Chinese SKS Dating Thread
- Thread starter Loose-Cannon
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I don't know myself but someone told me it was the NVA star.North Vietnam Army but that sounds fishy to me.
Not even close. But I try to share as much of what I've encountered.
All the credit goes those doing the research, I'm just passing It on.
I believe that is a star with the number 1 in it.....I have seen 3 factory 516 rifles so far and they all had the star on the butt stock....not sure if they were made for some specific military unit as I cannot find anything on the net.
It has been a big help. thanks...if I buy anymore that I am unsure of I will be sure to post them up.
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- West Central Alberta
As far as we know, /26\, pre-/26\ and early M21 (No8 & No9) carbines are the only Chinese arsenals documented as Vietnam bringbacks.
13the year is certainly within the Vietnam era, but to date no such star stamped, /516\ guns have been corroborated with documentation.
13the year is certainly within the Vietnam era, but to date no such star stamped, /516\ guns have been corroborated with documentation.
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99% of the Chinese type56's can be dated via the methods explained here:
http://chinesesks.weebly.com/dating-the-chinese-sks.html
It has been a few years since it was updated. In that time the dating theory and claims have only been strengthed by ongoing research.
i got another one can you tell me the date? it is also marked on the bottom is that the date?
21st year, 1976.
I'm not familiar with that stamping on the bottom of the receiver. If i had to guess, maybe that's when the receiver was manufactured.
Cool arsenal stamp. You don't see that one very often. IIRC there are two versions of that arsenal stamp-- also a triangle but with a different numbers font.
thank you for the info. its okay of the only arsenal stamps i can make out for sure.
i have another SKS i am cleaning up right now i hope you can help me with its got the older collar on the barrel. i was wondering if you have ever come accross the stamped SKSs in canada? also what is the latest date you have seen on a military Chinese SKS?
i have another SKS i am cleaning up right now i hope you can help me with its got the older collar on the barrel. i was wondering if you have ever come accross the stamped SKSs in canada? also what is the latest date you have seen on a military Chinese SKS?
9th year of Type56 production. 1964.
9th year marked the transition from Blade bayonet to Spike. Some will have blades other will have spikes.
