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    Team GunsNet Silver 04/2015 Nobeard's Avatar

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    Ak-74 Bakelite Mags - What Are These Worth?

    After the big snowstorm in February, we went back to the homestead to work on one of the barns.
    Found some stuff from the bygone days of Guns Net that I had completely forgotten about. Not sure if these were ordered from one of the members here or one of our old vendors. Could have come from a Dallas area gun show.
    Opened one up and went through it, all the others are still sealed in the original clear plastic bags.
    Each pouch has:
    4) Bakelite 5.45 X 39 mags
    4) 15 round stripper clips
    1) Stripper clip guide
    1) Cleaning kit
    1) Muzzle device (blank firing attachment?)
    All components inside are wrapped in light orange paper except the cleaning kit and muzzle device.

    Also came across a box of 'Circle 10' 5.56 X 45 mags and a couple of demilled parts kits that never got built.
    Prices on line are unbelievably high, but most places listed the mags as "out of stock" so their price is irrelevant.
    Any help or info is greatly appreciated.



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    Back in the days, the E. German AK-74 mags were $5 and the sellers had trouble moving them at that price. Since then things have gotten beyond crazy. Check the range of asking prices for those mags on Gunbroker, and remember, these are the asking prices with very few (as in no) bids.

    https://www.gunbroker.com/All/search...man%20magazine

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nobeard View Post
    After the big snowstorm in February, we went back to the homestead to work on one of the barns.
    Found some stuff from the bygone days of Guns Net that I had completely forgotten about. Not sure if these were ordered from one of the members here or one of our old vendors. Could have come from a Dallas area gun show.
    Opened one up and went through it, all the others are still sealed in the original clear plastic bags.
    Each pouch has:
    4) Bakelite 5.45 X 39 mags
    4) 15 round stripper clips
    1) Stripper clip guide
    1) Cleaning kit
    1) Muzzle device (blank firing attachment?)
    All components inside are wrapped in light orange paper except the cleaning kit and muzzle device.

    Also came across a box of 'Circle 10' 5.56 X 45 mags and a couple of demilled parts kits that never got built.
    Prices on line are unbelievably high, but most places listed the mags as "out of stock" so their price is irrelevant.
    Any help or info is greatly appreciated.



    Yeah I bought some mags from Chief Thunder too!

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    There's a name blast from the past, Chief Thunder!

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    Team Gunsnet Silver 02/14 - Moderator recon's Avatar

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    I did meet him at one the shoots that Campybob set up in OH. Did get some mags from him. Those sets now are worth some big money now.
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