AK Sponsor
Posted: 12/29/2005 3:25:41 PM EDT
|
Maybe Templar or someone can answer a few questions about that swirly looking stuff.I'm talking upper/lower handguards. What time frame was it used? 80's? Was it used only on milled rifles? Did any other country make them that look the same? I saw a post by Templar identifying correctly an AR-M1F with bakelite.I may have stumbled onto a set of guards but I have never seen any and don't know a thing about them. |
|
From what I understand, the bakelite furniture was used by the Bulgarians in the mid-80s up until fairly recently. There was an issue of Small Arms Review this past year (or maybe last year) that showed an Airforce Security Policewoman walking patrol with her Bulgarian counterpart and he was toting one of the bakelite stocked rifles. They were for the milled AK-47's in 7.62x39mm. The bakelite was only used for the handguards. Both fixed and folding stocked rifles were issued. K-Var used to have the fixed stock set for sale but I think they sold out last year. www.k-var.com/shop/product.php?productid=16199&cat=251&page=1  Romania and Poland also had bakelite handguards on some of their rifles, mainly AK-74's or variants of, like the Polish Tantal. Hope that helps. |
AK Sponsor