Chinese Type 80 (M80) PKM Parts Kit — Syrian Battlefield Pickup

Description

The Type 80 is the Chinese copy of the Soviet PKM, adopted by the PLA in 1983 after Chinese forces encountered captured PKMs during the Sino-Vietnamese War. Limited PLA service, but exported in volume to the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The 1994 U.S. import ban on Chinese-made firearms cut off the supply chain — what’s already in the country is what we have.

This kit was pulled off the battlefield in Syria. Not arsenal-fresh surplus. Original Chinese exterior with real wartime wear.

What’s in the kit (see photos for exact contents)

• Bolt and bolt carrier
• Feed tray and feed cover with rear sight
• Trigger group
• Top cover, dust cover, gas system
• Buttstock, pistol grip, bipod
• All receiver pieces from the demil — clean cuts, not torch-mangled
• Demilled barrel stub for chamber/headspace reference
• No barrel (US new production available below)

Condition

Fair to Good. Comes as pictured.

Build path

I can build this for you — my Polish PK is the closest reference for what these turn out like, happy to send photos on request. If you’d rather build it yourself, the parts drop onto a VLTOR semi-auto PKM receiver. The Type 80 shares geometry with Russian, Polish, and Hungarian kits, so VLTOR compatibility is confirmed. You’ll need a 7.62×54R barrel — I can supply one separately if needed.

Standard 922(r) compliance applies. The demilled receiver pieces count as foreign-source. Happy to talk through compliance before you buy.

Sold as-is.