Suggestion: Sell Type 81 Side Rails As Separate SKU

[Ustauk]

Just a suggestion, but could TI please stock their side rail for the Kobra mount and the Picatinny mount and side rail as a separate SKUs from the kits.

This would allow for:

• people who buy the optic ready Type 81 to buy the Kobra rail to act as a thread cover for the pins until they can afford the Kobra optic
• people who buy the optic ready Type 81 to later buy the Picatianny side rail and adapter without having extra pins and right side safety
• people who already have a rear stop Eastern Block optic already who previously bought the Type 81 Picatinny Kit to use the Kobra rail with their optic and already installed threaded pins

I know TI will not want to split up kits, so hopefully they can commission a few plates and plate/rail combos from their manufacturing partner.

[bandaricjj]

Does the standard AK side rail fit T81 optic ready version?

[Ustauk]

Does the standard AK side rail fit T81 optic ready version?

The Kobra mount TI has created to attach to their Type 81 threaded pins should be equivalent to a universal AK mount if it fits the Kobra, according to one CGNer on another thread.

[Neil.N]

I'd buy another scope rail if it didn't come with the mounting plate

[Gun123]

Great suggestion.

[Grenzer]

I'd definitely be interested in grabbing one of the 'kobra' plates rather than the whole assembly. They're made here in Canada, right? I would imagine that should make getting extras easier.

[bfiles]

The Kobra mount TI has created to attach to their Type 81 threaded pins should be equivalent to a universal AK mount if it fits the Kobra, according to one CGNer on another thread.

Then what is the picatinny rail mount.?? Proprietary?

[Ustauk]

Then what is the picatinny rail mount.?? Proprietary?

Definitely something else. YouTuber GunNutzGuy tried several different AK mounts on the side rail for TI's Picatinny arm, and none fit. Another CGNer got one East Bloc mount to fit after shaving down part of the mount.

[jimmyduncan23]

I was thinking the same. With the OR type 81 a plate to buy would be great and not only look better. I would buy it!

[Feminist]

Also interested in this. I'd like to buy the kobra mount by itself.