SKS: Is this a sino-soviet model?

[Vtgunner]

I bought this SKS. I think it might be a sino-soviet model. It has a blade bayonet, full barrel lug, sling swivel mounted on the bottom, then on the rear sight and a 4 digit serial number. The only thing that is giving me pause is that it does not have the 26 factory mark and it has 2 letters prior to the 4 digit serial number rather than one. Can anyone let me know if I am close on my identification?

[spb_la]

That is definitely a Russian serial number. Probably a 52-54 Tula.

[DirtyRussianAmmo]

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[Bobby Ricigliano]

Judging by the sparse photos it just looks like a Russian. Receiver and stock appear to match. Let's see the rest of it.

[SVT-40]

Soviet, not Chinese...

[BrokerB]

Its a Ghost!!!!..

I thought it would have a star on the side receiver near the serial number to be Russian arsenal assembly.

No star..no /26\ i thought means it was assembled in china of Russian parts........

[BrokerB]

Hell i may have the matching top cover if yours doesn't match)

[spb_la]

Its a Ghost!!!!..

I thought it would have a star on the side receiver near the serial number to be Russian arsenal assembly.

No star..no /26\ i thought means it was assembled in china of Russian parts........

A true Ghost would have a digits-only serial without the /26\.
And the star on the receiver, IIRC, is a later-year Tula marking (when they stopped stamping receiver cover with the big Tula star and the year) in 55-56.

Earlier Tulas do not have a star on the side of the receiver.

There were known "Russian sneaks" in the batches of Chinese SKS that were available from AIM, Classic, J&G, etc. This could be one of those.

[BrokerB]

ahh makes sense... so ghost are just numbers

[echo1]

It's not worth much and probably a crappy shooter. I'm close enough to relieve you of your misery. PAX