Info about Chinese SKS

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If it has English writing, it was built for export to the consumer market, if it has only Chinese characters, it was built for military then exported to consumer market.

Don't put too much emphasis on your Chinese rifle. The same machines built both rifles, and likely the same workers from the same factories. No rifle was ever completely built from the same factory, one made barrels, one made stocks, one made triggers.....ect... ect...
 
fenceline said:
Not really. Military versions were pinned or threaded.

The latest dating theory is that the first two digits depict the year regardless if it is a factory 26 or not. Sks files dot Com has some solid research behind the theory.
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The objective was to narrow down when it was produced not if comm or mil.
 
It seems those without factory codes were produced by machinery factories (called third line factories) not specialized in weapon production. The weapons were produced not for regular army.
 
Whatever happened to that/those SKS Files.com guy(s) that were here enlightening all us meek and bewildered Canucks about the good ol' SKS45/Type56? Did we scare them off or something?
 
fenceline said:
Can you provide the historical reference or source for said information?
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Major factories printed factory codes on receivers. They provided SKS for armies.

Many other factories assembled SKS for civilian guards during the war between China and Soviet Union. They produced more SKS during the period than formal weapon factories.
 
LiGuang said:
Major factories printed factory codes on receivers. They provided SKS for armies.

Many other factories assembled SKS for civilian guards during the war between China and Soviet Union. They produced more SKS during the period than formal weapon factories.
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Cool info. The problem with mist Chinese sks info is the it is rumour recirculation so often it becomes fact.

What is your source for the fact?
 
fiddler said:
If it has English writing, it was built for export to the consumer market, if it has only Chinese characters, it was built for military then exported to consumer market.

Don't put too much emphasis on your Chinese rifle. The same machines built both rifles, and likely the same workers from the same factories. No rifle was ever completely built from the same factory, one made barrels, one made stocks, one made triggers.....ect... ect...
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Or if it has Chinese characters and import stamps it was first imported to the US market. English writing is not an instant sign a gun is not military surplus and that it was only ever built for civilian use.
 
fenceline said:
Cool info. The problem with mist Chinese sks info is the it is rumour recirculation so often it becomes fact.

What is your source for the fact?
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I read some Chinese articles and got the conclusion (no one said that directly). I know the fact during certain period some machinery factories were converted for weapon production. Those ones did not have factory codes.
 
LiGuang said:
I read some Chinese articles and got the conclusion (no one said that directly). I know the fact during certain period some machinery factories were converted for weapon production. Those ones did not have factory codes.
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That doesn't mean that "no arsenal stamp" automatically means the plants were making guns intended only for civilian sales.
 
LiGuang said:
I have a Chinese SKS with just a serial number on receiver - 1609066. I searched internet to find when and where it was produced.

My conclusion is it could be a commercial version SKS for Norico to export. I have no idea when it was produced.

Please share your knowledge and ideas.

Here is the link of pictures -

http://s1083.photobucket.com/user/LiGuang/media/Chinese SKS/sks56_1_zpseppwnwxp.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
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Just on the receiver.?...I have one also, with NO characters at all, but all parts are serialed matching, including stock. It was a virgin gun, which is what I wanted. Still would like to know it's origins with proof, not opinions.
 
LiGuang said:
Major factories printed factory codes on receivers. They provided SKS for armies.

Many other factories assembled SKS for civilian guards during the war between China and Soviet Union. They produced more SKS during the period than formal weapon factories.
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like to know which war between the two that China had SKS. They were allies after 1950. Guarantee the Soviets would not have handed over blue prints for arms to an enemy nation.
 
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