AK Magazine maker?

[Datrus]

Hello there,

Can anyone ID the maker from these stamps? I picked it up today, brand new. I am curious because it does not seem to have the normal star for Tula and arrow for Izhevsk. I know others produce AK mags of course



























Regards, Lars

[Gunny Hartmann]

I cant tell you the maker, but i've just looked at the mag on my MPi-KM and it doesn't match that, so it aint East German. Jet black paint though Chinese, Yugoslavian?

[Datrus]

Not Chinese i think. It has Russian/Cyrillic letters on it. A friend have a shop where he sells a lot of different AK mags. For the 47 and 74. Bakelites in red and plum and the old "slab sides from the 50's.He was not there himself today so i got only this one.

Regards, Lars

[Gunny Hartmann]

If it's got Cyrillic letters could it be Bulgarian perhaps?


Identifying & Collecting the 7.62×39 AK-47/AKM Magazine « Small Arms Defense Journal

This might help.

Well i learnt that may mag is Hungarian, not east German!...

[command450]

Thats a great read Gunny Hartmann! I am going to have to check out all my AKM mags to see where they were made.

[Datrus]

Yes indeed. Thanks Gunny I have also read the article. There is however some Russian makers not mentioned there. "Molot" as an example. Molot can look like Tula. I will post a few pics.

Molot factory stamps. Star in Shield






Tula factory stamp. Maybe Molot as well. Maybe i am mixing them up




Izhevsk. Just for good measures



Regards, Lars