"The Navy Seals and the Military Defense Council of Finland, both
selected Norinco of China to supply Chinese type 56 AK-47 rifles,
which are virtually identical (except for select-fire components) to
the Norinco MAK-90, & without the MAK-90's thumbhole stock).
THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING, as the GALIL AK's, F.E.G.'s from
Hungary, Arsenal of Bulgaria, and Russian AK's were all tested against
the Chinese Norinco, and the Norinco came out on top as the most
rugged, and best value, despite the fact that it would have been
easier for Finland and the Navy Seals to buy AK-47 variants from other
Eastern European, or Russian sources.
Finally, Norinco of China, Zastava of Yugoslavia, and Valmet/Sako of
Finland all use at least 1.5mm steel for their stamped receivers on
their AK variants, thus eliminating the need for a "mickey-mouse"
anti-trip device (band-aid that does not solve the problem of too thin
of receiver) found in the trigger groups of thinner 1mm steel
receivers of Warsaw-Pact AKM's."
Were the Czech guns you had AKs or VZ-58s? The VZ-58 is very similar
to the AK, but not the same internally, and were made from 1958 thru
about 1985, IIRC.
I don't think the Czechs made AKs.
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