Dating a Chinese SKS

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Thanks I didnt see that page....My gun is a late production.....are there any ideas as to what date ranges are with the production era?

How can I tell if this is a military or civilian gun?

so your sks has a pinned barrel???? it would be too difficult to give you a range date bcos china never divulge those info.

what i could tell you is yours is definitely military. some of the signs are the triangle in the factory code and the serial number on the side of the stock.