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Old 02-11-2010, 21:17   #4
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Next on the receiver types is the 4B, which is made for the underfolding AKMS rifles. This AK has the Type 4B receiver.
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The Type 4C receiver was then added and it incorporated an accessory mount on the left side of the receiver to attach optics. Here is a picture of an AK with the mount…
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…and with the mount and a sight mounted.
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The last of the Type 4 receivers was the Type 4D, which now incorporated a latch mechanism in the front left side of the receiver to secure either a solid or skeleton folding stock. Here is a Type 4C/D receiver with both the accessory mount and the latch mechanism.
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