few things are off with both AKs.....at first look they may appear same but those who have been around weapons can clearly spot the difference. I have marked few places on both guns for you to review.
- Look at the Front Sight block on both guns, on top one you can see the hole is shaped different then the second one
- at Front Sight Block on 1st weapon you can see it is pined to the barrel on the top too.
- Gas Tube vents are patterened different on the 1st Gun
- Dog Tail / Dust Cover is ribbed on the second gun as compared to first, while the 1st Gun dust cover is lipped at the bottom too
- there is a clearly difference in Trigger Guard on both guns
- there is clear difference on Mag Release on both guns....
- There are few differences to the Trunion too on both guns , just look at the place where dust cover meets the rear sight block on both guns.....
So to answer your first question - No, these both aren't same versions
- Answering your second question will be a bit difficult for me, however to say to the best of my ability, I will say the Gun with Wooden furniture is Chinese Type 56, early model that came with fixed stock.....while the first one can be a Khyber copy / local made.....i can't just make any sense out of this gun tbh, that is why I am saying it is a local made.....
Can you send some close up photos of the Markings on the gun.....just blurout the Serial Number and leave the Alphabet series intact, also share the Safety Lever markings......that whill tell a good tale about the origin of these guns....but am pretty sure the first one is local
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lol....just look at the Safety Lever markings & the serial number.....ruskies have their own way of stamping ALphabets on the receiver, they have very different font