School me on preban WASR10 or AK47

[slap shot]

Ok, if an AK type rifle, receiver stamped 1973, and was imported by Century, is it considered pre ban? My nephew just bought this and he's confused and i'm no help. The rifle came with a bayo but the lug is partially ground and i'm assuming the muzzle brake is also added on.

What's the deal?

Thanks

 

[Terminator03]

Not legal advice, but if the receiver is clearly date stamped 1973 as you say, it would definitely be pre-ban so all evil features would be good to go. Can't help with the actual lineage though.

 

[slap shot]

Not legal advice, but if the receiver is clearly date stamped 1973 as you say, it would definitely be pre-ban so all evil features would be good to go. Can't help with the actual lineage though.

I thought so too, but there's the date of importation aspect too i think. If century wasn't importing before 1994 then can it legally be pre ban?

 

[MAD Geary]

Is it the front trunion that is dated? They usually are when surplus demilled parts kits are bought, then put together on new american recovers.

 

[slap shot]

i think it might be the trunnion as i thought it was the front half of the receiver initially, what would that mean?

 

[warwickben]

Is it the front trunion that is dated? They usually are when surplus demilled parts kits are bought, then put together on new american recovers.

Don't pay attention to the trunnion . You could call the company who made is and ask the card on the serial number

 

[Terminator03]

I thought so too, but there's the date of importation aspect too i think. If century wasn't importing before 1994 then can it legally be pre ban?

Oh, good point, didn't think about that, hopefully someone who knows more about importation laws will chime in. This is a subject I've never seen brought up before.

 

[SHOCKNAWE]

In my opinion which means absolutely NOTHING if you have a date stamped AK receiver that you are 100% sure it was made in 1973 then oI would be confident it would be a pre ban. I will say this that other than the Mak 90's which were imported after the 1989 AWB but brought in before the Clinton ban which have known serial numbers that start with 91, 92, 93 and 94 meaning that was the year they were imported from Im told that other Chinese AK's are very difficult to decipher the serial numbers in regards to date of manufacture. Not sure what type of AK you actually have, and Im not sure when Century started or stopped for that matter importing AK's. Sorry if Im rambling on here, but again if a gun was made in 1973 I think its good to go for whatever you chose to do with it as far as stock, threaded barrel ect.

 

[slap shot]

Don't pay attention to the trunnion . You could call the company who made is and ask the card on the serial number

The company who made it? It's a 1973 model. Maybe he can search that by the serial number?

 

[warwickben]

The company who made it? It's a 1973 model. Maybe he can search that by the serial number?

You said century imported it.


There's a few ways it came in to the states.

Century imported parts kits and built it on a USA semi receiver .
they had the country overseas build guns from surplus or out of spec parts on foreign receivers.
If it's old enough it could be imported in mill spec config or it was converted from a sporter.
Most trunions I've seen from country's have a date code on it. It doesn't mean any thing for pre or post ban.


Century will have records since they had to serialize the receiver. They will be able to tell you when it was made .

 

[slap shot]

You said century imported it.


There's a few ways it came in to the states.

Century imported parts kits and built it on a USA semi receiver .
they had the country overseas build guns from surplus or out of spec parts on foreign receivers.
If it's old enough it could be imported in mill spec config or it was converted from a sporter.
Most trunions I've seen from country's have a date code on it. It doesn't mean any thing for pre or post ban.


Century will have records since they had to serialize the receiver. They will be able to tell you when it was made .

thanks

 

[Terminator03]

thanks

Please update this thread when/if you find out.

 

[slap shot]

roger that, fun gun tho regardless,

 

[Nation On Fire]

The date on the receiver is when the donor rifle/ parts kit was made which has nothing to do with the ATF rules about when it was assembled here as the actual rifle. I could be wrong but I thought all Wasr 10/63's are post 2004 in the eyes of the man.

 

[rcwhat]

ALL wasrs are postban, some sar's are preban.

 

[mikelawtown]

I have only seen SAR's with 99,2000,2001 so far on them.
No Lug and No Brake from Factory on the SAR1's so they are good to go out of the Box
check this WASR--->View attachment 144005

 

[rcwhat]

I have only seen SAR's with 99,2000,2001 so far on them.
No Lug and No Brake from Factory on the SAR1's so they are good to go out of the Box
check this WASR--->View attachment 144005

Thats just the trunion. Wasrs 10/63s were built from old demilled military rifles

 

[MAD Geary]

Thats just the trunion. Wasrs 10/63s were built from old demilled military rifles

Right that's what I was saying. They trunions are older than the actual receiver.