Early drop - How China sold [a lot of] AK47's to America as💰 "startup capital" [Podcast Ep. 5] (Patreon)

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So you're China in the 1980's trying to dig yourself out of poverty. Your industry isn't diverse, are largely agricultural and you just took a hit fighting the Vietnamese. How do you get out of poverty? The answer: Guns. Sell them to the American market. in the 1980's China made a lot of AK47 style rifles (Type 56 Assault) and sold them to the U.S. market. These gave the Type 56 a reputation of the best rifles, while they were considered the worst in other places of the world. So what is the truth? Where are they from? Which factory made them? How were they made? We speak with arms dealer Dave P. who's family distributed Chinese small arms in the 1980's for an answer to all these questions! Podcast Episode 5 - Featuring @9-Hole Reviews Henry and Dave from Peacemakers Firearms. We have a discount for Slate Black Industries MLOK accessories! 👉 www (dot) slateblackindustries (dot) com Discount code: 9HOLE Shopping on Amazon? Do you like sweet [yet tasteful] gun morale patches? Shopping with this link costs you nothing, but helps support our channel 👉 https://amzn.to/3trn9ju __________________________________________________________________ We love mail: 9 Hole Reviews 21175 Tomball Pkwy. No. 480 Houston, Texas 77070 00:00 - SBI 00:08 - Intro reel 02:06 - 9H Podcast 02:25 - Background 05:23 - Soviet Tech 07:43 - Sino-Viet war 12:26 - T56 production 13:26 - The US Gun Market 17:35 - The Chinese Factory 23:47 - Factory codes 26:43 - The Cost 27:52 - US Market Response 29:17 - Competition Response 30:24 - The Ban 36:05 - After the Ban 42:45 - Conclusion