It's always seemed to me that the Russian reworks are less mixed than the East German ones. Whereas the Easties actually remanufactured them and usually replaced the barrels, I think the Russians many times just dip blued them and called it good. I have a Russian rework BYF41 that, other than...
I sent him a ZF4 via USPS Express Mail for service on February 23rd after him confirming on February 22nd that that he could "correct the faults". USPS delivered it on February 24th and I've heard zilch since. I sent him an email inquiring as to progress on March 24th. No answer. I sent a...
Next up are the extractors.
Top view with front towards bottom of frame:
Bottom:
You certainly aren't going to confuse SSD made ones with originals. They work just fine though and look identical when installed.
Front:
The edges on the SSD made extractor claws are very sharp and pointy...