Help ID and date a SKS

[SmallShark]

It was sold by Classic Firearms in 2013 as C&R.

It has a 2 letters + 3 digits numeric serial number.

On the barrel, it has

I. O. Inc Monroe NC
M 56 7.62X39 China

But the serial number starts with Russian letters

Thanks in advance.





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[echo1]

That's it, 1 picture.

Tough to actually nail down specifically. Do all the numbers match? Any arsenal stamp (/26\)? What does the top of the receiver cover look like, star-with an arrow? Two piece firing pin? Should be loaded with stamps under the barrel, inside and on the bolt & carrier. Should be "T56" not M, I think.

Wild guess is it's a very early Russian or more likely a Sino-Soviet. PAX

[SmallShark]

That's it, 1 picture.



Tough to actually nail down specifically. Do all the numbers match? Any arsenal stamp (/26\)? What does the top of the receiver cover look like, star-with an arrow? Two piece firing pin? Should be loaded with stamps under the barrel, inside and on the bolt & carrier.



Wild guess is it's a very early Russian or more likely a Sino-Soviet. PAX

Bolt, receiver and trigger guard has the same number. Dust cover has a 5 digits numeric number. 14793



It has a half triangle, unreadable. Very small on the left side of the receiver

On the bottom left of the barrel 3 stamps

The triangle and stamps are all pea size.

Not a single Chinese character on it.

Blade bayonet.





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[sealocan]

Maybe you already know about this but there is a website that MAY be helpful when dating the SKS rifles, that were made all over the world...

http://www.yooperj.com/SKS-24.htm

[SmallShark]

Maybe you already know about this but there is a website that MAY be helpful when dating the SKS rifles, that were made all over the world...



http://www.yooperj.com/SKS-24.htm

thanks

i found that site from google search. sadly, i didnt find the info about this SKS

[OniKoroshi]

Sino soviet chicom sks. Chinese M56 built on remaining Russian sks parts. I believe dates ranged from 1956-1957 until china started their serial numbering system.

[SmallShark]

Sino soviet chicom sks. Chinese M56 built on remaining Russian sks parts. I believe dates ranged from 1956-1957 until china started their serial numbering system.

much appreciate it.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Sino soviet chicom sks. Chinese M56 built on remaining Russian sks parts. I believe dates ranged from 1956-1957 until china started their serial numbering system.

I concur. There were a lot of these sold a couple years ago, mostly dried up now. Chinese SKS, with some Russian parts jumbled in randomly. Very good rifle, value approximately $300 - $400 depending on condition.

[SVT-40]

Actually that is a Soviet receiver. The Chinese didn't use Cyrillic letters on their rifles.. the top cover is just a mismatched bit. It was not uncommon to see these mismatched Soviets mismarked by importers as type 56 rifles.