AK magazine identification guide. - Page 4

im_n2_vws · 04-13-2012, 09:05

Here are a few pics of the mags I got from rguns. I believe the top ones are Tula spine stamped. I believe the bottom 2 pics to be IZZY spine stamped. I odered 10 and 3 of them ended up being IZZY's and the other 7 were Tula's. They all are unissued.Not bad for $25 each IMHO. What do you guys think?

post-apocalyptic · 04-13-2012, 17:09

Very cool. How long ago did you order those, (I thought that site stopped selling mags)?

im_n2_vws · 04-13-2012, 18:02

received them 2 weeks ago.

Never Nervous · 04-13-2012, 19:47

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iiibbb · 04-19-2012, 13:17

Is there any way to ascertain the manufacture date? My brother gave me his MAK 90 years ago when we lived in the same state and he was getting stationed in Illinois. Now we live in different states and I am headed to New York in a few months.

I know the MAK90 is compliant with NY laws, and I have 3 or 4 five-rounders but I can't figure out how to tell if the 30-round mags that my brother gave me with it are legal to possess in NY (Their AWB date is September 1994).

lehigh · 04-19-2012, 16:34

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Originally Posted by iiibbb

Is there any way to ascertain the manufacture date? My brother gave me his MAK 90 years ago when we lived in the same state and he was getting stationed in Illinois. Now we live in different states and I am headed to New York in a few months.

I know the MAK90 is compliant with NY laws, and I have 3 or 4 five-rounders but I can't figure out how to tell if the 30-round mags that my brother gave me with it are legal to possess in NY (Their AWB date is September 1994).

There is no good way to tell. A bill of sale is the only real way to tell when he got them.
Lehigh..

iiibbb · 04-19-2012, 17:29

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Originally Posted by lehigh

There is no good way to tell. A bill of sale is the only real way to tell when he got them.
Lehigh..

Thanks

To be safe I think I'll send them to my brother in Ohio

im_n2_vws · 04-19-2012, 19:40

You need to identify what you have. And aren't most surplus steel mags pre-ban ayway? I know all the Russian ones are, evan the bakelites are.

iiibbb · 04-21-2012, 17:06

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Originally Posted by im_n2_vws

You need to identify what you have. And aren't most surplus steel mags pre-ban ayway? I know all the Russian ones are, evan the bakelites are.

These are Chinese I think.

fnfalman · 04-21-2012, 17:50

Hmmm...where can I get some of the Polish Radom plastic mags?

***Glockdude1*** · 04-21-2012, 18:09

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Originally Posted by fnfalman

Hmmm...where can I get some of the Polish Radom plastic mags?

$20

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=282082620

im_n2_vws · 04-22-2012, 08:54

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Originally Posted by iiibbb

These are Chinese I think.

If they are the modern chinese mags from AIM they are not pre- ban. If they say made in China or China on the floorplate, I'm pretty sure they are pre-ban.

iiibbb · 04-22-2012, 14:11

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Originally Posted by im_n2_vws

If they are the modern chinese mags from AIM they are not pre- ban. If they say made in China or China on the floorplate, I'm pretty sure they are pre-ban.

China on the floorplate. I'm sure these were acquired when the rifle was purchased. The problem is proving it. I don't have any proof of anything. This rifle doesn't figure into anything for me except a range plaything on occasion.

fnfalman · 04-23-2012, 19:23

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Originally Posted by Glockdude1

$20

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=282082620

Oops, wrong caliber.

pthomas65 · 04-24-2012, 16:26

Great article Carlos. I have been trying for weeks to find a page like this, never thought I would find it on Glock Talk.

eyelikeglasses · 04-25-2012, 14:26

I don't have time to read the whole thread, so I may have missed this. The steel mags that came with my WASR have the triangle with upward arrow symbol that is on the receiver. Pictures later.

pthomas65 · 04-25-2012, 14:53

Those are Russian mags made from the Iszmsk (sp) factory. Good mags, I have a couple I use with my PolyTech

eyelikeglasses · 04-25-2012, 19:05

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Originally Posted by pthomas65

Those are Russian mags made from the Iszmsk (sp) factory. Good mags, I have a couple I use with my PolyTech

Is this for me? Because the same symbol is on the rear trunnion(?), yet it also says Cugir Romania.

im_n2_vws · 04-25-2012, 19:12

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Originally Posted by eyelikeglasses

Is this for me? Because the same symbol is on the rear trunnion(?), yet it also says Cugir Romania.

If it looks like the second picture down on this page a triangle with an arrow in it, it's a Russian IZHMASH "IZZY" mag.

eyelikeglasses · 04-25-2012, 19:24

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Originally Posted by im_n2_vws

If it looks like the second picture down on this page a triangle with an arrow in it, it's a Russian IZHMASH "IZZY" mag.

Thanks for the mag answer. But what about the mark on the rifle^^^^^^

Same symbol on both.

And great thread OP.

eyelikeglasses · 04-25-2012, 19:32

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Originally Posted by im_n2_vws

If it looks like the second picture down on this page a triangle with an arrow in it, it's a Russian IZHMASH "IZZY" mag.

Exact symbol.

AustinTx · 04-28-2012, 17:46

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Originally Posted by iiibbb

Is there any way to ascertain the manufacture date? My brother gave me his MAK 90 years ago when we lived in the same state and he was getting stationed in Illinois. Now we live in different states and I am headed to New York in a few months.

I know the MAK90 is compliant with NY laws, and I have 3 or 4 five-rounders but I can't figure out how to tell if the 30-round mags that my brother gave me with it are legal to possess in NY (Their AWB date is September 1994).

The US 10 round ban required all mags made after Sept. 1994 to be marked with the manufactured date. If there ain't no date it should be legal (except certain peculiar states). Such as NY.

im_n2_vws · 05-01-2012, 12:22

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Originally Posted by eyelikeglasses

Is this for me? Because the same symbol is on the rear trunnion(?), yet it also says Cugir Romania.

My guess is your front and rear trunion are russian? And your receiver is Romanian.

kahoys · 05-01-2012, 17:04

tagged for reference.

eyelikeglasses · 05-01-2012, 21:48

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Originally Posted by im_n2_vws

My guess is your front and rear trunion are russian? And your receiver is Romanian.

I've been searching the heck outta this, and no luck. It's a shooter though!
As an aside, I met a new local gunshop startup, who sold me my 1st 1911. He is a Detective for our SO. Anyway, it was very nice to interact with a LEO out of uniform. He has helped change my stereotype of you guys. It's great that I/anyone can learn something new everyday.