How to tell apart AKs

[OccasionallyOnTarget]

From reddit

 

[gewehr76]

Oh nooooo salt on the wound. We need same thing for ARs though

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Oh nooooo salt on the wound. We need same thing for ARs though

Gets a little more complicated if you look deeper. Think there are 3 variations, at least, on the original receiver.

Grizz

 

[supernova]

Heres the Canadian version:
Cycles live ammunition in semiautomatic or fully automatic fashion - Prohib
Bolt action - Non-restricted

And for the journalists:
Used in a tragic event - AK-47
Used for hunting - No need for ID, you wont be writing about it.

 

[loki_81]

Bolt action - Non-restricted

This joke will live on for decades and become more legendary than Westicle.

 

[can14]

east german model has the best fit and finish.

 

[Popurhedoff]

Here is a pic from todays action with my 1953 Type II AK-47, with steel milled receiver, chrome lined barrel and piston.

Here is a better pic of it: