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This is a very cool older AK (Type 56) with the pig sticker that was imported into California in the late 80's and often used in Hollywood productions. This includes the Rifle, Pig Sticker, sling, 1 mag and the original cleaning kit that fits in the stock. It is stamped GSAD on the receiver (Golden State Arms Distribution) This one has a very low serial number; 3212. I talked with the original importer April 2012, he was super nice to talk with and very knowledgable about the rifles. He has been out of business since the early 90's so he told me he was going off of 20 year old memories and trying to recall each shipment.
This was NOT the more common Jing-An that was also a G.S.A.D imported rifle. This was also prior to the very sought after Clayco version, so this gem in a rare find. He told me it would be nearly impossible to track where that exact serial number went, however this is a very early import as not many of them were stamped as "Norinco" and it likely did go to one of two prop houses. He gave me the names of the two Hollywood Prop houses he sold these rifles to. I tried to contact Stenbridge Prop House, but I think they are out of business. I was able to talk to someone at the second prop house, called HandProp. We went over details on this AK-47 and he gave me further insight. He said if it was used by a principal actor, they don't keep track of what serial number is used by which actor. The prop director just picks several up.
This particular one has not been converted to accept blanks, so it is a standard AK-47. Meaning it fires normal because it is a normal gun. This also indicates it was not fired DURING any movie. I hope all that helps, as confusing as it is.
Here is a list of movies that the Prop Houses could have used it in:
Black Hawk Down -2001
Air Force One - 1997
The Devil's Own - 1997
Courage Under Fire - 1996
Heat - 1995
Dead Presidents - 1995
Soldier Boyz - 1995
GoldenEye - 1995
In the Army Now - 1994
Clear and Present Danger - 1994
Crime Story (1993)
Beyond the Law - 1992
Rapid Fire - 1992
Hard Boiled - 1992
Boyz N The Hood - 1991
Bullet in the Head - 1990
Revenge - 1990
The Hunt for Red October - 1990
RoboCop 2 - 1990
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection - 1990
Afghan Breakdown - 1990
Navy SEALs - 1990
The Killer - 1989
UHF - 1989
Born on the Fourth of July - 1989
Casualties of War - 1989
The Iron Triangle - 1989
Rambo III - 1988
Big Trouble in Little China - 1986
Platoon - 1986
Here is more information about GSAD from: http://www.chicom47.com/Importers/ImportCompanies.htm :
G.S.A.D:
Golden State Arms Distribution located in California. They had many locations including Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Pasadena, and Santa Fe, CA. These guns are the most mysterious as they arrived in America about the same time as the Clayco guns, except they had less manufacturing markings. They simply state 7.62x39mm “Made in China†GSAD, in a usually faint roll stamping, that’s it…no factory codes and no exporter markings. Many argue these got here before the Claycos, thus the reason for the additional markings on the Claycos. The majority of these rifles were bought up by companies in Hollywood to be used in the production of movies and have come to be referred to as “movie guns.†In the late 1980s, production of movies showcasing the Vietnam War had tapered off and the movie guns were sold by the hundreds by the movie houses to distributors nationwide.GSAD however, had been in the firearms importation business for many years prior. Their claim to fame was being an importer of Enfield type rifles. They also imported weapons under the name Globco as early as 1957. GSAD is also to have been rumored as the source of firearms for the Bay of Pigs invasion, as well a clandestine asset of the Central Intelligence Agency. GSAD is known to have imported rifles in the 053xx range, as well as atleast serial #'s 0787x through 09xxx, in both fixed stock and underfolding configurations. "Double-underfold" models with folding spike bayonets and underfolding stocks have also been reported. GSAD imports are usually marked over the trigger guard on the left side of the receiver.
I tried to link a closed Gunbroker auction but I cannot figure it out. So I took a screen shot of one that looks like the same GSAD except it didn't have near as low of a serial number, nor a "Hollywood" AK-47. It sold for $1855.
Must be a legal buyer, willing to show ID and sign a bill of sale.
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