Type 1 AK-47 AKS

[alanint]

The "Real" type 1 AK is non-existent. It was a pressed steel receiver gun that was only made for a very short time. The second issue, which most folks confuse as the "Oldest" AK, has a milled receiver and screwed in, rather than pressed and pinned barrel.

Complete, factory semi-auto Russian AKs have never made it to these shores. Only Russian parts that were assembled into rifles here. The only Russian Post WW2 semi-auto rifle to ever be offered here is the SKS design. Companies like Century International, K-Var and others make AK clones. There are also milled receiver guns available out there.
Impact guns has a typical selection:

http://www.impactguns.com/ak47-rifles.aspx

That being said, what exactly are you looking for?

[Maestro]

Originally Posted by alanint

The "Real" type 1 AK is non-existent. It was a pressed steel receiver gun that was only made for a very short time. The second issue, which most folks confuse as the "Oldest" AK, has a milled receiver and screwed in, rather than pressed and pinned barrel.

Complete, factory semi-auto Russian AKs have never made it to these shores. Only Russian parts that were assembled into rifles here. The only Russian Post WW2 semi-auto rifle to ever be offered here is the SKS design. Companies like Century International, K-Var and others make AK clones. There are also milled receiver guns available out there.
Impact guns has a typical selection:

http://www.impactguns.com/ak47-rifles.aspx



That being said, what exactly are you looking for?

AK that has investment potential, but will not rob the back!! I've been looking at Poly Tech AKS-762. I'm now looking at Chinese Norinco Type 56 per Sergio's recommendation. It's just I've not been a fan of Chinese firearms, but if that's the best of the worst!! then I guess it has investment potential.