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the Avtomat Kalashnikova is the most copied weapon design in history. There are so many manufacturers of the design that it's hard to say who makes it based on a price. Romanian, bulgarian, chinese, russian, ....name a country and chances are they made an ak. Any ak can be dipped in raw shit and sand and come out firing, definitely a respectable weapon.

IIRC, post ban means it's not full auto.

 

Post ban means it was made to comply with the 1994 Clinton era Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Normally "post ban" means it doesn't have a bayonet lug, collapsible/folding stock, flash suppressor, pistol grip, etc.

Post ban really means nothing anymore since the AWB expired March 2, 2004.

 

Yes, It is true that ALOT of company's make AK's, But mine IS an Egyptian model and I'm not just guessing because of the price I paid. And Pocketaces is correct about the ban part, It started sometime in 94 and ended in 2004 making it legal again to own an assault rifle with a threaded barrel, Pistol grip, Collapsible stock, Flash supressor/compensator and a Bayonet lug. And plus, If my AK was full auto, I would be asking for a good running car PLUS $15,000.