AK purists, please divert your eyes because you will not like this.
I'm considering this a temporary solution until I can figure out something that does not change the look of the folding mechanism at all.
I have been trying to figure out an easy way to fix/pin the folding stock on my Egyptian crutch folders and have never been able to find a good solution. I decided I would trace the lever that engages the pin on a piece of similar thickness steel and cut it out, leaving off the twisted thumb "button". While tracing this out I saw an allen wrench and tried to just push that in where the lever sits and wouldn't you know, it fits, hold the assembly together and eliminates the ability to fold the stock.
What I don't like is that lever no longer extends out of the folding assembly so the original look is not there but like I said, this is a temporary and quick solution for those of us required to fix our folders.
I left the short bend on the allen wrench because it makes it easier to insert and remove but of course you could trim it off or use a drill blank. Any hardened metal rod should work. I notched the allen wrench with a dremel and chainsaw file to keep it in place against the horizontal bar of the crutch folder.
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How I "pinned" my Maadi Crutch Folder stock