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    Likely inspection marks. Soviet guns are covered...

    Likely inspection marks. Soviet guns are covered with them.

    I think the soviets used VK1 lacquer on the Mosin stocks. Not shellac
  2. Op, you are likely spot on with the 1952 date of...

    Op, you are likely spot on with the 1952 date of manufacture. The serial data archive that I have seen has four rifles with the Г Ю prefix. Three of them are feature verified as a 1952 DOM while...
  3. Soviet. Mid 1950 to Mid 1952 If you post a...

    Soviet.

    Mid 1950 to Mid 1952

    If you post a close up shot of the muzzle, I can narrow that date of manufacture even further.
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    Yep. You've got a 23rd year carbine (1978) from...

    Yep. You've got a 23rd year carbine (1978) from arsenal /306\. Looks like all the import accessories are with it-- sling, bayonet, cleaning kit. Yes?

    It's a mil-spec carbine, re-purposed for...
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    What martin08 said. Also, the [BK] stamp is a...

    What martin08 said.

    Also, the [BK] stamp is a Yugo military stamping. Seen on many Yugo small arms.
  6. The op-rod and return spring are interchangeable...

    The op-rod and return spring are interchangeable between all of the national variants.

    Any Chinese replacement spring you find online will fit.

    However, the gas 59/66 piston tube is not the...
  7. Dark reddish finish is what the Chinese used on...

    Dark reddish finish is what the Chinese used on the early Type56's, like the soviet guns. In the early 1960's they transitioned to a lighter, dull orange finish.


    I would guess that that...
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    Usabaker, if you get her cleaned up you'll be...

    Usabaker, if you get her cleaned up you'll be able to get your money back (and possibly more), if you sell locally in California.

    400 for an SKS is the extreme low end of the sks price range in...
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    Not from Vietnam. From Albania. This has been...

    Not from Vietnam. From Albania. This has been pretty well known, and documented since the first imports in 2012.

    Firearms researcher and author, Steve Kehaya, went to Albania working for Century...
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    The Chinese sks imports to the US from 2012 and...

    The Chinese sks imports to the US from 2012 and onward are from Albania. China began supplying Albania with economic and military aid in the late 1950's when Peking and Tirana were on the outs with...
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    Probably best to contact Accumounts directly via...

    Probably best to contact Accumounts directly via email:

    info@accumounts.com
  12. Thread: SKS ID

    by Boris Badinov
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    1961 (6th year of production) is the first...

    1961 (6th year of production) is the first appearance of the '56type'(五六式) designation on the Chinese guns. The Chinese date info on this site is very outdated.

    For the most accurate, and...
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    No need for more photos, i think. Seems like...

    No need for more photos, i think. Seems like we've identified the rifle and manufacturer.

    Since you are new to the sks, I will offer a few crucial pieces of advice:
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    Do a complete strip and...
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    100% plausible. I have seen a handful of them as...

    100% plausible. I have seen a handful of them as a matter of fact. Not a lot. The electrostencil asrenal and 五六式 designatore are very uncommon. Rare, but not in the sense that they add any...
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    The srerial number identifies it a 17th year gun...

    The srerial number identifies it a 17th year gun or 1972.

    And the import stamp indicates that it was a US import --mid 80' to mid 90's.
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    It looks like an /816\ arsenal stamp. ...

    It looks like an /816\ arsenal stamp.

    Compiled serial data I have seen for this arsenal is sparse, but indicates that it was a very low yearly output factory, with known production dates from the...
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    It is semantics. Because there are specific...

    It is semantics. Because there are specific negative implications that apply the to term 'commercial'.

    The only guns known to have been made specifically for the commercial market are the modified...
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    The link you provide for dating is incorrect...

    The link you provide for dating is incorrect regarding the dates of manufacture for the Chinese variants.

    For the current chinese dating formulae go here instead:
    Dating The Chinese SKS

    Can...
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    Very nice, comrade!

    Very nice, comrade!
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    SKS-M uses AK mags with AK style mag release,...

    SKS-M uses AK mags with AK style mag release, 16.5" shortend barrel, a neutered bayonet lug, and date specific serial number (93 or 94 prefixes).

    This looks like a standard pre-ban, Type56 with an...
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    Sticky: From the serial number it's a 14th year gun or...

    From the serial number it's a 14th year gun or 1969.

    The missing 10rd magazine, aftermarket stock, bipod, scope and muzzle doohickey all put it in the $225-300 range.

    In original all matching...
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    Anyone recognize these dog collars?

    Country of origing and time period?

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2018/05/20180514_113805-1.jpg https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2018/05/20180514_113900-1.jpg...
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    With more than 100 Chinese arsenals producing the...

    With more than 100 Chinese arsenals producing the sks over a 40-50 year stretch , the answer will vary. But I think the .309-.311 is the range bore diameter on new production sks variants.

    Your...
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    Sticky: Yes, spikes were standard after 1965 first...

    Yes, spikes were standard after 1965 first appearing on the 10th year guns from arsenal /26\.

    The blade on yours is a replacement.
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    Sticky: From the serial number: 20th year gun (20mil)...

    From the serial number: 20th year gun (20mil) --1975. The rest of the serial number is the rifle's chronologial place in the order of production.

    It's the 19,5XXth rifle produced at arsenal /0223\...
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