Possible Valmet Conversions

Claven2 said:
I've often wondered... if you had a real valmet and the receiver got damaged, so you swap on an AK receiver blank, have the original markings engraved onto the new part and re-used the original valmet trunions... is it still a valmet then?

Points to ponder...

One guy on here, maybe 7 or 8 years ago, started with a stamped receiver M78, removed literally everything from it but the receiver stamping itself, and build up a romanian AK kit onto it. In the end, it looked identical to a military AKM, and was likely a lot handier than an M78, which is like lugging around an RPK.

It's kinda too bad there aren't more stamped receiver vamets kicking around, they were full of possibilities.
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You CAN NOT legally replace a Valmet receiver stamping because the stamping itself IS the firearm. The trunions of an AK type rifle are not considered to be part of the receiver. A new bent receiver flat with rails installed, and a parts kit on it would result in a prohibited 12(5) rifle because it was not made in Finland by Valmet as outlined in the FRT. Trunions and all the other bits *(except any unpinned mags of course) are not regulated parts, and can be changed out as long as the original receiver stamping remains intact.
 
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