Originally Posted by
05RAV
You neglected to read the reply (comments) section after the main article text. In reply#5 the Administrator "running-man" clearly says: (quote) "I think the non /26\ 18 to 29 million series are rock solid. The 1.3 to 2.3 million series are also relatively solid as every S/N I've seen has been a eerily low number away from 0's, with very few even topping X,X10,000" (unquote).
This particular Type 56 carbine above was produced in 1973.