Thanks for the pics. Those are Pakistani jobs.
Looking at these pics these would fall under "fakes". Maybe they used some original parts like the selector lever. Looking at the crude metal work its pretty easy to tell it's a Paki job. The markings on the sight leaf are wrong along with the worksmanship being crude. There are many other things that give away that these are not factory Type 3 rifles. It's a nice attempt but if you know what to look for it's pretty easy to tell apart. The inspector proof-marks are also a nice touch but also wrong. There have been other members that have run across these while serving in Afghanistan. One member here also posted pics of the Paki's trying to clone an AKM . The receiver was milled and made too look like a stamped receiver (dimple, rivets ect..) I would not feel safe firing these rifles, I think they are wallhangers at best.davehal9000 said:Every week I look through the mountain of various old rifles sold at the bazaar. A friend of mine, a serious, legitimate gun collector, probably sent home thirty or more rifles in the time he was here. While many on the internet claim every rifle sold here is a Khyber Pass fake, it's a flat out lie.
Tom commented that there are five types of rifles here;
1. Complete, 100% original
2. Original, with replacement parts off similar rifles (MkIII Enfield parts on a MK II)
3. Original, with Khyber Pass shop (or home made) parts for function
4. Originals, restamped multiple times, including Khyber restamps hoping to improve resale value
5. Fakes made of water pipe and pallet dunnage
Where do these fall?