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Birthplace of my new(to me) AK???
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<blockquote data-quote="Harley1953" data-source="post: 1562009" data-attributes="member: 5145"><p>Folks,</p><p></p><p>I have recently acquired my first AK and was curious about it's original country of origin. It is a plain wood stocked rifle with a receiver made by ITM out of Cleveland Ohio. I know very little about the AK platform other than what I have read here and other internet sources.</p><p></p><p>Other than the serial numbers(AND ITM logo), I don't see much in the way of manufacturer's marks.</p><p></p><p>Just below the rear sight on what I think is called the trunnion are three very small circles. They are small enough that you need a magnifying glass to see what is in them.</p><p></p><p>The circle on the left appears to have a crescent moon shape.</p><p>Middle circle has what appears to be a capital letter H.</p><p>Right circle looks to have the number 25 in it.</p><p></p><p>For you AK gurus, do the three small circles I described above have any identifying info that would tell me where that rifle might have started it's life?</p><p></p><p>I found a couple of places on the internet that would lead me to believe that those marks might indicate a Hungarian or Bulgarian..</p><p></p><p>Not a big deal, but just curious...</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any help..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harley1953, post: 1562009, member: 5145"] Folks, I have recently acquired my first AK and was curious about it's original country of origin. It is a plain wood stocked rifle with a receiver made by ITM out of Cleveland Ohio. I know very little about the AK platform other than what I have read here and other internet sources. Other than the serial numbers(AND ITM logo), I don't see much in the way of manufacturer's marks. Just below the rear sight on what I think is called the trunnion are three very small circles. They are small enough that you need a magnifying glass to see what is in them. The circle on the left appears to have a crescent moon shape. Middle circle has what appears to be a capital letter H. Right circle looks to have the number 25 in it. For you AK gurus, do the three small circles I described above have any identifying info that would tell me where that rifle might have started it's life? I found a couple of places on the internet that would lead me to believe that those marks might indicate a Hungarian or Bulgarian.. Not a big deal, but just curious... Thanks for any help.. [/QUOTE]
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