When reading about the AK everything I've found states one of the differences between Soviet & Chinese AK's is the Chinese guns all use a full hooded front sight vs the open topped sight of the Soviet, this may be true for the later Chinese version of the AKM but every Legend I have seen uses the original Soviet type front sight. This rifle is based on a Chinese mfg Polytech legend, these guns are very high quality, virtually identical to Soviet mfg, they're believed to have been built on tooling supplied by the Soviets, note the sight leaf is marked w/the crylic п for the "battle" sight marking.Ī view of the upper/lower laminate handguards, retainer, gas tube, rear sight & cleaning rod.ĭetail pic of the muzzle/front sight base, note the cleaning rod head "locks" into a cutout under the F sight base, a feature common to all AK variants, also note the muzzle nut which was actually a thread protector, this is the proper/original muzzle fitting on the TypeI, II, III, & early AKM's, the "slant break" muzzle compensator was part of the improvements of the later AKM design. The later mags are believed to have come into service around the time the TIII did but could be found w/any AK variant.Ī pic of the rear sight which is mounted over the chamber area, this is one of the few "bad" features of the design, it creates a very short side radius. Also note this rifle is fitted w/an early "slabside" magazine, which is smooth on the sides, later mags had vertical strengthening ribs added. Here you cans ee the milled receiver (of very high quality), milled lightening cut, the selector/safety is in the "safe" position which covers the carrier slot & keeps dirt out of the action. It's possible some very early TIII's were originally fitted w/hardwood furniture but the majority used a full laminate stock set. TypeI & II's used hardwood furniture mainly (in orig mfg), the I was a different type, the II & III were similiar & could be used on each (w//mods & fitting), the TypeIII has no butt swivel, it was mounted to the left rear of the receiver (TI & II had butt swivels), a few AK47N TIII guns were made w/butt swivels as the scope mounting plate displaced the rear swivel.
The blade appears to be the Tokarev SVT40 style w/a new pommel/hilt, the scabbard is also very similiar to the SVT40 later type.Ī view of the buttplate (stamped steel) showing the round spring-loaded trapdoor, a cylindrical tool/cleaning kit fit into a hollow under the door.
I believe this model bayonet will also fit the TypeI & II AK's, it fits on my TypeII kit. Here's a pic w/the original Type1 AK47 bayonet (Soviet designation 56-X-212 re: Ivie, Kalashnikov bayonets), they're very distinctive from the later AKM bayonets, they have lg ears that go around the barrel & the latch is way forward under the front sight base. The TypeIII used a full milled receiver, note the lightening cuts over the mag well, smooth top covers, blued finishes, bright bolts & laminate stocks, upper/lower handguards & grips. It's an exact duplicate of a Soviet TypeIII except for the markings, this rifle is fitted w/an original Soviet laminate TypeIII furniture set.Īlbum by willyp. The rifle in the pics is based on a pre-ban Chinese mfg Poly-Tech legend & is believed to have been made on Soviet machinery, the rear sights on these rifles even has the Soviet Crylic battlefield setting mark on the rear sight. 1953-1960 & was the main production variant of the original AK47 series. 1949-1955, the final milled receiver variant the TypeIII (pictured in this album) was mfg app. 1947-1950, problems w/the stamping & riveting led to a full milled receiver TypeII (close in appearance to the TypeIII but many detail differences) app. The AK47 was originally a rifle w/a stamped center receiver fixed to a front & rear milled trunion, this was the TypeI in production app. Willyp | Home > Soviet/Combloc Section > Soviet Union > Weapons >
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