Ak 47 Serial Number
In October the Mirror reported how a new £5 note was attracting bids upwards of £80,000 on eBay - but the winning bid turned out to be fake. The full serial number is AK47 860919.
If any of this helps, it's an under-folder, very nice looking, have the serial number. (PF-085##) The bottom stamp is 'KFS Atlanta' and has all wood furniture. From my limited knowledge of AKs, all KFS imports ended in the late 80s as underfolders. It's out of box, a little nicked on the furniture, he doesn't have a bayonet or anything he could find. (Rifle, sling, mags.) Obviously used, but no clue on how many rounds through it.
Just like to know what I'm getting and if it's worth it! Thanks!
I'm new to the AK club, and have a few questions about the trunion stamp & serial number on my rifle. Note the trianlge with the upwards arrow: http://imgur.com/V9njD2v
Ak 47 Serial Numbers Romanian
Ak 47 Serial Number Check
Someone linked to this Big Guide to Romanian AK Variants. I found some information on the Trunion Stamps:
On the trunion of all military Romanian rifles there should be either an empty triangle or a triangle with a little arrow pointing upwards before the serial number. The triangle in general indicates that the gun was made at the Cugir arsenal. The triangle with the arrow inside was the original Cugir stamp. The stamp is applied only after the trunion is accepted for milspec production. In 1976, the 5.45x39 cartridge was adopted and it was decided that in order to identify 5.45 trunions from the 7.62, the arrow from inside the triangle would be dropped leaving just a blank triangle for the new caliber guns. In 1980 it was realized that the two trunions were identical in size (23mm) and the same trunion could be used for either caliber, so the arrow marked version was canceled, which is why most post-1980 demilled 'Romy G' kits have only the blank triangle.
Serial number begins with the year of production; 1980 in my case. Is there any advantage to this rifle being milspec accepted vs. being manufactured for civilian use?