Help SKS identification

[mdrim13]

I looks to be Russian. First off, the import mark usually will not lie, trust it. Second, the letters on the side in the serial number ar crylic, a Russian alphabet. The 3rd picture shows a box with a diagonal slash through it. This is the Russian stamp meaning that the wood has been replaced/refinished. A box with a straight line across it would mean metal has been refinished and it would normally be seen on the reciever ring next to the date. However, on a Russian SKS the rifle markings would be on the top cover. It looks like the top cover is blank, or void of markings. My guess is that it is infact a russian SKS that has been recently imported as a refinished surplus rifle, much like the recent nagants, but the top cover has been replaced with a non Russian top cover. Hope this helps.

-mdrim13

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