The Polytech Legend Milled receiver may be the most sought after Chinese AK-47 on the American market. These guns have increased in value each year since they were imported in the late 1980's. They take a Type 1 bayonet, and are supposed to be the closest thing to the original Soviet Milled AK-47 on the American market. Although, the Chinese version has a double hook trigger.
These guns can go for stupid money as "NIB" examples.
Here is mine below, in a set of Chinese Milled Type 56 Red Bakelite
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| Polytech Legend Chinese Ak-47S, Keng's Firearm Specialties, KFS Atlanta Geogrgia, Milled Receiver |
Watch out. A guy selling one of these may be trying to make $1,000.00 in a quick flip at your expense. Here is my Legend NIB.
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Legend in Full Dark Bakelite. SWEEEET right?
Here is a minty example from The Valley Walker Collection.
All of the Legend series rifles were manufactured at the Polytech ( 386 ) factory. The stamp on the guns is the number 386 in a small circle on the left side of the front trunion, close to the serial number. All Legends are stamped (386), and designated AK-47/S.
Their original factory magazines are marked "Poly China" on the bottom of the floor plate, and the magazine followers are Chrome. Some are blue however.
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All Legend series rifles have an open front sight, where the Type 1 Bayonet attaches.
Below is a Milled Legend, that was saw cut. You can see how the milling was done, and how sturdy these guns are. They have beefy solid receivers.
Rare rating: Rare and Collectible
nice freakin legend man and all those mags ahhhhh i just started looking at chinas ak variants and sold my ar to get one cant afford a legend wouldnt want to shoot it if i could ha. But fri walked into my LGS and owner had just got a MAK 90 in on trade odd sinc on my way to the store i was boring my woman with with my limited ak variant knowledge and was explaining how the MAK were as close as you can get to the legends (yeah its got its original butthole stock on wich i despise). but got one thirty round and two tens mags and some of the copper wash ammo 4 bills ha i threw my wallet at the guy and said i got two now hold it till tues man. milled and i think its straight cut but not sure didnt know about that part of em yet
ReplyDeleteI ordered a Legend in 1989 from a Shotgun News ad (somebody in Gulf Breeze FL). It has not been fired yet, although the box is in several pieces. I wish I had gotten the Legend National Match which must be even rarer.
ReplyDeleteMy Legend has a barrel retaining pin so it probably isn't a threaded barrel. During the 1990s Interordnance advertised a Bulgarian machined receiver for a pressed-in barrel. I don't know if they were able to bring any in. But I didn't think a true 3rd model, which is what the Legend is supposed to be, would have a pressed barrel, at least not the early ones.