SKS stock question?

hello,

found this stock... i assume it is a Chinese sks stock but not for sure... the sling swivel is on bottom with a cutout on the side as well... is this normal or did someone modify and is it Chinese or some other maker?

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thanks,
Mike

Here is my Chinese SKS which is U.K. deactivated spec. As can be seen there is no cut-out on the side of the stock but I don't know if all Chinese examples are the same as mine.

Yooper John's website makes specific mention of dual sling swivel mountings, the side cutouts were typically either Albanian, or post 1959 Chinese, however this note is of valid reference:

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China used both swivels during production so later guns also had bottom swivels. Rebuilds could be either.

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Yooper John's Gun Information

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Originally Posted by Flying10uk

Here is my Chinese SKS which is U.K. deactivated spec. As can be seen there is no cut-out on the side of the stock but I don't know if all Chinese examples are the same as mine.

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Yours looks like a Factory 306, a better image of the stamping could better ID a year.

Make it easier...

ok thanks all...

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

Make it easier...

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Thanks Jim, yooper's site has good information but has so many protections and no with direct link able pages makes referencing difficult. I didn't quite have the time to grab a screen cap and upload when I posted.

The impression that I got of my Chinese SKS is that it is surprisingly well made. However, whatever wood was chosen for the stock seemed, in my opinion, a little on the soft side.

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Originally Posted by Flying10uk

The impression that I got of my Chinese SKS is that it is surprisingly well made. However, whatever wood was chosen for the stock seemed, in my opinion, a little on the soft side.

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Both of those impressions match my own. About a decade ago we had an absolute glut of new production "Norinco" civilian SKS's, they were identical to the military production guns aside from date of mfg, and sold for $130. I handled a number and shot a few, and they worked just as well as any other SKS produced. The stocks are of a softer type wood than one is usually accustomed to, since I am no international arbourist I can't guess, however an internet search for the topic reveals lots of speculation. The wood in most Norinco products are a little on the soft side in my experience and remind me of working with Poplar, the "soft" hardwood.

Is this the stamps you mentioned in relation to the date? I have tried to sharpen it up with the picture editor on my computer.

Those are the stamps, and the glare was washing it out in the original photos, that is much better, and I didn't even notice the second close up shot in your first photo spread.

That is a 1960's Factory 26 built rifle that was the original Russian supervised factory in Jainshe. The three Chinese characters literally translate to Five-Six-Type, of course we know that is the Type-56 rifle designation.

That looks like the example to have if you are collecting a Chinese military SKS, like might have been encountered during the Vietnam and other conflicts in the region. I was curious to see if it was a sheet metal receiver, but it looks like conventional milled unit.