M21 296

[running-man]

I knew I'd seen that before. So, all M21's have the "tickler" handguards, the inverted cover release latch, and stock relief. Does anyone know how close in proximity the Arsenal 296 is/was to Arsenal /26\? They seem to put out identical quality and features. Were all M21's new production guns and no reworked/scrubbed guns?

firstchoice

I've read quite a bit of reference material that states 296 became /26\, or at the very least, if they were separate entities they were both lines within the Jianshe factory located in Chongqing. 

Even going back to T53s, the 296 is prevalent until it was replaced by 26 and then finally /26\:

[firstchoice]

I knew I'd seen that before. So, all M21's have the "tickler" handguards, the inverted cover release latch, and stock relief. Does anyone know how close in proximity the Arsenal 296 is/was to Arsenal /26\? They seem to put out identical quality and features. Were all M21's new production guns and no reworked/scrubbed guns?

firstchoice

I've read quite a bit of reference material that states 296 became /26\, or at the very least, if they were separate entities they were both lines within the Jianshe factory located in Chongqing. 

Even going back to T53s, the 296 is prevalent until it was replaced by 26 and then finally /26\:

Well, that makes sense. Explains quite a bit of the similarities in quality and features. Thanks RM!

firstchoice