Chinese Type 56 (SKS) odd serial

[Anzac15]

You can just make out a star on the left of the butt...tried to get a clear picture, but no go.

[Boris Badinov]

Yes, I understand that. It just seems that the stock is a retread on a new gun.

The matching stock serial (and the large font style for the 'F' letter guns), and the Chinese wood make it pretty certain the stock came with the rifle when it arrived in Albania via China.

I think it's more likely that the metal (or at least parts of the metal) were re-blued at some point in the rifle's lifetime.

[browningautorifle]

I think it's more likely that the metal (or at least parts of the metal) were re-blued

OK, seen.

[Anzac15]

Albanian Civil War, then on to Kosovo I suppose with some of these.