Chinese blade
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if i recall correctly chinese replaced the blade bayo with the spike in 1965 or 66 so if you could verify your rifles was made before those dates then yes indeed you have nice old chinese SKSs .
what are the factories number (in triangle) and serial number on your SKSs?
Not all the time. I have a numbers matching milled receiver with threaded barrel Norinco that has no lightning cut in the bolt carrier, a spike bayonet and a stamped trigger guard. It is highly polished and nicely blued and has a proper crown at the muzzle that is chrome lined. The stock is not the usual orange wood and is serial numbered to the rifle. It is a Factory 0406 rifle. The serial number starts with an F and does not have the 3 Chinese characters on it. Its an oddball rifle, but very ###y (fit and finish is better than the Yugo M59/66AB1 and nearly as good as the Yugo M59). It is a later production rifle I think as Factory 0406 is a second wave factory. My other Nork is a factory 316 rifle and looks like it was assembled by blind monkeys with attention deficit disorder and hate guns.
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im pretty sure calum didnt mean milled receiver bcos almost all chinese sks are milled receivers, as oppose to stamped receiver they are rare as hens teeth, collectors item. i believe he meant extra milled carrier, matter of fact he attached a site to the carrier.
as i mention in the earlier post chinese switched from blade to spike in 1965 so the indicators are milled trigger group, threaded barrel, lightening cut carrier and "n" at the bottom of the rear sight ladder.
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There was a differenece in the milling on the receivers between early and later models, IIRC it is the extent/crudeness of the milling (bevelled edges etc) where it was not as elaborate in later years. I would have to go look it up again but yooperj shows them well on p 14.
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I have a sino soviet purchased from a member of this forum. Stock number and all serial numbers match except the bolt. Gun has the spike bayonet. Gun is all milled with a threaded barrel. No Chinese markings on it save the small triangle to the right of the serial numbers on the side of the receiver.
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Bob
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Bob
Its starting to look like when it comes to Chinese SKS rifles there are no hard and fast rules to them! Your rifle is the same as mine except I have a stamped trigger group...
yes, continued to make threaded after 1965, i had a 1967 that is threaded.
there are no sino soviet sks that came with a spike, unless the blade was replaced.
sino soviet was only made in factory 26 (26 in triangle) in 1956 and 1957, the serial number are a letter followed by 4 digits or 1,###,### .
im hoping yours is a sino soviet cos the spike is easy enuff to replace with a blade.
Suspect the blade was replaced. My serial number is 2 - 1407### followed by the Factory 26 symbol. No Chinese characters other than what is inside the triangle.
Do you know where I can get a proper blade?
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Bob
Do you know where I can get a proper blade?
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Bob
not having the chinese characters "56 carbine" on your factory 26 sks and having everything else milled and threaded is a very good sign that its a early chinese sks bcos the chinese chracters was not added till 1963 .
whats the "2" in front of the serial number ? does it look like it was added after? can you post a pic?
No the "2" appears to be exactly the same as the "2" in the serial number and on the same level or plain if you will. Goes
2 - 1407###X
About 2" from the serial number is 7.62X39 and a 1/2" to the right of that Made in China
The stock on the left side just behind the sling swivel are the 5last digits of the serial number.
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2 - 1407###X
About 2" from the serial number is 7.62X39 and a 1/2" to the right of that Made in China
The stock on the left side just behind the sling swivel are the 5last digits of the serial number.
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Bob
Here is a couple of blurry pics that should illustrate what Canuck44 is talking about (my rifle pictured). Mine goes F11-1,525888 then the factory 0406 symbol then 7.62x39 and then Made in China. All the other parts including the stock are marked F 25888.
An easy way to tell if the blade was replaced with a spike is to look at the the channel on the underside of the forestock, the milling is different and you will be able to tell.
My buddy has a 1967 Triangle 26 with a threaded barrel as well (shoots like a house on fire...for an SKS)
I would bet money the gun was redone at the factory. The stock and bayo have been replaced. The cut is for the spike bayo. The stock has the last five digits cut into it on theleft side. Perhaps that is what the "2" represents before the serial number. According the the numbering system the gun was made in 1957. After that all bets are off.
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ps -19C so it will be awhile before I get out to see how the girl shoots. Going to use lead bullets.
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ps -19C so it will be awhile before I get out to see how the girl shoots. Going to use lead bullets.
0406 is a second wave (post 1970) T56 factory. Not all T56 follow the the year/series rule, particularly those made for export/police/internal security use. PLA issue military T56 will have the " 56 shi" characters or "56 (arabic numeral)) shi" character marking.
Criteria for markings/serials appears to have changed during the course of T56 production and there are many exceptions.
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