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Hey everyone,

I'm not that knowledgeable on red rifles and was wondering if someone could help me identify this rifle:

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There are no identifying markings except for the serial (5 digits I believe) stamped on the receiver, trigger guard and magazine. AFAIK it is chambered in 7.62x39, semi-auto. There is a depression (~5cm x 0.5cm, not the handguard depression that appears in the photo) on the stock, like a rectangle with round ends, but there is nothing legible in the imprint. The rail at the rear of the receiver appears to be integral, or at least the photo and how it was described to me, it is part of the receiver, not a side mounted rail or anything. The post in the front sight is red, unsure if that is original or not. Unsure if Bi-pod is original or not. And by no means does this firearm appear to be new. It has been sitting somewhere for at least 15 years. Beyond that I do not know how much older it may be.
 
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If 7.62x39 semi auto is stamped in the receiver then it is probably Chinese. Its in a blade bayonet stock so either early Chinese, commercial Chinese or Russian (less likely) A Chinese stock will only have the serial number stamped on the butt from the factory. A Russian will have the arsenal stamp with serial number on butt. Russian will have a polished bolt, Chinese are painted silver. Russian may have cyrrillic (sp?) numerals in the serial number. Hope this helps some. A few closeup pics of the serial number on receiver and bolt will tell us pretty quick exactly what it is.

I just re-read your description of the imprint in the stock. It may be for the sling swivel. Does it look like it has screw holes in the depression? The paint may be hiding some detail.
 
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If 7.62x39 semi auto is stamped in the receiver then it is probably Chinese. Its in a blade bayonet stock so either early Chinese, commercial Chinese or Russian (less likely) A Chinese stock will only have the serial number stamped on the butt from the factory. A Russian will have the arsenal stamp with serial number on butt. Russian will have a polished bolt, Chinese are painted silver. Russian may have cyrrillic (sp?) numerals in the serial number. Hope this helps some. A few closeup pics of the serial number on receiver and bolt will tell us pretty quick exactly what it is.

I just re-read your description of the imprint in the stock. It may be for the sling swivel. Does it look like it has screw holes in the depression? The paint may be hiding some detail.
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Nothing is stamped on the receiver except for the serial #. Nothing is stamped on the barrel. Here is a closer view of the receiver. Unfortunately I do not have a photo of the bolt.

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Is there any immediate reason to believe this would be restricted or prohibited?
 
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Its a bubba'd sks, beyond returning to original condition. Perfectly legal and non restricted, shoot and enjoy it for what it is.
 
If it is more than 10 years old it's certainly a Chinese SKS. Russian SKS's used to be $1500 collector items until recently. Given the lack of a factory trigram, I'd say it's a civilian production SKS made for Norinco. Definitely Non-Res.
 
Awesome, thanks for all the replies everyone. I figured it was some kind of an SKS but like I said in the OP I don't know much about red rifles.

Much appreciated everyone :cheers:
 
FYI to the OP, make sure the magazine can only hold 5 rounds and not the full 10. I find that most rifles that are stashed away for 15-20 years, in which the owner is unsure of it's legal status, tend to not have pinned mags.
 
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