East German/DDR AKs – The Best In The World?

[Talyn]

Part 1 - The history of DDR AKs which by many are regarded as the best in the world.

East German AKs - The Best In The World? Part 1: History -

It is interesting to look at East German AKs, produced in a country that for the last 100 years has been thought of as the synonym of quality products.

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Part 2 - Some experiences with those guns in Iraq and Afghanistan.

East German / DDR AKs - The Best In The World? Part 2: Quality -

In part one, I wrote about the history of DDR AKs. In this article, I will describe some experiences I had when repairing DDR AKs in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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[deadduck357]

Possibly were. Either those or the Bulgarians.

 

[KillerFord1977]

I just dont get excited about AK’s or M-16’s.
Exception in the xm177 commando.
i see the appeal.
Meh… not for me

 

[Cedric]

I've got to head out the door so I haven't read the articles but I helped train and equip and FSU unit and they would say the best were Russian made and Bulgarian would be down the list. Unfortunately, they were given Romanian made and they absolutely thought they were the worst of the lot. I look forward to reading the articles.

 

[Talyn]

Part 3 - Less Known Variants

East Germany AKs – The Best In The World? Part 3: Less Known Variants -

In Part 1, I talked about the history of AK rifle production in East Germany, and Part 2 was dedicated to my personal experiences with East Germany AKs.

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