SBranson23

Yes the A1 upper is a real Colt upper converted for use with the PTW. You'll note the lack of shell deflector behind the ejection port. Other real steel parts are: Handguards, caps, stock and buffer tubes (both carbine and A1) receiver cap and nut grip front sight gas tube flash hider delta ring and slip ring charging handle Turns out real steel parts are cheaper than airsoft parts too @Slainte: nice collection in your signature!

Yes, as far as I know I am the only one who went that route with the PTW. Most go modern. Most of the parts on both are real steel parts, including the milled out upper receiver and A1 grip. Really it's the barrel and lower receiver that are the only original Systema parts and the barrels have been modified. A lot of work went into these. As you may know, Systema doesn't make short mags so each one is a custom job made out of a real mag shell and a cut down inner mag.

Systema PTW VN Retro style: