ARS NOTES
DDR AK ARMORER TOOLS
(updated 10-06-2009)
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Introduction | |
| Its hard to do a job correctly if one doesn't have the proper tools. I have made a hobby of collecting armorer tools to go with the wide variety of firearms that come into my shop. Some I may never use, but are works of art, both in their concept and execution. Others are overly complicated for tasks that can be better performed with a hammer and punch. Here is a look at some of the many tools I've been designing and collecting over the last 20 years.
The East Germans produced a nice armorer tool chest for the AKM (MPi-KM/KMS-72), RPK (MPi-LMG) and the Makarov (Pistole - M). With the help of John Baum at GermanManuals.com, I have figured out what they all are for. Here are the ones for the AK family. | |
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Tool Chest | |
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DDR Tool Chest East German Armorer Tool Chest with tools removed for photographing. While sturdy, there are no drawers, just wood shelves cut out to fit the parts. The tools found a better home in my shop tool chests.
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Bolt Assembly | |
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V 111 bolt fixture |
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V 111 firing pin protrusion |
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V 111 bolt disassembly
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Shaping, Forming and Support Mandrels | |
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V 113 forming mandrel, receiver at lower handguard insertion point |
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V 113 forming mandrel in use. |
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V 112 support for rear sight base - catch lever installation, removal, and rivet flaring |
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V 112 support for rear sight base - tightening catch lever without removing |
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V 112 support for rear sight base - removing or installing catch lever |
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V 108, V108-1 top cover reshaping mandrels . |
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V 108 top cover reshaping mandrel - min selector clearance |
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V 108-1top cover reshaping mandrel - max selector clearance
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Pistol Grip | |
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V 115 support for pistol grip bolt while staking. |
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W 42 staking tool, square, for pistol grip bolt |
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W 42 staking tool, square, for pistol grip bolt, in use
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Gas Tube | |
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V 117 gas tube support for numbering |
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V 117 gas tube support in use |
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W 108 gas tube reshaping mandrel |
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V 102 disassembly tool, upper handguard |
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V 102 combined with gas tube support mandrel |
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V 102 in use
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Muzzle Device | |
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W 117 crank for installing and removing muzzle nut |
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W 117 crank for installing and removing muzzle nut, closeup |
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W 117.1 crank for installing and removing slant brake |
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W 117.1 crank for installing and removing slant brake, closeup
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Magazine and Magazine Catch | |
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W 104 magazine reshaping mandrel |
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W 107magazine catch axle pin top flaring punch |
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W 107.1magazine catch axle support base with bottom flaring punch |
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W 107.2 magazine catch axle flaring support base with bottom flaring punch installed. |
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W 107 magazine catch axle flaring assembly, in use. |
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W 116 magazine catch assembly pliers |
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W 116 magazine catch assembly pliers, in use |
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W 116 magazine catch assembly pliers, closeup |
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L 101.1 gauge, magazine feed lips |
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L 101.1 G (GO) side passes through without binding |
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L 101.1 A (NOGO) side does not pass through |
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L 102 gauge, magazine catch |
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L 102 inspects for 98 degree angle. |
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L 102 with G side against back of mag well, mag catch should contact gauge, with A side, there should be a gap.
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Sights | |
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W 111 adjustment tool, front sight height |
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W 111 adjustment tool, front sight height, in use |
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W 120 rear sight pliers |
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W 120 rear sight spring removal pliers, closeup |
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W 120 removing rear sight |
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W 120 removing rear sight spring |
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W 120 compressing spring to install rear sight |
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L 103 gauge, measures front sight height |
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L 103 gauge measures front sight height |
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V 103 front sight windage adjustment |
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V 103 handle, front sight threaded cylinder insertion |
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V 103 handle, front sight threaded cylinder insertion, in use |
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V 103 front sight adjustment, in use |
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V 103 front sight adjustment, in use |
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W 35 Marking punch for front sight alignment. |
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W 35 Marking front sight after obtaining proper zero.
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Fire Control Group | |
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W119 fire control group assembly slave pins |
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W 115 hook for removing and installing troublesome springs |
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W 115 tip allows for pulling or pushing springs |
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L 104 gauge, auto sear timing |
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L 104 with upward pressure on the bolt carrier, closing on the 3mm side should release the hammer. |
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L 104 with downward pressure on the bolt carrier, the 6mm side should not release the hammer |
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L 105 gauge, auto sear clearance and hammer |
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L 105 this gauge inspects maximum inward protrusion of auto sear - must not touch gauge. The square 11.8 mm section inspects distance from top of receiver to hammer while hammer is retained by auto sear. May touch, but not bind. |
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L 106 feeler gauges for the inspection and adjustment of the fire-control group
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Bayonet | |
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L 107 gauge, bayonet contour |
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L 107 gauge, bayonet contour, in use
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Ejector | |
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L 108 gauge, ejector |
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L 108 inspects maximum inward protrusion of ejector - bottom view. |
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L 108 top view.
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Bolt Carrier & Gas Piston | |
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L 114 bolt carrier gauge |
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L 114 measures overall length of bolt carrier with GO/NOGO
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Stock | |
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V 104 shoulder stock removal lever |
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V 104 shoulder stock removal lever |
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V 104 shoulder stock removal lever |
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V 104 shoulder stock removal lever |
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V 116 support for side-folding stock |
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W 1 punch for staking folding stock axle pin |
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W 1 staking punch in use |
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W 121 punch for staking folding stock screw |
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W 121 staking punch in use |
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W 102 pilot and pre-threading tool for stock screws
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Misc | |
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W 122 die, cleaning rod threads. |
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W 106 bayonet sheath re-shaping mandrel |
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W 106 bayonet sheath re-shaping mandrel |
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W 106.1 handle for removing bayonet sheath tension spring |
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W 114 wrench, upper and lower handguard retaining levers |
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W 114 wrench, lower handguard retaining lever, in use |
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W 114 wrench, upper handguard and gas cylinder retaining levers, in use |
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7.62x39 dummy rounds Plastic with aluminum base
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