"Note the folding stock AK47."
Great photo and knife. Hard to say for sure from the photo but it looks to me like a Chinese Type 56-1. They did produce them with an under folding stock like the one in the photo as early as the late 50's I think. Can't tell what he's holding on to - not sure if its a vertical grip, field expedient or something else - it doesn't quite look perpendicular to the stock. Either way, great photo of some good looking kit. Thanks for sharing.
Chinese did not produce a vertical fore grip model.
the AMD 65 had an abbreviated skeletonized barrel shroud basically for the rear site, and a standard grip turned around and mounted forward at angle.
The Romanian AK had laminated stocks and the wood fore grip was kinda at an angle towards the muzzle.
Cap -
that is real early for ivorite, real early. You sure about that date? Buried tang nut is not common at this time either. Both of these really start to show up in mid to late 70's.
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