This video examines a unique "mix-master" AK rifle, likely built in Albania or Kosovo, discovered by a French military team. The rifle features an Albanian AKM as its base, but incorporates a Yugoslav M70/M72 front sight block and bipod. Modifications include handguard relief for the folded bipod feet. A windage-adjustable PRK rear sight is present but rendered useless by the taller integral rear sight on a Finnish Valmet long-action top cover. This top cover is fitted with a Weaver scope mount rail, holding a ZRAK ON-76 4x scope with an 8mm Mauser BDC cam. The video thanks the French IRCGN for access to film this rare specimen.
This video provides an in-depth look at the Yugoslav M72, an early variant of the Balkan RPK. It details the rifle's development from experimental M64 and M65 models, highlighting features like its heavier barrel, bipod, and initial quick-change barrel mechanism and carry handle, which were later removed. The description also touches upon parts interchangeability with the M70 rifle, the development of a specific drum magazine for the M72, and the evolution of its receiver from a milled to a stamped version in later iterations (M72B and M72B1). The video credits Polenar Tactical for facilitating access to an early M72 example.
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