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TheBrassMan
Senior Member
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 Posted - 04/22/2012 : 3:32:38 PM
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Need help identifying this magazine.
I discovered quite a few of these in a container in one of our storage
places.
Would like to know what firearm they are for.
Looks like they handle either 7.62x39 or .223.
It is some kind of plastic or composite material.
Here are some pictures to help identify it.
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BABY
MY SKS
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rufe-snow
Advanced Member
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Posted - 04/22/2012 : 3:46:12 PM
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They also make the red plastic banana magazines for the current Russian military rifle AK-74, the cartridge is the 5.45 X 39.
EDIT #1, Got this pic off the net.
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TheBrassMan
Senior Member
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Posted - 04/22/2012 : 4:12:43 PM
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So you are saying these are for the AK-74.
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BABY
MY SKS
"Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"
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rufe-snow
Advanced Member
14387 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2012 : 4:42:23 PM
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Originally posted by TheBrassMan
So you are saying these are for the AK-74.
No! I don't know what rifle their for? To the best of my recollection I have never seen this particular type of magazine before. It's total bakelite construction without a metal baseplate and the internal cartridge witness window are very unusual, to say the least? |
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burpfire
Junior Member
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Posted - 04/22/2012 : 9:04:24 PM
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| those are simply detachable magazines for sks conversions. i converted quite a few sks rifles to take detachable mags, and the mags were black and sometimes brown like yours. they really have no value, unless the sks has been converted, or you can find one of the conversion kits, which i havent seen in years. |
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rufe-snow
Advanced Member
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Posted - 04/22/2012 : 9:34:33 PM
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Originally posted by burpfire
those are simply detachable magazines for sks conversions. i converted quite a few sks rifles to take detachable mags, and the mags were black and sometimes brown like yours. they really have no value, unless the sks has been converted, or you can find one of the conversion kits, which i havent seen in years.
Did they actually work though? I've tried those hi-cap conversion mags on three different SKS's over the years. None of them were reliable function wise. This was with both the black steel and black plastic mags. |
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tangara
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 04/26/2012 : 8:36:53 PM
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| I think this is a Cobray magazine for the SKS. It was part of a conversion kit that had an adapter that made the magazine detachable like the AK. I do believe it is made of Zytel and had a spotty reputation for reliability. I was bidding on a Norinco paratrooper that had a bag with a complete Cobray conversion kit included (same color) at a gun auction and if I would have won, I would of sold off the Cobray kit to a SKS collector. This single magazine is not worth much, except maybe to someone that has this kit and has had success with it. |
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us55840
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 04/28/2012 : 12:55:03 PM
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Hi cap SKS detachable mags here:
http://www.rifletech.net/cgi-bin/shop.pl/page=sks4.html
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TheBrassMan
Senior Member
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Posted - 05/01/2012 : 1:30:49 PM
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Thanks Guys.
Just was interested in what they were. Found a small container
of them in our back room.
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BABY
MY SKS
"Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"
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Identify This Magazine
