Tantal Top Cover [Archive] - The AK Files Forums

millersm99

07-01-2005, 05:06 PM

My Global Trades tantal kit has a top cover that is smooth like the old milled AKs, no reinforcing ribs. All the #'s do match. I find that strange as it was built in the early 1990's.

Anyone else's like that?

magnus392

07-01-2005, 05:37 PM

MIne is, dated 1989.

duv41

07-04-2005, 08:43 PM

I got a 1993 dated Tantal from Bob at Akron Armory and it has the smooth top cover and the handguard/gastube retainer has a lever type latch. Not the slotted screw like most of the pics of the kits show.

PKP_Pecheneg

07-04-2005, 08:52 PM

The smooth covers are from past production wz.60 rifles. There is still a lot of past production parts from the wz.60 in stock at various factory warehouses.

Like I had said on another forum... the smooth covers were either mixed in with the designated AKM type and/or they could have wanted to use up some of their past production stock.

I'm curious as to why they did this as well, I shall ask my friend at the Factory.