Korean War Vet bring back SKS????

[vintage hunter]

I saw an SKS at a gun show a couple weeks ago and was told it was a vet bring back from the Korean War. Price: $650. I was expecting to see one of Russian mfg. but this one was a Chinese made Norinco. I've seen a few Viet Nam bring backs that were marked Chi-Com but never a Norinco. Were the Chinese even producing SKS's at the time of the Korean War?

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[sandstorm]

if you see the word norinco on a SKS then its not a bringback and you are correct, chinese did not make SKS still after the korean war .

[DaveN]

Good save.

[Calif-Steve]

Chinese didn't make any SKS's until after the USSR gave them the tool package. I would guess mid-1950 (1956) era. No Korean War SKS's that I am aware of. Chinese troops had piles of Mod 98's and 91/30 MN. But no SKS's.

[crazy4milsurps]

I have searched rigorously and tirelessly and found that not even the North Koreans used the SKS during the Korean war. No SKS ever saw battle in Korea. I was totally bummed.

[millman]

The North Koreans were packing them on an episode of MASH that I saw the other night.

[Homer2]

The Chinese weren't even making Mosins until 1953 at the earliest.