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    Help with AK-74 Magazine Translation

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    Post by nkomo Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:27 pm

    This plum colored AK-74 magazine belongs to my dad and he needs a translation as to what has been scratched into the magazine. This magazine was manufactured by the Ishevsk Arsenal. Thanks!

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    Post by Camo_fiend Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:46 pm

    The translation is Bulgarian, and it says "Valiant Pazardjik". Pazardjik is a municipality in Bulgaria. Perhaps the former owner was from there?

    But the mag was made at Ishvek, which is definitely Russian. That makes me wonder, does Bulgaria buy their AKs from Russia, or do they have facilities to produce their own domestically?


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    Post by nkomo Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:56 pm

    Very interesting, Ben. Thanks for the translation help.


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    Post by John Brown Sat Oct 27, 2012 12:28 am

    Camo_fiend wrote:The translation is Bulgarian, and it says "Valiant Pazardjik". Pazardjik is a municipality in Bulgaria. Perhaps the former owner was from there?

    But the mag was made at Ishvek, which is definitely Russian. That makes me wonder, does Bulgaria buy their AKs from Russia, or do they have facilities to produce their own domestically?
    Russia and Bulgaria have a very longstanding and intertwined arms industry. Russia makes some parts for weapons and ships them to Bulgarian factories where they assemble them into "Bulgarian" weapons, and vice-versa.

    This mag could have been used by a Bulgarian mercenary in any conflict in the past 30+ years.

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