Chinese SKS Dating Thread
- Thread starter Loose-Cannon
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If its mostly matching or all matching.... Don't ever take less then $450 Canadian.. thats a pretty rare gem up there from what Im seeing.
Is this another /946\ arsenal? Better pic of the arsenal stamp?
Its a 1968
If you click the link above the pic there are more pics of stamp.
Is 946 unusual?
Is 946 unusual?
- Location
- East of Home, West of the Rest
1970. Two posts above yours.
I have a mismatched sks with early long lug barrel...there are no factory numbers on the receiver gust a 5 digits serial number on the left side...10756...there is alos numbers at the bottom of the lug and a few number marks on various spots down the barrel.
Commonly referred to as a Ghost Gun because of the absence of any distinct national identifying marks.
Ghost gun serial numbers run from the low 2,000's thru ~214,000.
This 10k serial was produced in 1956-- most likely in the first two months of Chinese production under Soviet supervision.
Check here:
http://chinesesks.weebly.com/195657-ghost.html
And here:
http://chinesesks.weebly.com/dating-the-chinese-sks.html
Ghost gun serial numbers run from the low 2,000's thru ~214,000.
This 10k serial was produced in 1956-- most likely in the first two months of Chinese production under Soviet supervision.
Check here:
http://chinesesks.weebly.com/195657-ghost.html
And here:
http://chinesesks.weebly.com/dating-the-chinese-sks.html
- Location
- East of Home, West of the Rest
Or more likely scrubbed and re serial numbered for Commercial sale...
This is the less likely scenario. But also a possibility.
jammont, can you post some photos?
Yep. That's Ghost Gun/Serial Number Only carbine. One of the earliest Chinese guns. Essentially an exact copy of the final Soviet sks design, differing only in the wood used for the stock.
Which parts are matching and which are mismatched?
Which parts are matching and which are mismatched?
