Hey Tim!
 

I have a friend who has a Vietnom era AK-47 that he brought back from there. It was converted from full-auto to semi-auto, and is in generally good condition.

You have any idea what something like that is worth?

Hey Tim!
 

On Oct 16, 3:27*pm, wrote:
I have a friend who has a Vietnom era AK-47 that he brought back from there. *It was converted from full-auto to semi-auto, and is in generally good condition.

You have any idea what something like that is worth?

New Chinese ones sell from $550-700.00

A Russian of vintage in great shape would probably bring about the
same.

Hey Tim!
 

On Oct 16, 5:50*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:27:49 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
I have a friend who has a Vietnom era AK-47 that he brought back from there. *It was converted from full-auto to semi-auto, and is in generally good condition.

You have any idea what something like that is worth?

A Viet Nam era AK-47 should be worth millions, since they haven't been
produced since about 1959.

Otherwise, if it ACTUALLY came from Viet Nam, it is likely a Chinese
Type 56 or a worn out Soviet AK-47 and it ain't worth much.



Yeah, the SOVIETS quit production of them in 1959, after producing
about 80, million of them, they made more then they could ever use. an/
or export. The Vietnamese could have used the Rusky, the Chinese or
any assortment made in soviet bloc countries.

The AK 47 is probably the most widely spread assault military rifle in
existence.

It's the 'bad guy' weapon of choice!

Hey Tim!
 

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I have a friend who has a Vietnom era AK-47 that he brought back from there. It was converted from full-auto to semi-auto, and is in generally good condition.

You have any idea what something like that is worth?

Depends upon whether he can prove when it came into the country and if
it can go back to full-auto.

Hey Tim!
 

On Oct 16, 7:17*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:34:01 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:









On Oct 16, 5:50*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:27:49 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
I have a friend who has a Vietnom era AK-47 that he brought back from there. *It was converted from full-auto to semi-auto, and is in generally good condition.

You have any idea what something like that is worth?

A Viet Nam era AK-47 should be worth millions, since they haven't been
produced since about 1959.

Otherwise, if it ACTUALLY came from Viet Nam, it is likely a Chinese
Type 56 or a worn out Soviet AK-47 and it ain't worth much.

Yeah, the SOVIETS quit production of them in 1959, after producing
about 80, million of them, they made more then they could ever use. an/
or export. *The Vietnamese could have used the Rusky, the Chinese or
any assortment made in soviet bloc countries.

The AK 47 is probably the most widely spread assault military rifle in
existence.

It's the 'bad guy' weapon of choice!

I knew a guy with a real AK47 "transferable" and they are actually
pretty rare. To start with the AK47 with the milled receiver is not
really that available, the export model was the AKM with the stamped
metal receiver and actually getting one into this country and into the
NFA registry is very rare.
They would have had to be brought home and entered into the registry
during the amnesty in 1968. (as this one was) or demilled and
"remanufactured" before the registry was closed in 86. The reweld and
new manufacture serial number would decrease the collector value too.

One that was converted to semi auto may have some small collector
value but for a real collector it was defaced.

Gotta remember though, Servicemen shipped back lots of captured and
not-so- captured stuff. Mailed it home one piece at a time.A guy I
know who served in the 68-71 era did two tours with he Americal (23rd
Inf) Div. He sent home enough parts to build 3 M-16's and several
SKS's.

Hey Tim!
 

On Oct 16, 10:42*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:16:13 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:









On Oct 16, 7:17*pm, wrote:
I knew a guy with a real AK47 "transferable" and they are actually
pretty rare. To start with the AK47 with the milled receiver is not
really that available, the export model was the AKM with the stamped
metal receiver and actually getting one into this country and into the
NFA registry is very rare.
They would have had to be brought home and entered into the registry
during the amnesty in 1968. (as this one was) or demilled and
"remanufactured" before the registry was closed in 86. The reweld and
new manufacture serial number would decrease the collector value too.

One that was converted to semi auto may have some small collector
value but for a real collector it was defaced.

Gotta remember though, Servicemen shipped back lots of captured and
not-so- captured stuff. * Mailed it home one piece at a time.A guy I
know who served in the 68-71 era did two tours with *he Americal (23rd
Inf) Div. He sent home enough parts to build 3 M-16's and several
SKS's.

The operative word is "transferable" (AKA not 10 years in jail and a
$100,000 fine). You can't get a BATF form 4 on any full auto war
trophy you came up with since the amnesty in 1968.
It could have been "demilled" (receiver cut into 3 pieces) and then
welded back together by a licensed machine gun manufacturer up until
1986. (with a new serial number) Now there is no way.

The strange thing is the cops who throw you in jail can register it as
long as it belongs to a PD, not an individual..

I don't thing these guys are to concerned about 'forms' , however, For
all I know, none that he has are assembled.... but can be

Hey Tim!
 

On Tuesday, October 16, 2012 7:29:30 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote:
On Oct 16, 3:27*pm, wrote:

I have a friend who has a Vietnom era AK-47 that he brought back from there. *It was converted from full-auto to semi-auto, and is in generally good condition.

You have any idea what something like that is worth?


New Chinese ones sell from $550-700.00

A Russian of vintage in great shape would probably bring about the
same.

Thanks!