is a very common year in Western firearms collections.      AK-47, T2, 1954, #2    AKM, not sure of the year or factory.   AKM, Izhmash 1970    AKM, Tula 1972-    AKMS, Izhmash, 1977 For those that were lucky enough to get a like new kit from Brad, here is what they looked like before they were cut     RPK, Molot, 1972 The Star in Shield is the mark of a true Soviet RPK.      NEW, 25 Jan 2005 RPK74   NEW RPK74M in 5.56 (not sure of actual name)  AK-74M   AKS-74U       Another AKSU, belonged to a normal Russian policeman-    Bison SMG in 9x18        Peoples Republic of China T-56, Milled      Another-     T-56, stamped-      T56-1, stamped-    Export selector markings-  T56-1, stamped-     Chinese cutway-   NEW PICS, 19 Oct 04 Here are some pics I took this past Memorial day weekend at an AK museum exhibit in Holland. They have been posted before, but will share again. Russian AKS-74, AKS-74U   Russian AK74, RPK74-    Russian AKMS with PBS suppressor-   Russian AKS-47-  Russian RPKN   Russian RPKS-   Hungarian AMD-63, AMP-69  E.German AK-74, Polish WG-GS-4 riot control  E.German short AK-74. Sometimes called the AKR-  E.German AKM sidefolder, short suppressed AKM  The one millionth E.German AK-  Finnish Valmet, Romanian AKM-  "Soldiers" with AKs-  German Army museum in Dresden- E.German infantry weapons-  E.German AKS-47-  Warsaw Pact uniforms with the National AK (or CZ-58)   War technik museum Koblenz Well worth the trip! Romanian RPK-  Main hall of firearms- Everything from prototypes of the G11, and FG-42 to the AK.  Russian underwater assault rifle-  E.German sniper AK-47-   ComBloc sniper guns-  AKs-  Early E.German AKM (actually a 1961 Russian gun)  Pics from St.Petersburg Russia AK exhibit- Pre-production AK-74   1979 AK74N   1981 dated Izhmash AKS74U with PBS5 and silent grenade launcher     1984 AKS74U   RPK74M   RPK74N   |
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totally sweet!!!!! saved those babies to hard drive. thanks for the rpk and air pics!!! and the romy launcher. the triangle may have to do with which of the three arsenals assembled the rifle...and i've also heard guys say that the triangle stamps were inspection/acceptance proofs. my sar2 has a triangle 416 (iirc) stamped faintly on the left side of the receiver tin. |
Thanks for posting them.
Thanks again!
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The AIR is mine, a deactivated weapon that I picked up not too long ago. This one came from Austria (via InterOrdnance). They sell them in Germany also, though the deact specs are a little harsher. They are Romanian. Very similar in size to the E.German, and very different from the Russian AKSU-74. The Bulgarian AKSU74 is a copy of the Russian design. |
funny, i'm pretty sure i bought it from the same guy than u, he had maybe 50 in stock..all built in 2004. deactivated too (barrel/ bolt). very nice piece. |
Maybe. I found it on some German auction site, and got it for allot cheaper then what they sell for in Germany. Think the guys last name was Turk or something like that. I take it you are located in Europe? |
yep, traveling a lot though. do u have the url for that german site ? thanks. u can pm me |
There is a Russian RPKS-74 with a laminated wood folding stock pictured on pg 123 of "Kalashnikov: the Arms and the Man"... unless you're referring specifically to Romanian RPKS-74's. Nathan Brown USMC 1/6 SSP Camp Lejeune, NC |
| Unless noted, the pics were taken in the basement of the Military history museum in Brussels Belguim. Its not open to the public. Inside the large gym sized bunker, they have everything from Browning's prototypes (from FN) to AKs, FG-42s, to MP-44s with the 1945 capture tags still on them. |
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