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User Name Remember Me? January 4, , PM lordhedgwich. I picked up a norinco sks way back in august and im not sure how to tell what date it was made. The only things i see are a symbol with chinese writing with the numbers and numbers on the stock if needed i can post pics. January 4, , PM tahunua I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did- Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet- Benjamin Franklin. Really production that seems how for how nice mine looks lol thanks for the info. I didn't realize just how rough of shape mine was in until I started cleaning the cosmoline out of it so now it's a project gun to see if I can turn it into a evil black rifle or this case OD green with decent sights. Attached Images I guess that's just the danger that comes with the territory I suppose. January 5, , AM lordhedgwich. Thread Tools. All times are GMT The time now is AM.

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Forgotten Your Password? Remember Me? Photo Gallery Photo Gallery Options. Last Jump to page: Results 1 to 10 of During this period, we've seen how it has evolved from the original design to the many variations. The main driving force for the changes was purely economics, a need to produce more at a lower cost. Faced with an over supply in a saturated North American market, several new variants were created and marketed. Writing this sticky was a daunting task because the amount of information was overwhelming. Just the factory codes alone numbered in Some of the codes were difficult to decipher because they were like jig-saw puzzles fitted within a triangle.

Sks serial number chinese

User Name Remember Me? January 4, , PM lordhedgwich. I picked up a norinco sks way back in august and im not sure how to tell what date it was made.

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I have looked at all the data and still stumped on my 5 serial number sks. Haha how much was it? First observation of stamped trigger group, first two piece gas tube, deletion of bolt carrier and bayo lug lightening cuts. The American public first encountered the Chinese SKS when the soldiers brought them back from the jungles of Vietnam. Excellent info. Post by Greasemonkey » Thu Dec 01, am. Location of the codes: - Factory 26 , the codes are located on the right side of the serial numbers. They basically followed the Russian style but instead of using 2 cyrillic letters followed by 4 numbers, they used 1 alfa letter followed by 4 numbers. Joined this site because of this thread. Most came with a shortened barrel. Post by Witchdoctor » Thu Dec 01, pm. Made in factory [], [], f. I'm only listing the ones that I have seen pictures of and the pictures are from various sources.

Depending on the rifle's nation of origin, you can usually determine its manufacturing date from the serial number or a separate date stamp. Inspect the rifle for any Cyrillic or Asian language characters that could help you determine its country of origin.

The same situation for the "M" that does not have a bayo so no need to completely machine the bayo lug and no groves on the stock. Insert Quotes Quotes Post Reply. Proof for this dating scheme is severely lacking. Translates to Type 56 carbine, not to be confused with Type 56 rifle which was assigned to the AK Factory 26 parts changes. Post by Witchdoctor » Wed Nov 30, pm Thanks for the info, guess that's about as close as I'm gonna get to finding a date I can't expect with that many factories involved to do things in unison, these factories were spread throught out the country and some of them were in remote areas. Importer stamp: Here's a couple examples of the Public Security marks: Here's a recent photo taken in Shanghai of one of the Public Security force vehicles displaying the same two characters: Both early and late features can be found on these rifles - threaded or pinned barrels, stamped and milled trigger housings, etc. If any of the photos in this post are yours and you explicitly do not want them shown, please contact me at sks-files. I didn't say I was an addict, I'm just outa pain meds Doctor's appt. Jouster2 Shooting Forums Good luck with the link. The answer is that there are many lower output factories that also produced rifles in this time period. Once in awhile a member would experience slam fire with their new SKS, in most cases it is due to poor cleaning of the bolt. They were easier to make than the originals. There is no way to definitively date one, China has never released production info or any factory info, nor will they ever due to their government.