Hey Reddit, found a Maadi AK 47 for $650. I looked at the stamps on the side for a serial number to find the year of manufacturing but I'm new to. MISR / SA.very good shape overall because finish is not that great, mechanics excellent, bright chrome bore, comes with one 10 rnd mag. Serial number on bolt and receiver one number apart, and dust cover way off.will still shoot even though numbers dont match, Go figure. ![]() Administrator of Gunboards.com Mosin Nagant.net Michigan Historical Collectables 'Tulta munille!' 'Terror is not a new weapon. Throughout history it has been used by those who could not prevail, either by persuasion or example. But inevitably they fail, either because men are not afraid to die for a life worth living, or because the terrorists themselves came to realize that free men cannot be frightened by threats, and that aggression would meet its own response. And it is in the light of that history that every nation today should know, be he friend or foe, that the United States has both the will and the weapons to join free men in standing up to their responsibilities.' Pics would help. OK,,,Back from flying,, managed to snap a couple photos while swatting mosquitoes. I have three of these mags. They do not hold open the bolt, but they load very smoothly, lock into the rifle without any hang-ups, and they seem to be free of any burrs or dings. On the other hand I have a couple that are supposedly Polish and they don't work so well. So what do you think they are.??? They were sold as Yugos. Or do you think they are a combo of chinese and yugo parts???? I double checked and there are no markings of any kind on any of the parts. I only have one other mag that locks into the rifle better and has an as-smooth spring and follower. I thought it was an early Polish, but now that I look the follower hump looks a little too square. It almost looks like it has some sort of pain over the bluing. What do you think??Hungarian. The follower's bulge is flattened at both ends (early), the keeper has no spring strut, body is first pattern, and it appears to be blued. I do have problems telling much about the finish from pics. The 'blueing' does look strange. Could be a re-finish by???? No way for me to tell you more without holding it. From above article: 'Hungary Hungarian 30-round mags are all of the First European Ribbed Type. Early mags had a blued finish and will often be found with an “02” and a smiley-faced quarter-moon stamping on the spine. These early mags have a very distinctive bulge in the follower that is flattened at both ends. These early follower bulges also have a noticeable large hole in the front left side. The takedown plate’s button also stands out as it is clearly flattened when viewed through the hole in the floorplate. At some point the finish on all the mag’s components was changed to black enamel. Few changes will be noted in the Hungarian 30-round mag during its long production span. The first design change was apparently to a follower with a more traditionally oval bulge shape. This was followed by a small “M” in circle inspector stamp on the spine, and a new floorplate with a thinner oval shaped stamping at its front. Large quantities of these late mags will also be found with takedown plates having only a gray phosphate finish, and even with no finish. Only a few of the late Hungarian AK mags present a challenge to identify. These mags were generally made for commercial sale in the U.S. And are unmarked. An easy way to identify these mags, as well as any Hungarian mag, is to disassemble the mag and look at its keeper. Hungarian AK mag keepers are unique among the European and Egyptian steel mags in that it lacks a spring guide protruding from it.' OK here is another one for Tom-M And another chance to play with the $89 pocket camera. I picked these up from Wideners. ($12.99) They were being sold as Korean, but Wideners has been wrong most of the time. The finish is a gray-ish phosphate type finish almost like an old M-16 magazine. The edges around the feed lips were very sharp and the magazines appears to be a little lighter than the other magazines which are supposedly eastern European. I can NOT find any company stamps or proof marks. They were advertized as having a polymer follower but they are really steel.
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