SKS stock question?

[winston94]

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

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[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.

[Sentryduty]

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:

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

Yooper John's Gun Information

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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.

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

[browningautorifle]

Make it easier...

[winston94]

ok thanks all...

[Sentryduty]

Make it easier...

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.

[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.

[Sentryduty]

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.

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.

[Flying10uk]

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.

[Sentryduty]

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.