Identifying Polish Radom AK-47 mags

R_Shackleford · Nov 12, 2017

Identifying Polish mags is kind of a pain considering that the stampings are so inconsistent. The mags that I have are with a blued finish but I am seeing some being advertised as new issue with a painted finish. Did the Radom factory produce painted mags at some point or is this a refinish job and/or bogus? The mags I am familiar with are the early production so could these be post-Soviet era production?

pogi · Nov 17, 2017

Polish mags come in blued (very early with proof marks, in my experience) and painted mags (some with proofs, most without). There are also a bunch of refurbs in the market as well (heavy paint).

R_Shackleford · Nov 19, 2017

Okay. Thanks. I ended up buying a few and they are lightly painted. Looks pretty good. Doesn't look like a refurbish job. I just hadn't heard of Radom doing painted mags out of the factory.

SUPER X · Dec 8, 2017

R_Shackleford said:
Identifying Polish mags is kind of a pain considering that the stampings are so inconsistent. The mags that I have are with a blued finish but I am seeing some being advertised as new issue with a painted finish. Did the Radom factory produce painted mags at some point or is this a refinish job and/or bogus? The mags I am familiar with are the early production so could these be post-Soviet era production?

They are probably OLD military surplus mags