Fun fact. Nokia was majority owner of Sako and weapons division of Valmet when companies were merged.

@stevejohnson6593

2 жыл бұрын

gotta stress test your phone prototypes some way I guess?

@mcintoshpc

2 жыл бұрын

I hate this so much and I don’t know why

@rahko_cosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Another fun fact. Valmet used to make adorable red tractors in The 50s

@clopec

2 жыл бұрын

After the war, Sako was owned by the Finnish Red Cross and temporarily produced civilian products like lipsticks and lighters to avoid being demanded as war reparations by the Soviets. Apparently, Nokia had a 50 % stake in Sako until 1999.

@alcedob.5850

2 жыл бұрын

I guess they used some AK toughness magic for their phones

I'm surprised that the ceremonial gun has no provision for a bayonet.

@Alexplainow

2 жыл бұрын

A sword bayonet no less

@tomalong99

2 жыл бұрын

I think its no so much strictly for ceremonial/parade use as designed to look good for body guards who may potentially have to use it. If it were strictly ceremonial then I imagine it would be designed to only fire blanks.

@xyzaero9656

2 жыл бұрын

I am surprised that is not gold plated or entirely made of gold 😜

@chicorodriguez3964

2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same

@marcraygun6290

2 жыл бұрын

Uses 1700s styly plug bayonet

Oh look it's the unique version of Valmet that deals +15% damage.

@JohnADoe-pg1qk

2 жыл бұрын

No, those are the chrome and gold versions, they also dazzle the opponent.

@nathanschmidtke5901

2 жыл бұрын

Is sushi underrated?

@Jupiter_Rsabbit

2 жыл бұрын

How tho

@implausibleimpossiblehypot4006

2 жыл бұрын

@@nathanschmidtke5901 possibly

@spacewater7

2 жыл бұрын

Plus10 xp plus15 durability?

Ian sounds like he's talking in a library.

@themeatpopsicle

2 жыл бұрын

It's well known that loud voices are prohibited in all Sako facilities

@efz629

2 жыл бұрын

That´s a Holy place.

@sipofsunscorchedsarsaparil6052

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but what's happening on your PFP?

@davidsummer8631

2 жыл бұрын

Finland is the only country in the world whose libraries lend out firearms

@TumchieTheScot

2 жыл бұрын

@@sipofsunscorchedsarsaparil6052 is that really a question you want answered?

This gun’s look reminds me of those semi-premium weapon skins in FPS games, made specifically for players who want to buy skins but don’t want to spend too much.

@andersonrobotics5608

2 жыл бұрын

the unreflective chrome gives it that cheap look doesnt it

@andersonrobotics5608

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kadeo-ms6qw i meant chrome as in the color. he did say nickel in the video so i guess i should have said 'grey'

@cunicularius2064

2 жыл бұрын

@@andersonrobotics5608 I mean, nickel is a color, so...

@aquanecromancer5776

2 жыл бұрын

Usually it's the better option too. The expensive ones are always like, full gold plating or glowing bits and shit.

@swaaws

2 жыл бұрын

I always like these skin better though, not all gold plated and gaudy, or bright glowing neon

I choose to believe Ian snuck into Sako’s armory just so he could give us this video

@wurfyy

2 жыл бұрын

This is supported by the fact that he's clearly keeping his voice down in the video.

@Calvin_Coolage

2 жыл бұрын

Question is did he ghost it completely or did he have to tranq a few guards with a modified Welrod?

@pcarrierorange

2 жыл бұрын

@@Calvin_Coolage 100% stealthed it. That’s what his hat collection is for, disguises.

@catfish552

2 жыл бұрын

Much like he did with that distillery.

As a side note, I’m so happy how far Ian has come. Gun Jesus being able to visit museums and private collections around the world to show all of his knowledge for us. He’s a genuine guy and deserves all the success and subscribers.

@andersjjensen

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. And by being both apolitical and a methodical researcher he is even getting personal invitations, at times, to places very few, if any, as ever been.... Like the armament vault of the GIGN...

@bellumletale988

2 жыл бұрын

@@andersjjensen Very true. When they allowed him to tour the H&K vault a bit ago, and let him talk about whatever he wanted is when it really hit me that our lil niche gun historian is rising to the top of the firearm community/content.

Everyone gangsta until Qatari RG pulls out cammo that's unlocked after 400 head shots

@jeremiahzerda4216

2 жыл бұрын

Their designer tactical nukes also come in the nickel plated variant.

@alaric_

2 жыл бұрын

Man, that joke was as hilarious as it was dark :D But, i though only China headshots these days? Middle east straps you to a pole and firesquad you or connect sword with the neckbone?

@gooseedits7165

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine they releasing Sliver Camo, It would be similar as platinum but it more shiner than supposed be

@KhrisMiddletonFitnessOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

@@alaric_ It's a video-game joke. Has nothing to do with execution methods.

Pity the soldier who runs the bolt and scratches the carrier...

@Critical_Path

2 жыл бұрын

Fair, eventually you would have wear for sure. I think the nickel would actually last a while without getting scratched though, as long as both of the sliding surfaces are both nickel plated. Nickel tends to be quite lubricious with itself.

@petesheppard1709

2 жыл бұрын

@@Critical_Path That's why I was a bit surprised the bolt carrier wasn't nickeled like the rest of the gun. The dark finish will show the slightest scratch or wear.

@alaric_

2 жыл бұрын

Those guns are not meant for training or practice. Only times those guns get used are ceremonial firing and SHTF situations. Guard will be on the firing range with standard AK/RK rifle and scratch them instead.

@petesheppard1709

2 жыл бұрын

@@alaric_ Yep! Still, a tube of cold blue might come in handy...

@gijake1989

2 жыл бұрын

Hell, I pity the soldier that throws the safety too much and scratches the side.

I love nickel plating, much more "warmth" than chrome

@astronomenov99

2 жыл бұрын

I think chrome would have caused annoying dazzling reflections in the harsh Qatari sunlight. I should know, I was living there in 1977! I maybe saw some of these actual guns being carried by the palace guards as we drove past.

@tonny.c

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know it looks like cheap silver spray paint to me (not saying it isn't nickel)

@paridegnesotto8466

2 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure chrome plating actually uses nickel before the chrome, so it's probably the same process but interrupted early

@MythicMagus

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Chrome is such a terrible choice for something that will get touched a ton. You'd end up with a billion fingerprints on it.

@AsbestosMuffins

2 жыл бұрын

not sure I'd want either chrome or nickel in the desert

A Qatari version of a Finnish version of Soviet rifle lmao

@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, isn't it all grand?

@franciscodetonne4797

2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Worldwide gun.

@Rake3577

2 жыл бұрын

@@franciscodetonne4797 Mr. 762

@Xiao_PP

2 жыл бұрын

Reviewed by an American who wishes he was a Frenchman and then commented on by a New Zealander

@kiljucook7625

2 жыл бұрын

@BUCSA RADUANDREI copy of what?

Ian seems to be struggling to keep his voice in a lower tone. ASMR Forgotten Weapons is real.

@alaric_

2 жыл бұрын

It was mentioned in a another comment that you can hear the echo when Ian rises his voice slightly. If it echoes at these volumes, imagine if he would speak in normal voice.

@SobeCrunkMonster

2 жыл бұрын

volume, not tone

@Hysteria98

2 жыл бұрын

Amusingly, the Kolibri video (world's smallest handgun) he talks more softly and quietly, as if he's identifying a small rodent and not an inanimate object, lol

This is the Version of the Valmet you would loot off a random "Finnish stranger" encounter in Fallout 2

@GaryGang911

2 жыл бұрын

Retro fallout was so cool, and people say that the AR and AK platform mods aren’t lore friendly.

@Vermicularchive

2 жыл бұрын

The older the platforms start to feel in our world, the more appropriate they feel in the canon.

@arcticst6327

2 жыл бұрын

@@GaryGang911 Considering the M16 was the old service rifle in FO3 and FNV, and the AK appears in FO3 and FO4, its boggling that people think AKs and ARs aren't canon at all.

@arcticst6327

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrumpyGremlin. The Chinese AK only appears as a prop unfortunately. It's not usable

@CyanEyed07

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrumpyGremlin. The AK is still in FNV's files as a carry over from FO3, but is not normally accessible without mods or console commands.

Love how Ian avoids having to pronounce Jyväskylä @2:32

@Yupppi

2 жыл бұрын

Riihimäki was enough.

Chrome plated RK-62 rifles are also used by the Finnish Defence Forces conscript band rifle show team.

@quatro_quatro

2 жыл бұрын

Must be a pain in the butt to do all the flippy spinnys with a 30rd mag attached to it. Why don‘t they use Kar. 98‘s or other bolt-action rifles, like drill teams normally do?

@samihamalainen665

2 жыл бұрын

@@quatro_quatro They have shorter magazines, 10 or 15 rounds I think.

@banaana1234

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, they have quite a few of those.

@quatro_quatro

2 жыл бұрын

@@samihamalainen665 OK, sounds interesting. I‘ll check them out on YT.

@alaric_

2 жыл бұрын

@@quatro_quatro kzread.info/dash/bejne/noaiwa-kqMXgY7g.html RK's are polished with 10rnd magazine, black furninshings and the front sight is phosphated to black. Oh, the bayonette is fixed (at least in the photos).

To be honest I like the look of nickel plating to chrome or gold.

@ourtime-downhere6931

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, looks much nicer to me.

The book 2 in the series "Arma Fennica" "Sotilasaseet / Military arms by Timo Hyytinen tells the story of these guns. If my memory serves me, Quatar asked an offer for gold plated guns so they decided to offer these instead. They were meant for the Royal Guard, hence the emblem. It was specifically required that the rifles need to be fully functional like a standard assault rifle. The flash hider was removed due to looks. The rifles and the equipment - three magazines, tools were delivered in wooden box for each gun with velvet red upholstery. The belt was of white leather. But please search for the book. :)

Looks like someone in Qatar figured the Royal Guard was possibly going to have to actually seriously fight, so instead of primarily ceremonial arms they should be issued prettied-up modern, practical arms.

@TheSuspectOnFoot

2 жыл бұрын

Or maybe they wanted to have that guard to be able to actually guard. In my opinion it's a better middle way solution instead of doing what the British Royal Guard do and just straight up carry L85s while wearing the old red coats and bearskin hats

@TexasSpectre

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSuspectOnFoot They seem to have struck a very interesting balance there, if so. They wanted the Royal Guard's arms to look nice, but they could have gone with a full polished chrome as many countries did. Instead, they went with a matte nickel plate that doesn't reflect like chrome - which means the user will be less distracted as well as less obvious to the enemy. That said, the British Royal Guard had far more immediate and real threats than the Qatari Guard faced in that era, so giving them full on combat arms isn't a bad idea. The IRA was no joke. However, the L85... not such a good choice.

"Why do you want a gold plated AK?" 99% of the Middle East: Just shut up and take the money!

@connorcampbell5274

2 жыл бұрын

imgur.com/a/zhddUnC There exists a gold plated RK95, so...

@randynovick7972

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody can tell me what gun I need... and I need a gold AK.

@JJ-op9om

2 жыл бұрын

Actually there are only 2-3 rich countries in the Middle East

@ckasetti1233

2 жыл бұрын

@@connorcampbell5274 Oh my, that thing looks sexy af.

@Salman-ji7en

2 жыл бұрын

@@JJ-op9om 6. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, and Oman are all pretty rich.

That has to be one of the coolest AK derivatives I've seen yet, it's simply splendid.

You can literally hear Brandon Herreras heavy breathing over Gun Jesus' soothing and soft spoken words.

@edwinalexis593

2 жыл бұрын

I was having a real good time watching the video and reading the comments about this really nice Valmet until I saw this comment mentioning that f*cker Thanks buddy

@aaaargl

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwinalexis593 glad you liked it

@edwinalexis593

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaaargl props

It's truly Admiral General Aladeen's choice of weapon. As a proud citizen of Al Wadeeyaa I can affirm that our supreme leader equipped the elite royal guards only with very aladeen quality items.

@willday8880

2 жыл бұрын

Aladeen, only the aladeen aladeen equipment for the aladeen military on Aladeen

2:26 Its nice to see my home city name here. I live pretty close to the factory, and have been inside few times. Lots of cool stuff there...

The production marking is pretty nice with how informative it is. Produced in a Valmet factory in Tourula, Jyväskylä, in 1977. Says everything necessary on the tin.

The Elbonian Royal Guard Valmet receivers are coated in Bakelite.

@jasonirwin4631

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the elbonian royal guard rifles where SKS rifles modified with AK drum mags and the side folding stock from a M55 reising. With the receivers hydro dipped gold and chrome painted stocks.

@megawolfr1986

2 жыл бұрын

@stephen duffy I can't find anything online. Do you know where to search?

@stephenduffy5406

2 жыл бұрын

@@megawolfr1986 The Elbonian national internet service is provided on Thursdays and Sundays only, provided that it is not a Royal Holy Week. So try again later ...

@Rendo86

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenduffy5406 I not sure if that information is open to the public. it's secret military info like the F-104 jets

@pcarrierorange

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenduffy5406 Royal Holy Week is the second week of every fortnight.

Really looks very classy, honestly, compared to fucking chrome or gold.

@xxxggthyf

2 жыл бұрын

Compared to chrome or gold yes. But that's not saying much. Says the man who once sprayed his SPAS 12 pink for a fancy dress shoot. I'd like to say it looked absolutely fabulous darling but it just looked stupid.

@squibblez2517

2 жыл бұрын

@@xxxggthyf as someone who loves shotguns, semi-auto ones in particular, hearing that you spray painted a SPAS-12 hurts me lmao

@actualperson1971

2 жыл бұрын

I like it! It's silverish but not shiny and reflective. Very cool.

@samclarke899

2 жыл бұрын

I have to ask. Is your profile picture a furry in nazi uniform

@opaqueman5043

2 жыл бұрын

No it doesn’t.. it’s just as ugly..

I lived in Qatar in the early 80's and went to the palace almost daily. The Amiri guards carried these along with cartridge belts criss crossing their torso and long curved knives on a belt around their waist. They would look you over very carefully before you entered the palace where you would go through two more security checks. In summer it was quite hot and they stood out there until about 1:00 PM when the Amiri palace was closed for mid-day break and then reopened about 5:00 PM.

I've heard rumours of this gem, but never seen one in the wild! Hyvä Suomi!

@fookyu1621

2 жыл бұрын

And you probably never will. Id bet the ones not in sakos museum are gonna be in museums and the like in its home country. Unicorns are real and us plebs will never have one

@fookyu1621

2 жыл бұрын

@@doejon9424 im sure it was fired wildly into the air at a wedding at some time

@fookyu1621

2 жыл бұрын

@@doejon9424 its a valmet built by finns its a tier ak gun is great just not much to talk about since he has 30 min on the valmet 30 min on the tabuk and probably 3 hours on aks in general

@Afrohare

2 жыл бұрын

@@doejon9424 WTF are you on about? Do you even know what Qatar is? They are not notorious for military short-comings, or are you just the kind to bundle up all the "A-rabs" akin to "all dem Ajians rook arike, har-har!"

@fookyu1621

2 жыл бұрын

@@doejon9424 you dont have to like aks i dont really care for them but gotta respect the quality of what it is

Best looking "AK" I've ever seen

Hopefully we're getting to look at the issued, shiny RKs that the Finnish military band uses.

@Calvin_Coolage

2 жыл бұрын

The Finnish military band has their own specific rifles?

@alaric_

2 жыл бұрын

@@Calvin_Coolage Tried putting couple of links but YT deleted them. Anyway if you google "armeija soittokunta aseistus" you will get few pictures of the players with guns. The're the guys with blue-white shoulder pads. RK's are polished with 10rnd magazine, black furninshings and bayonette is fixed. Also the front sight is phosphated to black.

@Calvin_Coolage

2 жыл бұрын

@@alaric_ I only managed to find one image but that is one of the most gorgeous rifles I've ever seen.

@Itapirkanmaa2

2 жыл бұрын

@@Calvin_Coolage "RK 62 kromattu - a fully functional chrome plated version of the late RK 62 production variant for FDF conscript band displays." (wikipedia)

I remember hearing somewhere that in that region it was traditional to polish off all the black painted parts of the rifle and leave it bare polished metal. So shiny bare metal weapons are a stylistic regional thing.

...my memory might serve me bit wrong, but was it Abu Dabi who actually requested that their Valmet AKs should be made of pure gold. I recall the folks at Valmet convinced them that that would not work out so well due to extra weight and softness of the gold 🙂 - Hence the gold plated versions instead. Had a change to hold both of these guns in my hands once at the reference collection when it was held by Riihimäksi Hunting Museum. Had to watch out my drooling while holding them 🤗 We actually used wool gloves to keeps the guns in pristine condition.

@romaliop

2 жыл бұрын

That reminds me of a story about the war reparations Finland was paying to the Soviet Union. They included some boats/ships among other stuff and of course a boat big enough needs to have a sauna in Finland. Nothing wrong with that. However, the Soviet representatives responsible for the boat apparently demanded that the sauna benches should be made of copper instead of the traditional wood benches. Of course the reasoning wasn't that copper would make a particularly good sauna bench (rather they'd strip the more expensive copper for their own profit or something like that), but still the Finns had to convince them that this wasn't an appropriate demand...

@ZGryphon

2 жыл бұрын

"Fear not, Pinky. The unwieldy atomic weight of gold shall not be an impediment to my _next_ plan."

@Ccorniit

2 жыл бұрын

Never had the chance to hold the gold plated version, but I saw that in showcase in Tourula factory back in 1994.

Finnish army also has chrome-plated RK 62s for ceremonial/parade use

So much bling on an AK lol ... seriously interesting rifle though and Sako opening its doors to you for our viewing and educational pleasure is much appreciated!

I let out a weird snort when I saw this thumbnail. Not expecting so much AK bling in my Monday Forgotten Weapons here.

Honestly one of the best looking aks I’ve seen

"I want my AK bling.. but not so bling that people *say* it's bling... you dig?"

@brorjordas1979

2 жыл бұрын

Is that a Snoop Dogg quote?.. 😁😁

@andersjjensen

2 жыл бұрын

@@brorjordas1979 Nope. I invented it on the spot... but thanks for the compliment! :P

I live ~500 meters from the factory (Tourulan tehdas A.K.A Kivääritehdas), where the RK-series of rifles were made. Also used RK 62 and RK 95 TP on my military service. Nice to see familiar platform in bling bling variant.

The RK62/Valmet M62 (Chrome plated) is also still in service of the Finnish Defence Forces with the honorary guard and military marching band

You know what's the difference between nickel and chrome? Nickel develops a patina over time, while chrome just gets rust spots, like an old bumper. Which means the Valmet rifles will look cool as they get aged and worn.

I was serving in the conscript band of the Finnish Defense Forces in 2011 and the performing rifle group had nickel plated RK's in service, I'm sure they still do.

Been invited all around the world to have access to rarest weapons ever made as a job when actually it's your hobby must be great. Certainly Ian has the merits.

My favourite type of video. Quite mundane and welll known gun with a surprising twist. Love it!

I really like that Nickel plating. I think it's a nice balance between Chrome and normal gunmetal.

That nickel-plated rifle used to be in Valmet reference collection in Tourula factory The last time I had access to the collection and handled that particular rifle was in 1982. It has been almost 40 years, and I am happy to see that the rifle still survives. Thank you, Ian. Respect.

What a beautiful spec. Looks gorgeous

This has to be one of the most beautiful guns I've ever seen. It looks sharp as hell.

That thing looks beautiful, I love the "raw look" on an AK

Lived next to Sako factory in Riihimäki as a kid. I remember shooting homemade wooden arrows from a toy bow inside the fenced area with a friend. Damn we did some stupid stuff as kids.

RK 62 Kromattu (Chromed): A fully functional chrome plated version of the late RK 62 production variant for FDF (Finnish Defence Forces) conscript band displays (looks pretty dope)

Bought a Valmet Hunter in .308 in the 80's to help a friend in a divorce. Turned out to be an unexpected outstanding shooter, plus it has appreciated significantly over the years, and got me interested in Sako, and later Tikka which I own many more of than is healthy....at least for my savings account. Nice to see this variant.

It's a one of those very interesting variants, that almost nobody in finland has no clue either. There's quite many small-number arabic deals and trials and such that almost nobody could keep track on everything, but the people in charge at regions of considerable wealth did recognize the nigh-on indestructibility of AK platform and manufacturing quality of Sako/Valmet. There has also been quite a lot of controversy lately about sniper/marksman rifle deliveries to certain arab nations, but that again serves as another proof of manufacturing quality. War is a nasty thing, but for weapons manufacturers it's "business as usual".

@hopeinen5287

2 жыл бұрын

I recall a story about a RK-62(or some variant) popping up with some Libyan militants a few years back as well.

this is really, really interesting. the nickel plating is kinda crazy, i don't think i've seen an ak with nickel

@jousiammuntakanava

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah usyally it's the guy on the recieving end of a rifle that gets to see the nickle 😅

What a cool demonstration and background, Ian. Neat story!

If I owned that it would be my new edc

This is a beautiful rifle. Thank you for giving us a video on it.

That looks absolutely beautiful.

Snow in the aperture is one quick breath of air away from being clear. Used to do it as a habit when using iron sights during my military service.

Aperture sights get filled with snow, lets put the open notch sight! *Sends rifle to Quatar*

Thanks for sharing and for them to allow you access.

Finland always produces high quality AKs for high extensive harsh use with supreme acuracy with sights for long range target hitting parts on AKs are also replacecable for improving or maintaining functionality in times of war.

Neat. I used to have a car that was made by (presumably a very different division of) Valmet. They built the convertible versions of the first- and second-generation Saab 900 under contract.

Ian is speaking very quietly in the Sako factory because he doesn't want to spook the guns.

I remember seeing one of the gold plated ones at Sako factory in Jyväskylä, so waiting for a video of that one too 😄

Props to Ian for excellent pronunciation of Qatar. (almost like "cutter")

The valmets offered by interarms had beautiful wood, and the famous valmet quality, I would have loved to bought one back then, they are worth upward of 5 figures, depending on caliber and options.

Pretty unique, an AK that actually looks good.

@swaaws

2 жыл бұрын

Can’t believe you just said that

@RyuakiraX

2 жыл бұрын

Wait till you see the RK's domestic parade model.

@muhammadnursyahmi9440

2 жыл бұрын

Ugh, it's gaudy as hell. Probably worse than Saddam's (or Uday's? I'm not sure whose) gold AKs

@swaaws

2 жыл бұрын

@@RyuakiraX I like this one better, like the wood better than the plain black

@xyzaero9656

2 жыл бұрын

Gold plated AK with high gloss wood furniture also looks great 🤑

“Yeah, a Finnish AK. Make it look like a Soviet one, please, but fancy!”

The original Qatar contract was "gold or nickel plated". I have seen some experimental gold plated parts in Jyskä factory near Jyväskylä, where the plating plant was located then in 1977. All foremen of the plant had gold plated car keys... I have not seen an assembled gold plated rifle, but the parts and the fancy dark wood furniture parts were gorgeous. Finally, the contract was delivered in satin nickel, with dark wood and white parade slings.

Ian, while you are there, please ask the folks at Valmet to import some M76 parts to the US. Spare parts for M76 rifles are exceedingly expensive and hard to obtain.

Pretty crazy to see a finish like that on an AK. Interesting story!

Thank you , Ian .

Thanks for the video. I don't think I've ever seen even a color picture of the Qatar Royal Guard rifles, much less a video! In his book on the Finnish Arms Industry, "Asesuunnittelua Suomessa," the author Timo Hyytinen recalls visiting Qatar ahead of the sale and being posted up in the capital city's second-fanciest hotel, which is described as more or less a rathole and remarks at the huge disparity between the wealth of the Emir and the poverty of his people. He does also briefly mention that Qatar actually held selection trials in 1975, a Kalashnikov variant being desired over other unspecified offerings from the USA, France, and UK. He also mentions a standard run of assault rifles being delivered to the Qatar special forces, but the regular army was supplied with standard combloc Kalashnikovs because the procurement chief figured that they didn't need to shoot as accurately as the Royal Guard or Special Forces units!

That's a high class weapon. It's not mean to kill people. -Big Boss(Metal Gear Solid 3)

Never disappointed in the content.

That's a beautiful piece.

Nickel plated because of the warmer climate in close proximity to saltwater. Hello from Florida!

Ian coming straight from the library so he's got to speak softly or get kicked out.

@sagqe

2 жыл бұрын

Here in Finland we don't like loud people.

In 500 years Ian is gonna be this legendary guy amongst historians for being the gun historian who made all these videos back in the day about lost and forgotten guns.

Personally I think nickel plating looks better than gold plating.

I had a M76S in the 80's kind of the same but receiver was black, handguard and grip was black plastic with a wood stock it even had an bayonet lug. Use to eject the cases of 223 really hard like 20 to 25 feet back to right side.

Wow what a beautiful rifle with cool history

That wood furniture is beautiful.

@ScottKenny1978

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, if I was going to re-stock an AK I'd want wood like that. I used Tiger Maple on my PSL...

Sako also made 100 of these nickle plated rk rifles to celebrate one of their anniversaries and they were given to Sako dealers. We have one at our store.

That is a nice looking Valmet thank you for the video and thumbs up. :)

I enjoy these videos very much.

Gorgeous Valmet

Even the rivets are gorgeous

This looks beautiful

Beautiful weapon. Thanks Ian 🤝🤝👍👍👍

I hope people in Valmet understand how important it is to open their reference collection to people like Ian who show what they have to more than 2 million subscribers. I think it is impossible to have 2 million viewers even in ten years of public display in Finland.

Thats a really fancy looking AK. Im waiting for the day you show a golden ak on your channel

A good year was '77. It spat me, Star Wars and this rifle out.

Hope you get to do some sightseeing. I’ve never been, but from the pictures I’ve seen it’s a very beautiful country.

That is the prettiest ak variant I've ever seen the wood the nickel perfect

Really nice wood furniture.

Absolutely Gorgeous!

Now that’s a sharp looking rifle.

The Qatari Royal Guard had great tastes! Those are excellent colour and material choices.

this is why you can turn the rk62 sight around and it has standard battle sight also called "Night sight"