SKS serial #

[Magellann]

Hopefully someone here can shed some light on this for me. I just bought a 1954 Tula Russian SKS, non refurb from a member here, It looks like a great gun and I love it. Its all he said it was to a Tee.
I have a question about the serial #, its only two letters followed by two digits. Is there any sort of pattern to their serial number system? It just seems odd to have such a low number for a gun that has been in production for years.

 

[webjedi_master]

I think you may be looking at the factory code instead of the serial #, refer to this very informative thread as several posters have provided a LOT of info re: SKS serial numbers & factory codes...

section a. shows several possible codes including russian. Have fun:

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?537183-Chinese-SKS-type-56-ID-FAQ-apr-1-2011

 

[Magellann]

I have three SKS's at the moment, one has the serial # begin with two letters, followed by four numbers, the other is the same but has a K after the last number, this makes it a K series. Then my last one is the odd one with only two letters and two numbers, its not a factory code, as its all numbers matching in all the usual places, just like my other guns.

 

[Woodbeef]

They have to start somewhere when they number them.

 

[dand883]

They have to start somewhere when they number them.

Exactly. As i understand each for each year of production they basically started at 1 and went up from there, so your sks is from early jan 1954

 

[mdmaroon]

Superior communist numbering system is used on SKS rifle to make trouble for enemy registration system.

 

[Mr_jonny]

Not necessarily an early year . They used two letters went from (lowest I have seen is 9) -(highest I have seen is 8400ish) than changes a letter and did it again. Look at the cool part though for that letter series you own one of the first ninty nine. I have seen no info on the letters they started with and no one will really know.

 

[haretrigger]

Superior communist numbering system is used on SKS rifle to make trouble for enemy registration system.

I agree comrade!

 

[Magellann]

I'm beginning to think that the serial numbers are related to how much vodka the guy stamping the numbers drank. I think in the case of my gun with only a two digit serial # he was too drunk to stamp in a couple more numbers.

 

[New2U]

mdmaroon
Lmao

 

[plinker 777]

Many have tried to sort out the enigma surrounding the serial numbers on SKS's, I've been told that its a secret known only to Russian Freemasons...and they ain't tellin' ! (Joke)