1956 Sino-Soviet SKS

[2k05gt]

this was a gun show find, dripping with cosmoline and other stuff I don't care to know about, after cleaning it up I noticed all matching numbers and a star on the stock, I was told that the star with a number next to the Inspection stamp was indication that it may have been in North Vietnam in the late 50's to early 60's.











The Triangle 26 on the Right side of the Serial Number is the Jianshe factory in China but all the letters are cyrillic so clearly Soviet.

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[Anzac15]

Star on the stock is a Chinese marking. You'll see them also stamped in the wood of Chinese Type 53s. If you had a star on the receiver next to the serial number, then yes, North Vietnam.

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Boy that cosmoline is fun, isn't it?

[2k05gt]

Ok so this small star is Chinese ???



Or this larger Star?

I found some info that this star was soviet on this site Yooper John

Thanks for your help on clearing this up for me.

[Anzac15]

Yep, they're just Chinese marks.

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That larger star on the Yooper site is the Tula factory star.

[jmoore]

Fairly early Chinese it would seem.

Lots of odd features.

[Anzac15]

Yep, part of that new batch that showed up from who knows? There will be a few at the fun show tomorrow, think Ill get one. And then spend the rest of the day swimming around in cosmoline.

[jmoore]

Haven't been to a show in years. Have been able to get in sufficient trouble staying very local.