my soviet ak-74n pics. sgl31

[skipbo32]

arsenal sgl31 with 1981/82 soviet/afghan war era trimmings. soviet laminate has a bit more of a blonde hue as opposed to the typical iodine red/orange we always see.

 

[skipbo32]

here is the look i was going for :

 

[cyclopsshooter]

Drool, me needs a new toy and have been thinking along the same lines as you.. I really like those relief cuts in the stock. Nice detail

 

[WardenWolf]

That's beautiful. Great job!

 

[nathan]

Reminds me of the COld War years when USSR troops marching in red square with all those nice AK 74s.

 

[FMJMIKE]

Extremely nice rifle !!!!

 

[meanmrmustard]

Gorgeous.

 

[skipbo32]

thanks for the kudos guys. what do you think....? i got it pretty close to the picture huh?

 

[mberoose]

Oh man. That gives me a stiffy.

Props to you for not "tacticaling" an AK and doing it right. Very right.

 

[skipbo32]

Props to you for not "tacticaling" an AK and doing it right. Very right.

thanks. i love the aesthetics of soviet rifles during the 1980s era. these ak-74 rifles were the last russian rifles to sport wood, before being trimmed out in polymer plum. you just got to love an AK with wood.

 

[C-grunt]

Beautiful rifle you have there.

 

[skipbo32]

here is my other sgl31 that is sporting a soviet/afghan look from 1985...... hence the shiny plum grip, plum mag, non vented handguards and lazy ribbed top cover. i even have an original tourniquet wrapped on the stock with an original soviet bandage, dated 1985, inside the folder.

 

[Okiegunner]

Really nice rifle! Nice looking Bakelites!! Are those the East German?

Gunner

 

[skipbo32]

the magazines are russian.

 

[Parabellum9095]

Good stuff, there! Beautiful rifles, skipbo.

 

[skipbo32]

Good stuff, there! Beautiful rifles, skipbo.

thanks. im a sucker for history, so i really wanted to trim these rifles out as such.

 

[Okiegunner]

skipbo32

Realy nice!! Where did you get those "blonde" Russian Bakelites??

 

[skipbo32]

Realy nice!! Where did you get those "blonde" Russian Bakelites??

they are not easy to find. gunbroker has them every once in a while. i find most of my AK stuff on the forums though. i have a few east german bakelites and they look the exact same. and they are not really "blonde", but more of an orange color. i like the plum mags better though. they are lighter and stronger.