History of East Germany's MPI-KM & MPIS-M74 AK Variants

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In this video, we take a look at another rifle of mine, which was assembled from an Arms of America parts kit. This time it is an East German (DDR) MPI-KM rifle; basically the German take on Russia's AKM. We use this look as a jumping off point to talk about AK production in former East Germany.
We cover the first MPI-K, then of course the MPI-KM, next move to the popular MPIS-M74, and end by talking a bit about the abortive STG.940 project (aka Wieger type).
This video is part of our on-going effort to document the histories of various Kalashnikov variants and versions from around the world.
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@apb2887 5 лет назад

If it says "made in Germany" it means "made with quality". From the 1930's to this present day the Germans continue to make some excellent firearms!

@HaydenCarroll Год назад

Well, except the ROHM RG10...

@showato 5 лет назад

I had a chance to handle an Original Suhl Mp-i in Iraq 2003. Well made and impressive. Great video Mischa! brought back some memories!

@JenniferinIllinois 5 лет назад

My favorite AK furniture is the East German (although my AKs/variants were Polish). I just love the look.

@Humble_Balaclava 5 лет назад

East German DDR made AKs are still used by Indian Special Forces called Rashtriya Rifles, Who prefer 7.62 Stopping power over 5.56 in Counter Insurgency operations Daily against Islamic Terrorists Operations in Indian State of J&K.

@cb7677 5 лет назад

Neat info, thanks for sharing.

@labinotdoda1517 Год назад

Islamic and Indian terrorist in that state u guys are same blood skin smell just one they have one god second they have 233 gods

@amaruametl3486 5 лет назад

Great gem dropped at 12:17! About the STG-940

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

Would be a fun clone build if we ahd a few orig STG940 parts to use like say stock or gas block.

@ty.9267 5 лет назад

I've been trying to watch all your Ak videos on my spare time and now another one!!! Thanks Lol.

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

My favorite band growing up was the Smashing Pumpkins...say what you will about them, they were a prolific band at least. I guess some of that rubbed off on me? You should see the back catalogue of unpublished stuff also.

@ZzBiohazzardzZ 5 лет назад

Very nice, great vid bro.

@OriginalBongoliath 5 лет назад

I own one of the rarer 74 variants with an original barrel to go with it.

@davidphillips4869 5 лет назад

Scott7891 how much would you say that’s worth? Looking for some og barrel EG options want to get a gauge on prices.

@muffemod 3 года назад

@@davidphillips4869 An east german 74 parts kit is on GB right now with east german barrel.

@natebarfoot1277 5 лет назад

Can you guys put the pics up like you said it makes the videos so nice to watch. Keep up the great work!

@xanderh061 5 лет назад

I love my 85 E.G. Mpi-kms that I had built a few years back. It goes great with my E.G makarov.

@AUSly09 5 лет назад

On my want list! Beautiful rifles.

@brianlevine4802 3 года назад

I was in East Berlin October 16,1990.Only a couple of weeks after re-unification.People in the East didn't know what was going to happen to them.The Russians had told them "We saved you from the West". When they went walking down the Ku Dam, They realized the big lie.I paid 5 cents for liter mugs of beer.$3 for strong schnapps.We met some Americans who directed us to a Soviet arsenal being run by some young Germans.They were having a garage sale.The Russians left thier equipment behind.East German made AK's for $5.Discounts for volume purchases.Ammo,grenades,RPG,etc..I knew US Customs wouldn't accept my hand written receipt from Hans and Franz.No Government people on site.These guys were very proud of DDR quality.If we wanted to test them,No problem.I wish I could have found a way to get them here legally.

@sixhunna66 3 месяца назад

a german ak for 5 bucks goddamn i would spend everything i have if i was given such a chance lol i also remember an older guy i knew telling me his story about how he would sell truck loads of chinese SKSs for $20 a piece and for a little extra be would add can of like 600 rounds or so.. man those were the days

@TheGearhead222 4 года назад

Misha-Great videos as always. Have always wondered if you're an engineer or technician, as your videos always have the facts and not alot of clutter-John in Texas

@crackshot4797 5 лет назад

I have one of Atlantic's East German MPI-KM kit builds, glad I got it while they still had them

@user-zy4gp2tu9i 4 года назад

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@JustDefense 2 года назад

Thanks for posting

@stuartpalmer3793 Год назад

Thanks Mish, your videos are always so interesting and knowledgeable. Today, I purchased my first AK the MPI-KM... found it collecting dust at a gun shop. The rilfe is basically unused and in its original form - unsanatized. It was a gift, brought into South Africa by a diplomat and therefore, he was able to liecence it as a civilian back in the day. I would imagine these rifles are extremely rare here in SA. Got it for ZAR R10400 (595USD). Happy days

@phillipriggs3375 Год назад

We built one back in late 80's or early 90's. Good steel! Most interesting and sometimes mysterious ways they were built and gotten over here. Well Done.

@majormassenspektrometer 5 лет назад

Thanks! Great video and very nice piece of East German History!

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

Thank you for watching, cheers

@therideneverends1697 5 лет назад

I love the stock sets for these, im intent on getting a kit near future. id like to do the whole get all the different manufacturers deal, but that's going to be slow going with the kit hunting required and the list of other things my inner nerd deems I "need"

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

Amen, its taken me 20 years to pick up at least 1 AK from each nation. Its definitely an ongoing process.

@therideneverends1697 5 лет назад

Well, if it took you 20 I suppose I cant beat up on myself to much for not being nearly a quarter done 2 years in. Things seem so much simpler in your head sometimes!

@aks74utula79 5 лет назад

The Wieger was intended for India and Peru in high numbers. When the wall fell the new reunited Germany and their intelligence agencies confiscated all remaining guns and blueprints and brought them to a secret place. This all came to daylight when 10 years ago a guy was in the act of buying the old factory and wanting to start production of the 940 again..there are a few pictures of bundeswehr soldiers in the late 90s early 2000s in which one soldiers holds a carbine version of this gun

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

Yep, the STG940 was to be primarily for export and to compete with more modern weapons around the world. I'd love to have a semi-auto version.

@OriginalBongoliath 5 лет назад

Many of them were supplied to Croatia via Germany as they sided with the West during the Yugoslav Civil Wars. This is why they came out of the former Yugoslavia scrubbed by the Germans before they reached there for plausible deniability.

@roymorris03 5 лет назад

Nice job

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

Thanks

@toki89666 4 года назад

The compact East German AK-74 was called the MPi-AKS-74NK. It had the combo front sight gas block and actually had a 12.5" barrel and a full length gas tube. I don't think they actually made an 8" barrel "Krink" sized rifle. It was essentially an AK-105 variant and the E. Germans had their own AK-105 long before Russia did. Maybe thats where Russia got the idea for their 100 series carbines. Larry Vickers has a video where he shows and shoots one of these. It has a unique combo gas block front sight. He said he sent it to JMAC Customs so they could make a copy of it. It also had a unique flash hider. It is one of the coolest variants that I have ever seen honestly. Here's the link to the Vicker's Tactical video on this rifle. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lpPgg64PUbE.html

@phillipriggs3375 Год назад

Thanks for the link

@OscarPanzer 5 лет назад

I hope there will be a video on SVD soon

@koryaiine7393 5 лет назад

Dance Dance Revolution LOL

@GUNSHIPFLEX 5 лет назад

Beautiful EG AKM!

@LOUDcarBOMB 5 лет назад

11:46 Just looked it up and it was Peru just to let Mishaco and others know.

@Deathless2288 5 лет назад

What do you think of the Cugir STG 2003C? There isn't much information about them on the internet, would be awesome to hear you talk about them if you get a chance. Thanks!

@unnaturalone 5 лет назад

Beautiful rifle. Didn't see these kits on Arms of America's site, guessing they are sold out already?

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

They had the kits about a year or so ago. This video was recorded back in November, so is part of our rather extensive back catalogue.

@AjackLee4 3 года назад

The short barrel AK74 used by the DDR was actually not an 8", it was just under 12.5" for the barrel.

@russell28533 5 лет назад

I picked up an East German parts kit through Apex. Im eventually going to build it, once I get through my 4 other AK projects. I did notice however the front trunnion is a bit oversized (I think it's a 3), and I don't have any barrels that would fit it. I'm going to have to knurl one of my barrel journals to make it fit, but Id rather not.

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

You can get oversized FB barrels made in Poland. Perhaps one of those?

@ericvantassell6809 5 лет назад

As part of the final exam for my course in "How to be a better liar", I got up in front of the class and said "I know more about AKs than misha!". I failed because, as the instructor said, "a good lie is based on a kernel of truth and is at least potentially credible and ain't nobody gonna believe that"

@wattasz6348 5 лет назад

Hey Misha , Very specific question here but I remember seeing on one of your old AK videos you had a Slab Side in a Type 3 Milled AK. Now this slabside was interesting because the floor plate was not "Smooth" but rather had the dimples on it like later AK mags. Do you know anything about these mags? Where these floor plates replacements because old ones were lost? I have a slab side with later steel magazine internals and was just curious. I almost came to the conclusion that new parts were added in for stupid 922r restrictions.

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

I am sure just a replacement. Such things happen within militaries.

@aldoraine3364 5 лет назад

Glad I got to see another fine Kalashnikov

@antoniopossan7359 Год назад

I searched german ak misha got a video.. said.. misha tells you all the shit you wanna know on detail

@kurtb2522 2 года назад

Mischa, what is the definition of "scrubbed"? Kurt

@dakotagist7526 5 лет назад

Beautiful rifle, would like a new affordable all that works great with a darker stock, kalashnikovs with light wood stocks or plastic furniture isn’t nice in my opinion.

@burmiester1 5 лет назад

Try and find a new production WASR and swap it out with a surplus Romanian stock

@backyardboosters9128 5 лет назад

Very good video. Always enjoy the history. Side note you should totally edit in a shot fired when you dry fire it in one of your videos, I think it would be hilarious.

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

Can you imagine the reactions of some people on here though? Hell i bet at least one of them would flag the video with youtube lol.

@backyardboosters9128 5 лет назад

@@ozarkbeararms8840 possible but dang it would be so good hahaha

@Bubba-Fudd-bulletsmith 4 года назад

I just got a wood east german pistol grip from apex. Have you ever seen or heard of one.

@pjv9849 5 лет назад

Mishaco, is the wooden lower hand guard or the bakelite lower more desirable? I have both and am torn on which should be on my rifle. Please advise

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

Wood is earlier, bakelite is later.

@pjv9849 5 лет назад

Ozark Bear Arms Ok which would you sport?

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

I sport wood myself.

@jukkatalari3896 3 года назад

I wonder what is the durability of those plastic buttstocks, as the last ones were made 30 years ago. Have they become brittle with age?

@AK-ns4mg 5 лет назад

I wonder why those mpi's have quick metal issues such as pittings and rust.They are very sensitive to humidity and corrossive ammo.

@cybersoldier2010 5 лет назад

Peru was the only country that receive the STG-941 prior to the downfall of the Berlin Wall. Around 2,000 rifles were delivered, out of a 10,000 rifles purchase order, along with the ammo, in 1989. The order was subsequently cancelled by the German Government in 1990. Surviving quantities of such weapons remained in warehouses until their destruction by the reunified German Government in 1992. Some weapons were spared from destruction; some donated to museums, and small numbers used by the Bundeswehr for training.

@adamarens3520 5 лет назад

Does anyone else think Nodak Spud is kinda a weird name? I know lots of builds utilize their receivers and they have been around but when I heard or read their name it doesn’t seem to fit what they make. Like a brand of potato chips or something idk...

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

It stands for: North Dakota Potato

@adamarens3520 5 лет назад

Ozark Bear Arms For real?! Or are you pulling my leg lol?

@burmiester1 5 лет назад

@@adamarens3520 I would imagine that's what it means. It's based out of Edina, MN (so I'm not sure if ND stands for North Dakota or not, but I don't know what else it would be) and potatoes are commonly associated with Russia.

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

Originally NDS was either located in ND or the owners were from there...can't recall the exact story ATM. Also potatoes are grown in ND...as well as Russia. Trust me, Russians love there potatoes....every meal, every meal, my wife has potatoes...so many potatoes....millions of potatoes, potatoes for me, potatoes for free.....

@therideneverends1697 5 лет назад

So we now know Mishas wife has a potato collection to match his AK collection, truly a house of Slavic culture.

@rene8697 2 года назад

DDR has the best AK made in Suhl👍

@oriigiinals4381 6 месяцев назад

Hi Mishaco, I have a question I just came across a East German Ak like the one your showing. But one problem is there's NO serial numbers on the trunnion, dust cover, bolt, or charging handle! The receiver has a serial number & it says LEE ARMORY. I was told some German ak's were sent to Croatia & they Scrubbed off the serial numbers so they wouldn't know they came from Germany. IDK can you please help. They want $2500 for the AK

@fuhkshet9703 6 месяцев назад

He mentioned scrubbed kits… not worth 2500 for a scrubbed kit unless u have to have it

@oriigiinals4381 6 месяцев назад

Hey man thanks for the response, I didn't even watch the whole video until now. So I didn't hear him talk about the scrubbed out serial numbers thanks again!

@user-ux1mu5np3p 2 месяца назад

Polymer is plastic, plastic is polymer

@chumccurry1765 5 лет назад

DDR made AK is the best on the market.

@ozarkbeararms8840 5 лет назад

If only real ones were available.

@ffarmchicken 5 лет назад

100% agree.

@user-pj2kn6up7w Год назад

❤

@503WE 2 года назад

Eu gostaria de ter um.

@petesheppard1709 5 лет назад

And to think I used to believe that if you saw one AK, you'd seen them all... What do you mean by 'scrub'? Is it a literal removal of identifying markings? LASTLY, that cup kept catching my eye...Is Rib Crib BBQ giving you a discount??? *grin*

@therideneverends1697 5 лет назад

Yep, they would remove the manufacturers marks on the trunions and sometimes the small parts, though its not uncommon to find remaining marks on small parts like bolts and pistons