Bulgarian serial number length?

Anyone know the length of Bulgarian serial numbers for a Krink (how many digits)?

They are on the trunion 2 #'s a space and 4 more I think the first 2 are batch and the others are the production in that batch.

Would a Bulgarain Krink have those stamped on the reciver too. I am going a order a NDS-2SF reciever and they give the option of marking it. Numbers on the block are AB 38 0239. Would the AB be part of the serial number? Or would just the 38 0239 go on?

The serial's vary from what I have seen. I have seen both the letter prefix and just numbered kits.

My krink kit has 5 digits, no letters. But another one I picked out for a buddy had the letter prefix, 2 numbers (designating year) and the 4 number set.

When I build bulgarians I include the letter prefix.

-myers

Wow, got to post this twice in a day. Everyone should see it though.



Bulgarian "Circle 10" military proof mark


After the cryllic look at the first 2 #'s
Year CodeYear CodeYear CodeYear Code
1970 = 10
1971 = 11
1972 = 12
1973 = 13
1974 = 14
1975 = 15 (Begin Makarov Production under Russian Supervision)
1976 = 16(first year Makarov Production, under Bulgarian supervision)
1977 = 17*
1978 = 18*
1979 = 19*
1980 = 20*
1981 = 21*
1982 = 22
1983 = 23
1984 = 24
1985 = 25
1986 = 26*
1987 = 27
1988 = 28
1989 = 29*
1990 = 30
1991 = 31
1992 = 32
1993 = 33
1994 = 34
1995 = 35
1996 = 36
1997 = 37
1998 = 38
1999 = 39
2000 = Date codes dropped, year of production added after S/N. Production Series dropped to one letter, S/N moved from 4 digits to 6 digits to 9 digits with leading zeros used as placeholders. *= Limited or interrupted production years

http://www.makarov.com/makfaq.html

So what happens when you have a 5 digit bulgarian :)?

Huh... ???

-myers