OVERVIEW:  The following pictures are just a few of the observations Howie has made by studying the weapons in his collection.   There are many more examples such as the rear sight leaf, the gas tube, and stocks.

CHINESE BOLT CARRIERS

REAR SIGHT BASES

Here we can observe the different milling techniques of the rear sight base.

The two top bases are of one style and the two bottom are of another style.

The two left ones are of high quality, the two right ones are of

lesser quality as machining marks are still very visible. 

TAKE DOWN LEVERS

The location of the thumb shelf on the lever is different.  On the

version with the low thumb catch, the stock is recessed to make

grabbing the lever possible. 

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