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Posted: 12/7/2010 7:35:20 PM EDT
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Does anybody know what type of steel that Poly Tec hammers are made from?
It has to be some kind of special steel because it has a reddish tint to it. Im no AK expert but I have owned-shot-looked at. At least a dozen different AK variants and Poly Tec’s are the only ones that I have seen with this type of hammer. The only other place I have seen this type of steel is in the bolt of my Arsenal SAM-7 SF |
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Just because Norinco doesn't state this in their ads, doesn't mean they're not heat treated . Norinco & Polytech's were made side by side in the same factory, just like GMC & Chevy trucks. GARY N4KVE Actually, not really. There were several factories producing the weapons. I believe the Polytech rifles were resigned to being produced in a few specific factories. Many of the Norincos were manufactured or assembled elsewhere. But generally all the rifles were produced on the same style machinery used for manufacturing Type 56 rifles for military issue and export. |
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I own 2 milled Norinco MAK 90's made in plant 386. Isn't that the same plant where the Polytech Legends were built? GARY N4KVE Definatley. Or so they mark them as such. What I meant was, Polytech manufactured rifles weren't built in all the same factories as the large amounts of Norinco rifles were. Of course, when one thinks about the relationship between Polytech and Norinco, it's a moot point as Polytech was a side thing. There were a great many Chinese factories manufacturing Type 56 (Norinco) rifles. But a few that spent the additional time manufacturing the Polytech ones. As a side note - it's interesting about the Polytech Legend rifles. If Kengs had simply to Norinco/Polytech to keep the original milled receiver Type 56 look instead of going with a Russian AK look (which is what it's based upon), we'd have some awesome milled receiver rifles with the spike bayonet a'la Vietnam-era style. But it was believed US enthusiasts would want a Russian-style look at the time, enter the Legend. |
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I own 2 milled Norinco MAK 90's made in plant 386. Isn't that the same plant where the Polytech Legends were built? GARY N4KVE Definatley. Or so they mark them as such. What I meant was, Polytech manufactured rifles weren't built in all the same factories as the large amounts of Norinco rifles were. Of course, when one thinks about the relationship between Polytech and Norinco, it's a moot point as Polytech was a side thing. There were a great many Chinese factories manufacturing Type 56 (Norinco) rifles. But a few that spent the additional time manufacturing the Polytech ones. As a side note - it's interesting about the Polytech Legend rifles. If Kengs had simply to Norinco/Polytech to keep the original milled receiver Type 56 look instead of going with a Russian AK look (which is what it's based upon), we'd have some awesome milled receiver rifles with the spike bayonet a'la Vietnam-era style. But it was believed US enthusiasts would want a Russian-style look at the time, enter the Legend. Yep, two of my Polytechs actually came with Russian marked rear sights instead of the Chinese "D" marked ones. |
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