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Known Tabuk Rifle Serial Number Database

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We want to post the known serial numbers by type to allow collectors to benefit from our research. Any corrections are welcome if photo evidence suggests something different. If you have others, add them in the discussion, with source or pic please, and then I will add them to this repository. Hopefully, this can serve as a collector's reference in the future.


Iraqi Tabuk Rifles by type and serial range:

1,000,000 serial range - Tabuk Straight Stock Assault RIfle (M70B1 Type w GL)
2,000,000 serial range - Tabuk Folding Stock Assault RIfle (M70ab2 Type w GL & slab side and bulged)
3,000,000 serial range - Tabuk 'Al Quds' LMGs (M72 types)
4,000,000 serial range - Tabuk Sniper
5,000,000 serial range - Kadesiah Sniper in 7.62x54R
6,000,000 serial range - Tabuk short Assault Rifle (M92 Carbine / Hybrid Type)
7,000,000 serial range - Tabuk Straight Stock Assault RIfle (M70B1 Type w/o GL)
8,000,000 serial range - Tabuk Folding Stock Assault RIfle (M70ab2 Type w/o GL)


Tabuk Straight Stock Assault RIfle (M70B1 Type w GL)

1980 - 1001009 (first year of production). Iraqi picture in Tabuk Rifle manual
1980 - 1001212
1981 - 1008721
1981 - 1009198 - Yugo Marks, Jeff21 data
1981 - 1010977 - Yugo Marks, Jeff21 data
1982 - 1025978 - CA Police seizure demil, Two Rivers Arms Collection
1984 - 617 - 3-Digit serial for reasons unknown, Jeff21 data
1985 - 1042602 - CA Police seizure demil, Two Rivers Arms Collection
1985 - 1043063 - Quantico
1985 - 1048663 - Jeff21 data
DUK - 1057335 - Ft. Carson, probably 1986 date
DUK - 1701460 - Blank Firing Model, no GL

Tabuk Folding Stock Assault RIfle (M70ab2 Type w GL & slab side)

1980 - 2001168 - First year of production? Yugo marks. Jeff21 data
1982 - 2014632 - Jeff21 data
1984 - 2020362 - Quantico, oval hole
1986 - 2041331 - oval hole
1986 - 2045352

Tabuk 'Al Quds' LMGs (M72 types)

1985 - 3015724 - straight stock
1986 - 3018653 - theater photo, Iraqi personal weapon, cut down, silver oxide finished & pimped
1986 - 3019223 - Quantico, straight stock
1988 - 3025521 - Quantico, straight stock

Tabuk Sniper

2001 - 4231415 - parts bring back
2002 - 4234093 - theater photo
2002 - 4235860 - theater photo
2002 - 4238126 - theater photo
2003 - 4238871 - Royal Armories, Leeds

Kadesiah Sniper in 7.62x54R

1988 - 5000063 - Quantico, Gold plated (first year of production??)
1993 - 5001660 - Royal Armories, Leeds

Tabuk short Assault Rifle (M92 Type)

2002 - 6001060 - theater photo (fist year of production??)
DUK - 6004271 - theater photo, numbers may be slightly off

Tabuk Straight Stock Assault RIfle (M70B1 Type w/o GL)

1987 - 7001780 - PLO Parts Kit (first year of production??)
1987 - 7004850 - PLO Parts kit
1987 - 7005580 - Kit in private hands
1989 - 7030253 - theater photo
1989 - 7030543 - theater photo

Tabuk Folding Stock Assault RIfle (M70ab2 Type w/o GL)

1999 - 8041201 - theater photo, oval hole
2001 - 8051016 - theater photo, round hole
 
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2016687 1982 "slabside" folder with GL gas block
1033536 1984 RPK fixed stock with GL gb
1045234 1985 RPK fixed stock with GL gb
7016857 1988 RPK fixed stock WITHOUT GL GB
8034769 1993 RPK folder without GL GB
3160067 1989 RPK fixed with long barrel, unique GB and "Spiker" FSB
3160196 1992 RPK fixed with long barrel, unique GB and "Spiker" FSB
4238871 2003 "Sniper"
4238895 2003 "Sniper"

These rifles were all out of the "NFC" in Leeds, England and will be in "Volume 11" of "the AK47 catalog"