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Which AKM Receivers 1.5mm Thickness?

milsurplus
I am trying to find which AKM receivers are the 1.5mm thick as opposed to 1.0mm?
Thanx

Edit:
Only original foreign made AKM's(non-u.s.).

Edit:
If I am not mistaken and is why I wanted clarification on this, I believe that the following AKM's are supposed to have 1.5mm thick receivers:
Norinco AKM's
Polytech AKM's
Yugo AKM's

not sure of these or any others though:
Maadi AKM's
Hungarian AKM's
Polish AKM's
Czech AKM's

Edit:
So the list is correct then, So do the Maadi AKM's have a 1.5mm receiver then?
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  • mark christian
    Are you looking for original rifles or some sort of USA made receiver to build your own rifle on a parts kit? The Yugoslavian M70 series receivers produced by Zastava and imported by American Arms and Mitchell Arms use the heavy receiver. Ohio Ordnance produces their own receivers which are 1.25mm in thickness.
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  • tsr1965
    I believe the VEPR was also built on a 1.5 mm reciever, and had the RPK reinforced front trunion. It will be next to impossible to get one if it is not here already in the states.

    Best

    EDIT 1

    Seems like you have a good list there already.
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  • quickmajik
    Yugo, imported by mitchell.

    m64
    m64a
    m64b

    M70b1
    M70ab2

    they also made a SMG in 7.62x39 similar to the "krinkov" but it has a underfolding stock instead of a side folder.

    the chinese AKMs had thicker recievers too.
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  • beantownshootah
    Grumble [:p][:p]:

    1.0 mm stamped receivers:
    Russian, most Commie Bloc/Warsaw Pact (Hungarian, Bulgarian, Polish, Romanian, etc), Egyptian (Maadi).

    1.5 mm stamped receivers:
    Chinese (Norinco/Polytech), Serbia (Yugoslavia/Vastava), Finnish (Valmet/Sako).

    Edit: I was just joking about the "grumble" bit.

    If you care about such things as 1.0 vs 1.5mm receivers, then you probably want a milled receiver!
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  • milsurplus
    quote:Originally posted by beantownshootah
    Grumble:
    1.0 mm stamped receivers:
    Russian, most Commie Bloc/Warsaw Pact (Hungarian, Bulgarian, Polish, Romanian, etc), Egyptian (Maadi).

    1.5 mm stamped receivers:
    Chinese (Norinco/Polytech), Serbia (Yugoslavia/Vastava), Finnish (Valmet/Sako).


    Okay...thanx, sorry for puting you out there.
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  • milsurplus
    quote:Originally posted by beantownshootah
    Grumble [:p][:p]:
    1.0 mm stamped receivers:
    Russian, most Commie Bloc/Warsaw Pact (Hungarian, Bulgarian, Polish, Romanian, etc), Egyptian (Maadi).
    1.5 mm stamped receivers:
    Chinese (Norinco/Polytech), Serbia (Yugoslavia/Vastava), Finnish (Valmet/Sako).
    Edit: I was just joking about the "grumble" bit.
    If you care about such things as 1.0 vs 1.5mm receivers, then you probably want a milled receiver!


    I figured as much so I was just razzin ya back; I already have some milled AK's and wanted to look into some AKM's, but prefer the 1.5mm over the 1.0mm even though it is slight, although I could change my mind later...
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