Hard to say without photos, but paratrooper RPKs did exist. The dongs they come with are extremely rare, if authentic. They usually came with a wire folder stock + dong combo.

 

 

Yes, the dong was specific to the rifle. It also has wire folder.

 

I think that's mostly all the unique features of it, other than that I believe it's still just a regular RPK under the hood.

 

I spoke to Tim@TwoRivers since they did the build and he did confirm that it was real deal paratrooper including very specific dong. I was keeping eye on the 4 rifle lot that same guy was selling since i wanted m72 reweld that he had.

 

I was looking at both m72 and the rpk. Went way over. I was surprised.

 

Its a real thing

 

They are a real Romanian variant.

I have one in the works from leftover parts. I'm stuck on finding a real RPK dong or making one.

 

Id just get a cheap cheap apex RPK lower hg to get the ball rolling. I noticed the lhg was very bulky with the dong, that's why I was curious. It looked like it was a specific part.

On a side note it looks like the one the guys holding in the picture that was shared is chopped .

Now all the sudden I really need to have one. It popped up and I never seen anything like it.

 

here’s a couple that had there picture taken by AOA right before being demilled for parts kits.

 

I remember the racks being loaded with Roma export model para RPK's after the ban expired. Probably not the same OG parts but built by Cugir of Romania, and exported for sale.

 

AOA got a batch of I think like 25 or so some years back. I snatched one, mine is a 1989 year gun with a serial starting UO. Some of the early Romanian RPKs that Century imported as the AES-10 were actually paratroopers with the dong cut off, sanded smooth and refinished, it's one reason why the forearm is so hard to find.

 

This was actually a 1989 UO also. I just looked at the listing/trunnion.

 

What did they go for price wise 25 years ago if you recall? Just looking for some basic information. I never seen one before this and probably will never find one, but I can try to start searching and getting info.

Seen one sold for around 1900. This one I posted about went for 1776??

 

So the one in Vlado’s pic has a carry handle and none of the others have it. So, an even rarer variant.

 

It does have carry handle but no forward dong. It has also struck my attention that there are USA made gloves on the fellows hands. Aside from that it could be Rare, or possibly a AES? From what I have seen most every AES has the carry handle.

It could just be the ones mentioned by century? Probably why no fwd dong.

 

I found my order confirmation from AOA from 2019, the kits they got in went for $800.

 

Did you end up building it or what?

 

My Romy para rpk has no carry handle, the dong is slightly larger than the AKM or it looks/feels so to me.

My AES has the carry handle and the dong was cut down but you can still see its sanded base.

 

Are they both side folders? Or just ones one type, the others the full stock clubfoot?

 

Was there such a thing? I had this unit I saw on GB and was kind of amazed.

Side folding rear stock, bulged front trunnion, forward dong and a long barrel.

Then again it could of been a regular RPK with some hybridizing.

Just wanted to what everyone else knows. Thanks

Yeah, there were. AoA had kits 5 or so years ago - right before Covid hit, iirc. I've still got the kit and a receiver (Morrissey I think?) in a 40mm ammo can, plus the long barrel and cleaning rod...somewhere... It's got the plain barrel without the cooling fins like the Yugos have. I haven't built it yet, not sure if I've got the right tooling since it has the bulged receiver like the Yugos.

 

You plan on building it? I'm hot for a kit all the sudden.

 

Man I wish I would have known because I really would like to have one all the sudden . Going to probably start to put a WTB post out there see if anyone trying to part with one.

Most of the Romanian ones have that smoother barrel looks where the yugos had that finned barrel which was a stand out feature on the firearm.

 

Romanian 5.45 Rpk’s have carry handles, never seen a 7.62 military one with a handle.