Type 1 Russian AK: The First Production Stamped AK (Updated)

[@jameson8682]

Look out Ian! Brandon Herrera is right behind you!

[@sumvs5992]

That's why there's a bar over the door behind him, to prevent him from breaking in

[@koristargel8137]

@@sumvs5992 That's his health bar

[@MtionLHalo]

*you may not sleep now, there are monsters nearby*

[@ZacharySkan]

Oh no! He's too busy adoring his chauchat!

[@KageMinowara]

@@ZacharySkan Chauchat-chan is very distracting.

[@HS-ck7md]

I remember my high school years in the USSR where we used to disassemble and assemble the AK-47.

[@lebah8555]

Cool

[@d1psy85]

We still do that in Kazakhstan, though It's we disassemble an AK74M, not an AKM

[@TC-rc1zf]

How American.

[@spoohater6949]

Ok that is cool about being able to have guns in school and learning how to disassemble and reassemble a ak Do u still know how to re and disassemble a ak47

[@d1psy85]

@@spoohater6949 Well, I finished school just a year ago, but I still remember how to disassembe it, though I always had trouble assembling it.

[@rizaradri316]

Here in Indonesia our special forces have a slang for the selector switch on the AK for full auto they called it "Ok Banget"(OB) that mean great and for semi auto they called it "Ora Akeh"(OA) that mean decent

[@rizaradri316]

TheRealColBosch cool

[@nicolasvillamil7523]

TheRealColBosch For me it's Fun(semi), More fun(auto), and No fun(safety)

[@benhardsatrio8222]

Slight revision: AB/ automatic is Akeh Banget, which in Javanese slang means "very many", and OA/ single-shot is Ora Akeh, which means "not many".

[@Fred_the_1996]

*and when you replace the propellant in the rounds with explosives it’s even more fun!*

[@MiekuahProductions]

@@benhardsatrio8222 and it must be based on the select file label in russian cyliric

[@colsoncustoms8994]

Holy shit, just saw that Amazon Prime has 2 movies with Ian in them. "Heavy Machine Guns" and "Big-Ass Guns". Be watching both tomorrow.

[@mikepeterson9733]

Prime has at least 10 - yes, ten - of Ian's docus.

[@colsoncustoms8994]

That's freaking awesome, I'll have to look for the others. Thanks

[@commiecrusher]

It appears they are all gone now.

[@ProphTruth100]

@@commiecrusher I saw at least one the other day I think

[@tamlandipper29]

There are quite a few now, although rather expensive, considering the digital format. Published by Gold Harbour media, so not a choice by Ian, presumably.

[@b_rrys]

Totally took one of my AKs out of the safe to look at it while you talked about this type one.

[@badassmastermax]

might as well throw in a mosin nagant and a hipoint and call it a rare collection

[@bombsawaylemay770]

Pretty fascinating comparing the AKM receiver to the Type 1.

[@Stale_Mahoney]

"look its your grandpa"

[@baileyosborn8724]

Were ya sad when you knew you didn’t have a type 1

[@TheMongooseOfDoom]

5:20 We will set this [magazine] aside. *thump*

[@clapper3530]

a review of the PP-19 Bizon would be nice :D

[@robertlamberth6586]

@Djamel Djamel If Larry Vickers can get access to Russia's Kalashnikov factory, i'm sure Ian could pull some strings and find a PP-19 to review

[@Oob144]

Good luck finding a real one

[@shooteveryday1841]

And a PP2000

[@bradenculver7457]

I think Ian would think the same if he could get a hold of one

[@Tunkkis]

Not so much a review as a historical and mechanical overview.

[@YCCCm7]

Love that Ian's redoing these for maximum accuracy of information. This is the stuff FW is all about!

[@5KM5K]

This brings back so much memories from the finnish army disassembling and cleaning my valmet rk62. It was a great rifle, accurate enough and not once did it jam or misfire whilst I had it. Super reliable.

[@codenamecordon]

Same thoughts exactly from over the “pond” with a Galil that is based on your RK62 😃

[@Kydenius]

Same type of memories, except with the SAKO RK95-TP in my honest opinion; it's way superior update of the weapon in everyway, it's even easier to clean with the barrel. For example you can clean the barrel from the inside the mechanism, unlike in the RK62, that isn't simply possible. But I knew many other people who prefer the RK62, it's just not for me unless my life is dependent on it, I'd choose the 95' anyday.

[@jefftraboulsy8631]

@@codenamecordon Galil is god gun. It's simply an incredible firearm.

[@drdnout]

@@codenamecordon which is based on AK.

[@jarmokankaanpaa6528]

If my rk62 had been as messy inside as Ian's, I would have had to do a few orbits around the mess hall before cleaning it again and presenting for renewed inspection. And he didn't even show what the end of the piston looked like -- that was a favorite inspection point. Interestingly enough, we were NOT allowed to clean the insides with paper since that would have taken the grease off.

[@joshhill5932]

Kalashnikov said one of the big problems with the first stamped ak's was the heat treating and tempering of the receivers.

[@markreeter6227]

The most iconic combat weapon of the second half of the last century.

[@LilPistachiofr]

@@LIONTAMER3D wrong

[@DeathToFrankLung]

Ian, you never cease to amaze me how dedicated you are to providing the actual FACTUAL information about these awesome firearms, most don’t put that kind of effort into it like you do and it shows, much respect brother!

[@draxxsklounst6595]

I love the smell of ak in the morning

[@therugburnz]

Afternoon, dusk and night on most days to I'm guessing?

[@thesturm8686]

Type 1 for morning, type 2 for noon, and type 3 before bed

[@cs-rj8ru]

@@bmstylee Smells like greasy steel and plywood.

[@yogibro6442]

I miss the smell of chinese import ammo from the 90s

[@floo1465]

@@bmstylee smells like a mixture of carbon and steel, especially the gas piston

[@JimParshall]

Another awesome video. You mentioned historians disagreeing with a theory. I would LOVE to see a video about the different theories and the cases for them. I have learned so much from your channel it was literally a no-brainer to patreon you. Thanks again for all your hard (and probably fun) work. :) You really do provide a great service to the community.

[@mantasbabenskas2761]

There are historians and there are some Russian historians, who are trying to diminish the fact that Hugo Schmeisser along with other captured Germans was miles ahead of Soviet firearm designers. Not to mention Michail Kalashnikov himself, who actually was poorly educated peasant, who first saw steam locomotive at the age of 18 and is said to have created one of the best automatic rifles in history after simply reading a book on firearms at the military hospital. That's the long story short version

[@wurzel9671]

@@mantasbabenskas2761 stg 44 and ak 47 look completely different internally

[@mantasbabenskas2761]

@@wurzel9671 - so you're trying to say all weapon designs, produced by same designer, must always look the same internally? Also - why that kalashnikov guy never made any new weapons after AK-47? Except all those the derivatives from its original design. How strong are the chances that it's because the Germans left after making an AK? Or should I say HS-47

[@wurzel9671]

@@mantasbabenskas2761 I was referencing the claim often made that "the AK and the STG are almost the same internally", since that is something a lot of people still believe. Also, Kalaschnikov *did* invent other weapons.

[@Don_Valentino]

who is binge watching all the re-up?

[@samuelbean9928]

not really sure what Ian is "updating",but when you're like me and have selective A.D.D.thats O.K.because I forget more shit than I retain!

[@randywatson8347]

Update inaccurate sins 😊

[@emperortobefearedblackmili5130]

Meeeee

[@KA-vs7nl]

Is he updating inaccurate information?

[@ZaMonolith1986]

Just watched Kalashnikov movie and now I have to rewatch these

[@TarmanTheChampion]

The patina and bluing on this rifle is spectacular!

[@naz95k71]

brandon harrera would cream himself if he ever even held this rifle lmao

[@Graceinator]

Today is the day

[@vit10101010]

I served in the Soviet army, if my sergeant saw such dirt in weapons, I would be very severely punished!

[@snipersl270]

When your a civilian you can get away with cleaning your guns only when they need it. =P

[@vaclavjebavy5118]

When did you serve?

[@filmcameras4evr45]

Fascinating! What unit were you in and where were you based?

[@totallyaploy1824]

When/where?

[@KIT2142LAW]

@Patrick Rapan Considering soviet/russian army had/has mandatory conscription for every male over the age of 18- unlikely

[@codenamecordon]

Really cool to see an AK47 taken apart! We had Galils during my service and they are sort of a grandson of the AK47. The Galil (5.56) is based on the Finnish RK62, which is based on andused the same ammo as an AK47. They are really similar inside, but as far as taking apart goes, you can remove the gas tube and forward grip without any tools as well. Galils were also really reliable, blanks sometimes caused an issue but mainly due to the blanks compensator. Can’t remember a malfunction with live ammo that wasn’t because of a damaged casing or user error 😃

[@zappafranklin40]

codenamecordon I thought the Galilis was based on the FAL?

[@strahinjastevic7480]

@@zappafranklin40 far from it

[@Playbound]

@@zappafranklin40what?😂

[@barrageballoon4845]

4 video updates, this must be an early birthday present. Thanks "Gun Gandalf"

[@eduardomunoz7207]

Its gun Jesus

[@maximilianfranz2158]

i never realised how beautyful these are...

[@lukehuang7821]

*blyatiful :)

[@therugburnz]

I love how they did the skeleton for the pistol grip. Building to a price point, seems like how most modern manufacturers do now, curious.

[@murphy7801]

You don't waste materials in USSR otherwise USSR wastes you.

[@dylantherandomperson.3903]

Your channel is very serious, fascinating, and great content,keep it up!

[@w.o.v.1033]

Appreciate these type of history lessons , “ It needs to be told &taught “!!! Not forgotten nor faded away👍

[@leifvejby8023]

Must be the best Sunday ever, four forgotten weapons videos and a Silverstone GP in less than three hours!!!

[@Justanotherconsumer]

In Soviet Russia AK disassembles you.

[@7.62eclipse8]

Best rendition of this joke i have ever seen😂 well done sir.

[@thecyka8191]

Just imagine that 😫

[@thecyka8191]

@randomserb 0 lol

[@lukehuang7821]

Literally.

[@starstencahl8985]

I mean its purpose is kind of disassembling the enemy, soo.. 😂

[@BartJBols]

6:52 thats not a suffix, probably not worth to address but i thought id mention the difference. In numbering, prefixes come BEFORE the numbering, suffixes AFTER. So neither is actually part of the incrementing number itself. Suffixes and prefixes are used to give categories, for example WA00123 for Washington, number 123, the number increments, the suffix or prefix does not or does separately from the actual number, for example if there was a production run of 1000 guns, then another run of 1000 we could have AA1000 be followed by AB0001 So, it can be either part of the numbering, and not be a suffix or a prefix, or its a prefix giving some kind of category. EDIT: after further reading, if these AK's are numbered in Kurdish with cyrillic alphabet (they aren't afaik) then you could call this a suffix, since the reading direction of the serial number would be inverted.

[@WHO9119]

Man my ocd went overboard when I saw how dirty the AK was

[@Seabass1206]

it’s held together with rivets, it would be so difficult to clean it enough

[@madworldsnight5528]

This is why milled receiver Sks is my all time favourite.

[@murphy7801]

It's fine

[@shawnoandrew]

Would've love to have got hold of a kit back when they were reasonably priced. I did build a nice Type III.

[@fpsfug]

Awesome video, thank you once again Ian! The center support is directly behind the magazine well and almost contacts the "spine" of most conventional ak magazines in later pattern rifles when they are seated.

[@stevederp9801]

I wrote a paper in college on the AK-47 and the Soviet arms industry. The very real world view at this point for the soviets was that they would flood the colonial world with these weapons to bring communist revolutions. It’s why they are built so rugged and why they’re designed to be mass produced beyond what even the Soviet Union would need. This strategy was driven mostly by political and social factors. What they ignored were the military and economic realities. First they were basically giving away these weapons instead of trading them for resources. While they did get some return it was a very one sided trade that often did not pay off. The second issue was devoting so much attention and resources to producing weapons prevented their economy from actually meeting the needs of their own people. The desire to turn the rest of the world communist meant that they spend at one point nearly 25% of their GDP towards arms production and a massive portion of this was for export. The planned economy put more emphasis on exporting weapons than producing cars and other good for their own population. The AK seems to almost be an analogy on this. A rugged and well built machine built to fight a war that never happened. At the peak the Soviet Union produced 100 million of these, yet the average citizen didn’t own a car.

[@OlegOfTheDead]

Живу в Ижевске и не знал об этих ранних моделях, надо же. Спасибо, Йен! Видео понравилось, я на самом деле увидел нечто, чего не видел :) I live in Izhevsk and I didn't knew about this early models! Thanks a lot, Ian!

[@Govrin.]

Translate

[@mihan2d]

@@Govrin. He has the thanslated text under the Russian text, can you even read?

[@worldoftancraft]

Всё же, кажется, правильнее Иан)

[@woofkaf7724]

там же музей должен быть, сходи

[@Mrfailstandstil]

worldoftancraft Иэн

[@vahannema]

it would appear you misspoke at 8:10, "6 o'clock and 9 o'clock" instead of 3 and 9, but it's clear it's a very minor mistake and what was actually ment. Keep up the awesome videos!

[@nothingtoitdm6191]

I read years ago in a comblock magazine that heat treatment of the stampings was an issue with the original stamped ak and premature failure was an issue

[@benkeane365]

I love ak type rifles. My favourite is a genuine classic ak47, followed by an akm with dark black metal and a light shade of wood with a waffle mag.

[@ДмитрийИванов-х1ы3д]

My fav rifle is the SVD equipped with a 20rnd magazine and an OKP-7 sight.

[@WARXion]

I hope there will be another errors to fix cause I will watch this as many times as you upload it. So beautiful.

[@AndRew-vo9bz]

I love the noise the guns make when they are assembled and dissembled

[@jamesdewer]

Your best most seamless video yet. What an incredible background on this arm. Great!

[@alejoquiroga9369]

7:00 "Г" es la letra "G", por "года/goda".

[@bryceforsyth8521]

"Г" como en "голъ". Perdóne, mi español es muy malo.

[@adanzavala4801]

@@bryceforsyth8521 It's ok, i am a native speaker, and that "perdone" is a formal way of reffering to an older person or someone who is on top of you in a pyramid, so it's ok.

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

I may be mistaken but the front of the trigger guard, where the magazine catch is, also looks taller. I know the AKM has a flat piece of steel sandwiched in there. Great video! I've never seen a type one AK in person. Thanks Ian, John

[@avanboy5426]

on the original Ak-47 it was a stamped metal dust cover that was a full millimeter thick and was smooth but that added weight to the gun and was harder to produce so then on the Akm the dust cover is half a millimeter thick and has rivets on top of the dust cover to keep it's strength and that also made it more easy to make and was cheaper but also on the Ak-47 on the gas tube there was little holes drilled into the gas pistons tube but on the Akm theres no holes in the gas tube at the end at the gas port is where the holes were all drilled

[@igorgussev1360]

Great video so far, just want to add some corrections. #1 Type 1/2/3 are incorrect names for the models. These AK's were called at Izhevsk with № and comment. Something like AK №1 stamped, AK №2 with lightened barrel box. AK №3 with a folding stock etc. #2 How Schmeisser could have helped with the stamping process if 1. He was a designer, not a technology process engineer. 2. Haenel company for which he worked did not produce stamped parts 3. Stamped parts were made at Merz-Werke company and later assembly process was performed at the Haenel, ERMA, Sauer&Sohn and Steyr 4. If he didn't have an education as the engineer-technologist and his company didn't have experience in stamping how could he have helped at Izhevsk 5. Strictly speaking, stamping technology required for Stg-44 is quite different than one for an AK because of the locking mechanism and different energy of the cartridge (plus its different, German way of making stuff). I would understand if you would have compared Sudaev's AS-44(АС-44) and Stg-44 stamping technologies somewhat because both of these were made out of thin steel sheets. These are comparable 6. 7.62x41 (initially) and 7.62x39 are new cartridges at a time and quite different from US 7.62x33 and German 7.92x33 cartriges, so how Germans could have helped with manufacturing process of the type of gun which used unknown cartridge for them with unknown energy parameters. German stamping 'traditions' are different than the Russian ones. Simply speaking these are tubes vs boxes. Even guns like G3 have quite a distinct manufacturing process than anything else made in Russia or US for example. In addition, AKM's used new sorts of steels, and relatively thicker ones to start with. 7. If you say that's a theory, its better to provide maybe Russian or German documents (these are available) which justify your point. Theory without any documentary support is nothing more than assumption. I'm sorry if my comment sounds a bit too rude I will be glad if anyone could provide me a memoirs, documents or anything documentary that could prove a point stated in the video, because that's relatively interesting topic

[@ForgottenWeapons]

The Type 1/2/3 designations are not intended to be factory designations, they are the names in common use by the English-speaking community. As I said, the role of Schmeisser is disputed.

[@ForgottenWeapons]

We don't normally use "type" as a synonym for "model", but we do use it to distinguish between different variations of something.

[@باقرالزيادي-ر2غ]

كلام رااائع جدا

[@roosterj2599]

The AK is the Swiss Army Knife of military rifles. The OG of select fire rifles. My heart melts everytime I see, shoot or handle one.

[@hashbringer975]

I could be wrong, but if my memory serves me right, AKM recoil springs rod was flexible, multi part or something like that, at least the ones I have disassembled had that.

[@myownidenity4955]

My dad is a Machinist. Personally we prefer SKS over AK because neither of us has been able to get consistent accuracy from any AK variant as SKS. When Ian says "that worked" referring to type II. I could hear my dad 30 miles away saying "well duh". Though shouldering and carrying a tank turret isn't feasible in battle unless you are Jesse Ventura. I would love to someday own a type 1&2

[@OLEG-gt2yt]

It's just that some people have their hands attached right to their ass. Give any rifle to such assholes, they will definitely hole their leg with it.

[@gregfair1749]

Thanks for making such good knowledgeable videos on firearms!

[@stevecolley6750]

Forgotten Weapons Ian, I am pretty sure that what you constantly refer to as "Quality Control" issues are "Production Control" or "Production Quality" issues. Quality Control typically does not "create" issues /problems, rather it prevents issues /problems from being implemented /released out the door.

[@RANDOMLETTERS1111]

My mosin was made by the ishevsk factory

[@kevinragsdale6256]

I think I have a saiga that says ishevsk on it

[@liammiddleton3064]

Keep that gun

[@josephf9324]

Same mine is a 43

[@Sepuku78]

Its actually Izhevsk not Ishevsk but that’s a lot harder to pronounce

[@Jamesbond22855]

Same. 1943

[@kohinarec6580]

FF is among the best channels on youtube: informative, interesting, clear of fanaticism. Someone said on another video that this is not only about firearms but history, business dynamics, marketing, design, politics etc.

[@abb1793]

It seems like a big thing that doesn't get discussed a lot is a move from riveted stamped to later stamped AKs which I assume are spot welded stamped, particularly with so many of those rivets needing, or for whatever reason being ground flushed.

[@paulmazyck4555]

a quintuple upload? my morning is made

[@c.b.giornesto4581]

i found one of these in afghanistan in 2006, it was still in operation. what an excellent weapon

[@JonasVilander]

That Type-1 example is B-E-A-UTIFUL. Compared to most folks, I've seen a lot of T1s, and none compared to the condition of this one! It's remarkable!

[@johnmcclain3887]

That's the first time I've ever gotten to see a "type one", only ever heard about them, most of fifty years, including two decades in the Corps. Semper Fi, thanks.

[@RickyBobby42069]

The most iconic gun of all time.

[@wheel1775]

It’s still amazing that this rifle was developed in 1947. It still looks contemporary.

[@QurttoRco]

For russian army maybe 🤣🤣🤣 every 1st world country uses polymer and optics as standart for decades

[@MacDorsai]

I have heard an alternate theory regarding why the USSR went to the milled Type II and III. The explanation was that the USSR had an urgent need for stamping machinery for higher priority items and to keep workers employed at the mills as they transitioned the industry to stampings, the AK was changed to a milled receiver. By 1959, they had stamping capacity, and in the intervening years, Kalashnikov improved the stamped design.

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Do you have any documentation of that theory?

[@davidzhuxptnt]

Is that 4 Videos in an hour???

[@raskolnikovsghost2701]

re-uploads, don't have a heart attack

[@garan111]

The rear handle is made of a material that is called ( Tekstalit). It's a "Composite epoxy material" Very common in sovient production. Also, AK Bayonet is made of the same material. It's Strong and cheap to produce.

[@ekim000]

I had no idea how many differences there were between first production an AKM.

[@DrJeffDrJeff]

If I heard correctly, Izhevsk Arsenal is where that early AK was made. If so, they also made Mosin-Nagants as well as the stuff Ian cited. I know this because I have a 1943 Mosin-Nagant, with a clear Izhevsk Arsenal mark.

[@SRR-5657]

I thought it was funny that he said they didn't make that much stuff and weren't a major arsenal when they built millions of Mosins🤣

[@rymondred9413]

I have a 1956 Original AK 47 Russian, auto and semi too.

[@amphibiousone7972]

I noted you didn't mention, quite a few of the the biggest design changes . There are a few additional parts added mostly to the FCS, with the Type II and AKM. Mostly dealt with rate of fire and controllability. Many changes were made after the Type I. Many of the things that were ignored were directly related to the select fire system, so part of me thinks the exclusions were intentional. It would be a great video if you could have all four major variations, to compare. Thanks it was a fun video to watch 👍👊

[@M8Military]

It's hard to talk about how a full auto trigger mechanism works on KZbin for guidelines reasons

[@stupit467]

It's weird, here I go, training myself to call it AKM as that is almost always the actual rifle and then there's the honest to god AK-47 right there

[@AustinAOkay]

I love you forgotten weapons!!!

[@amerykanskipierdolic6346]

His name is gun jesus

[@gregfair1749]

The AK is a vary good weapon! It is one of my top 5 rifles to own!

[@ЧеловекЧпок]

Всем Привет из Ижевска😊

[@Wolfplays-rt9kf]

I like the fluted gas piston. Seems like a sneaky way to save a little weight.

[@shawnoandrew]

I had another partial type 3 set that I made a grip skeleton for and used a type 1 grip. I LIKED THAT GRIP BUT SOLD THE PARTS OFF.

[@wyattcitizenzap4539]

damn you Ian i couldn't resist this one.

[@RobertoLoux]

This was in my recommended after Brandon’s most recent video about his Type 1 lol

[@Bigcheese1334]

So this a original ak-47 not an akm it's a miracle it survived this long

[@80m63rM4n]

Just finished rewatching original videos on AK about two hours ago... What's the difference between the original video and this one? Did you just cut "47" from the name of the gun and added some comments?

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Yes. The changes were not huge, but were important.

[@sapiens4959]

Maybe worth adding a changelog into the description for updates.

[@tammysilverwolf1085]

I suspect doing so would trigger YT"s de-monitization algos.

[@TheKiruNias]

I think Ian cared more about accuracy than anything else. *insert puns about AK spread here*

[@Landsharkitis]

Forgotten Weapons hell yeah

[@floo1465]

nice review of my product, comrade!

[@OddStare]

What a gun what a gun, if i could choose a gun for an apocalypse i would take a AK47 robust, simple, reliable, mean loking the gun has it all

[@chancedavis6216]

No a preferable gun in a apocalypse. You'll want something more modern, easier to use, and uses more common ammunition. A AR-15, Mini-14, or something similar that uses .223 or 5.56 NATO would be a better choice do to lighter recoil, superior ballistics than 7.62x39 and the ability to carry more ammo.

[@drdnout]

@@chancedavis6216 for 5.56mm best choice is AK-108.

[@TheAxeBearer]

well, i'm kinda late for this, but, the letters that are stamped into the receiver are Г (which stands for G in word Godina, meaning year) and Ш is a cyrillic letter for a sound you make when pronouncing SH If anyone was interested in this fact

[@marcrussette3467]

The brown Bess, the colt revolver and AK47 are truly genius for their time. What's next for us?

[@anthonyburke5656]

Ian, at the risk of trying to teach my Grandmother how to suck eggs, may I suggest you consider a series on the “development” of cartridges and projectiles? I know the development of the 7.62 x 39 AND the projectile was quite detailed, even the angle of the shoulders on the cartridge and construction of the projectile etc. I’m sure the same happened with other cartridges. For example, everyone thinks the ,338 Lapua is the bees knees, but I really like the ,338 RUM.

[@TheGearhead222]

Great video. as always. Excellent shots of the all important "safety sear" as the Russians call it. I now see how the safety sear spring holds it's pivot pin in place, along with the hammer and trigger pivot pins-ingenious!-John in Texas

[@MK-Ultra-o7]

You mentioned the welds being a problem on the receiver.... Stamped metal doesn't like to be welded at all. Stampings have ridiculous internal tension. If you were to cut one in half (any stamping) the thing will flay open and the 2 halves will not make the same shape as before. This same stress when heated up by a weld actually relieves.... Which sounds good. But it's a localized relief. An unbalanced relief. Causing bending and twisting. I suspect the problems they had with the welds were actually that the welds were scrapping their receivers.

[@MK-Ultra-o7]

Spot welds on an un bent (drawn to be technical) wouldn't do anything what would cause the biggest problem are those welds in the rear. In the corners. That's causing the problems.

[@MeyerBen27]

You cover the stock and right after the bolt receiver it looks like a super cool 1911 style pistol with that grip lol

[@TreacherousFennec]

funny to think that the first issue magazines were made with thicker and more durable steel than the guns itself.

[@JohnDoe-eo8ux]

They need to start making 7.62x39 AK pattern rifles with barrel twist rates that make sense. The roughly 1:10 barrel twist on most of these guns is terrible for stabilizing typical surplus 123 gr. bullets. This twist rate was selected for economical reasons, as it allowed the Soviets to continue to produce .30 cal barrels on the same old tooling they used for mosin nagant rifles. It made sense at the time for efficiencies sake, but they should have shifted production after the tooling wore out. Now the whole world thinks a 1:10 twist is the best way to produce 7.62x39 Kalashnikovs when in reality a 1:16 twist would be much better for typical surplus ammo.

[@bluelotus5506]

This weapon is never forgotten

[@callsignbenzo1293]

I would love to have a AK type 1 and an AR 10. Thats literally the best of both worlds. You're a lucky man if you own the first AR and the first AK I am very jealous of you

[@pyrogothica3906]

Izehvsk built quite a few mosins too. They were a pretty major factory in their day.

[@MrMaxStalsky]

But it was not the home factory of Mosin Nagants. And Mosin died before that. So they had no major constructor in there at that time.

[@BWo-bb1yw]

Schmeisser was held captive, working in the same building the AK was designed in, l think we can say he more than helped.

[@NotBoeDusky101]

Schmeisser probably didnt there were far more prolific gun designers in Ussr like sudayev and he defo wouldn't work with a lone tanker who got injured at kursk

[@jam3ohio]

Ian you mentioned that German support for Soviet stamping production allowed the Soviets to perfect stamping and to reintroduce stamped receivers. You also mentioned that this theory is disputed. Can you recommend some reading material that addresses this controversy?

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Not really - it's an ongoing issue as more Soviet documentation is dug up by researchers in Russia.

[@MegaMoriarti]

I don't think Hugo, the best sheet metal engineer, was mopping the floor when this gun was being designed. Coincidentally, with other engineers at the same time, i.e. until 1952, he was in the same factory. Coincidentally, the early models had a problem with the quality of the stamping, and later the problem was solved ... probably redesigning the production a bit, and probably by upgrading the crew's qualifications.

[@truktronton88]

Hey Ian, I am a viewer from Indonesia. May I ask you something? Can you look into the AKs that our Marines and Police force still use? Because many years ago I read that the batch of AK we received from the Soviet was the first type of AK. And those are still in active service today.

[@andrewsuryali8540]

Kevin Tobing Police don't use original AKs anymore. The majority of police AKs were purchased after Suharto's downfall in '98 and they're in 5.56 NATO. The last 7.62 AKs went to army training school.

[@DizBukHaPeter]

The Indonesian 5.56 AK's are made by Arsenal in Bulgaria

[@Bootbandwarlord]

Indonesian Marines use the FN FNC and the Indonesian made version, the SS1 Pindad.

[@strahinjastevic7480]

Indonesia bought a batch of ak 101 (5.56), it was one of the few customers of that specific version. I dont know what branch got them tho

[@DGFishRfine1]

It's funny to think that this Type 1, built to be as inexpensive as possible, is now ludicrously valuable. (Assuming it's a US transferrable machine gun)

[@dr.mighthaveknown9132]

Epic video! Love it in 2022!

[@jolanderphilip]

Love your videos Ian. Do you have any interest in the history of larger weapons...crew serve mortars and such?

[@kirkmooneyham]

Mosin Nagants were manufactured at Ishevsk, as well as at Tula.

[@maazahmed46647]

IGI 1 still use them. And they are glorious.

[@tallen4520]

I have a VZ52 Police carbine (She' rifle- Czechoslavakia) in 7.62x39, with "A.K." stamped on the barrel shroud.

[@SomewhereInSiberia]

Cyrillic letter reminding "r" for year is "г", first of год [god]. In US you trust in God. In Soviet Russia you count it

[@cloroxlavenderscent4307]

It's more like Ghod not God. Other than that Your pretty much spot on.

[@SomewhereInSiberia]

@@cloroxlavenderscent4307 i dont agree, it is pronounced in standard russian as g without aspiration, gh is more ukrainian, belorussian or southern russian feature

[@Tunkkis]

Do I remember correctly that Russian has three words for year, depending on what number the date ends in? I took two beginner courses of Russian in highschool, but don't remember much.

[@SomewhereInSiberia]

@@Tunkkis no, you must be confused with grammar cases or counting, when we count we use old word "лето". For example 2020 год был тяжелым - year 2020 was hard Сделано в 2020 году - made in year 2020 Мне 30 лет - i'm 30 years old

[@todydn]

Stamped sheet metal you say Kyhber pass smith:hold my spade shovel

[@hunterharris689]

wow that bolt and bolt carrier look almost brand new

[@CharlieJulietSierra]

Fantastic video! Loved it!!!