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What was the year of the first importation of Chinese SKSs . And what year did they stop importing them. After the ban how long did it take for stockpiles already imported to run out from Importers like Canture etc.What was the last year China made new SKSs for export. I have a very late chinese SKS that does not have a threaded bayonet bolt holding it on. The spike bayonet was missing due to the law change regarding selling SKSs with the bayonet installed. I made a custom rivett and installed the proper bayonet.
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thanks for the link I have a 1991 SKS with minimal markings. Ser # only on top of bolt in the front and on the left side of the receiver. No chinese characters.
It is a great shooter and i love it.Still need to know when they were first imported to the USA.Comment
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I think they started coming in around 1986-1987 or at least the AK's did I'm not sure if the SKS's took a little longer. I think it was in late 1994/1995 when Bill Clinton signed an EO which ended their importation.Comment
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I don't know the answer to your question. But TECHNICALLY, if it was imported with out a bayo, that's how it has to stay. When they first started to remove them, many importer sold them with the detached bayos in the box.
I don't know who in the field would know, or would care, but that is the reg. Kinda like the current bullet button fiasco, if it has a BB then it must retain the BB. But I don't know if there are accurate records, importer and serial #s to those rifles that fell into that group. Remember it was a Federal reg, not specific to Kali. PAXYou need a crew
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I remember seeing them in the late 80s but I can't recall when exactly.Comment
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I have been told that if it came without a bayonet than it has to stay that way. I miss no sleep over this detail with millions of SKSs out their with bayonets installed.But it is good to understand the details of what is legal.Comment
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The surplus ban ended in 1986, so the imports started after that....
As far as the bayonet legality issue is concerned, the restrictions were solely on importation of rifles with bayonets attached...
The ban was put into place after years of importing rifles WITH bayonets, so even at the time it was impossible to tell which was which if you put a bayonet on your rifle, which was imported without one...
In addition a few importers simply removed the bayonets, and wired them to the rifles so they were not legally "attached" to them.
Anyway ALL of the import bans related to the Federal "assault weapons" bans have lapsed, so it is no longer a violation of any law to have a bayonet on ANY SKS type rifle....Poke'm with a stick!
Originally posted by fiddletownComment
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Yeah, I remember it WAS a federal requirement. I have two chinese spikers and two bladed bought before the import bans. I had another spiker that I put on consignment at Turners riverside on Indiana ave when I was in California. They wouldn't take it until I removed the spike. They (wrongly) said that a chinese sks with a spike is an assault weapon in california. So I removed it and kept the spike and threaded rivet attachment and spring.Comment
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Must have been 85. http://kfsindustries.com/about/company-history/
I don't remember for sure about ammo I bought a bunch when I bought the SKS. I really liked the Chinese ammo.sigpic
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1989 is when the Feds amended what was considered "sporting purpose" for imported semi-auto centerfire rifles.
{disregard bad info on bayonet lugs/bayonets}
Bayonet lugs and bayonets were deemed to not have a "sporting purpose", so starting in 1989, all imported semi-auto centerfire rifles could not be imported with bayonet lugs/bayonets attached.
^This is still in effect.
Attaching a bayonet lug/bayonet to an imported semi-auto centerfire rifle triggers Fed 922r parts compliance requirements.
^This is still in effect.
Military C&R rifles in their original configuration are exempt from the "sporting purpose" requirements for imported semi-auto centerfire rifles.
18 USC 92218 USC 925Last edited by Quiet; 02-16-2017, 11:00 PM.sigpic
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Can you quote the specific section of the US code which you are referring to where "bayonet lugs/bayonets attached" are listed?
922 R specifically prohibits "assembly from imported parts any rifle.."
Adding a bayonet lug to a already assembled rifle does not constitute "assembly"...
Additionally there is no Possession prohibition. So merely possessing a Chinese SKS with a bayonet attached no matter when it was imported is not a crime...
Before 1989 there were literally tens, if not hundreds of thousands of Chinese SKS rifles imported into the US with bayonets attached to the imported rifles...They are all legal to possess and or sell..
There is no way to tell one of these rifles from a later import...
Adding to that in the past 5 years BATFE has allowed the importation and sale of Chinese SKS rifles which have been classified as Military C&R rifles. All of which have their bayonets attached...
What this did was basically make all Chinese SKS rifles C&R's...
Section 18USC 925 as listed below exempts " surplus military firearms" Chinese SKS rifles are Surplus military firearms....and are exempt.
It also only applies to "importation" and "assembly" not possession.
Since about 2010 the importation of Chinese SKS rifles with bayonets attached as C&R's has been allowed by the BATFE...
Poke'm with a stick!
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