02cardyd
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Wow nice sight! What a lucky find 
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A bit of History about Yunker & Cybergun co2 bb 'AK47' air rifles
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nikvanorton
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Probably less in the UK - the Yunker 1 is the least popular model due to it's pistol and tube firing mechanism (it is one of my favourites though). I'd say that it would be worth around £350 - £400 if you were to sell it.
The Yunker-1 variant is extremely rare on this side of the Channel, but, that said, Yunker BB guns are rare items as a rule: only 1 or 2 come up for sale in France each year.
nikvanorton
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I recently had a conversation with Oleg from Rusmilitary who told me that 35 Tyrex and 5-6 Kedr MMG were sold in the UK, so there you have it - the definitive answer as to the rarity of these guns in the UK.
So come on guys, who's hiding the remaining 39 examples of these two??
So come on guys, who's hiding the remaining 39 examples of these two??
John M
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Yes, I'd like one too!
I think both the TyRexes I have were originally bought in Germany - they were never imported to or sold directly in France: Germany has always been the gateway into continental Europe for Russian BB guns.
John M
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That makes sense to me and explains why so many Baikal Makarovs have Hans Wrage's initials on them.
Older MP654K batches sold in France around the year 2000 had the FWW marking: Frankonia Waffen Würzburg, that is.
John M
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That's a new one on me Didier. Thanks.
If you have an image of an example, would you mind adding it to one of the Makarov threads?
My latest Yunker acquisition:
Not the most glamorous of Yunkers, as it is a Yunker-2 and Umarex-marked (
), but still, it does have some interesting features.
First off, it has a Soviet-style bakelite grip and a Tula mag shell - those have now become nearly impossible to find in France.
The H prefix of its serial number is also nice, as is the side rail, because, as you know, I have some spare optics to slide onto such rails.
The AK-74 muzzle device is a "not that nice" feature, though. To me, it looks like an East-German brake. We usually assume that that is the wrong muzzle device for the shorter Yunker-2 BB gun, but even Russians sometimes use those on their AK105-type Saigas, so maybe I will leave it on there.
Ideally, I would need wood handguards to go with the bakelite grip and the orange magazine, but I only have a lower (Bulgarian) AK-74 wood handguard at home and the wood upper handguards I have aren't really the same colour, so I think I'll use plum handguards instead of the more modern black handguards.
As you may have guessed, the gun is still in Germany at the moment - it will take a week or two before I receive it.
Not the most glamorous of Yunkers, as it is a Yunker-2 and Umarex-marked (
), but still, it does have some interesting features.First off, it has a Soviet-style bakelite grip and a Tula mag shell - those have now become nearly impossible to find in France.
The H prefix of its serial number is also nice, as is the side rail, because, as you know, I have some spare optics to slide onto such rails.
The AK-74 muzzle device is a "not that nice" feature, though. To me, it looks like an East-German brake. We usually assume that that is the wrong muzzle device for the shorter Yunker-2 BB gun, but even Russians sometimes use those on their AK105-type Saigas, so maybe I will leave it on there.
Ideally, I would need wood handguards to go with the bakelite grip and the orange magazine, but I only have a lower (Bulgarian) AK-74 wood handguard at home and the wood upper handguards I have aren't really the same colour, so I think I'll use plum handguards instead of the more modern black handguards.
As you may have guessed, the gun is still in Germany at the moment - it will take a week or two before I receive it.
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02cardyd
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Beast great find
nikvanorton
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That's very nice. How many Yunkers now?
Only five.
nikvanorton
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I don't feel so bad with my measly three then
John M
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A great find Didier. That Tula mag shell would look great on my Yunker 3 / AKS-74!
The mag pictured is an East German original with dummy rounds, which I use for display.
The mag pictured is an East German original with dummy rounds, which I use for display.
Well, as they say, it's not the quantity that matters most.I don't feel so bad with my measly three then
My quest is far from being over: I still need a Yunker-1 and a dimpled-receiver gun, not to mention the Legion variant!