In military terms thats a massacre. Oct 12, 2003 #9. Enter your Chinese type 56, Amazon.com: The SKS Carbine, 5th Revised and Expanded Edition (For Collectors Only) (9781882391141): Steve Kehaya, Joe Poyer: Books, Quote from: BARNAUL on December 30, 2014, 02:15:19 PM, http://sks-files.com/index.php?topic=87.0, Quote from: Taba on January 04, 2016, 10:15:40 AM. The earliest Russian SKSs used a cruciform bayonet like the ones found on M44 Mosins, but they quickly switched to a blade style. Financing and managing these factories were the Russians' jobs until they left them to the Chinese. 40 Best Rifles Perfect For Hunting Season | Gun Carrier, Stock Condition and Aftermarket SKS Accessories, The AK-47 Rifle: An Intro To The Timeless Russian Weapon, TACFUN SKS 7.62x39 Original Butt Stock Buttstock Cleaning Kit, Navy Chinese Military Genuine Surplus SKS Rifle 7.62x39 10 Pocket Chest Pouch Rig Bandoleer Bandolier for Cartridge Ammo Ammunition Cool Shiny Brand, Rifle Shooting Tips & Techniques | 11 Surprising Things New Rifle Shooters Need To Know, Unique Wooden Toggle Closure System (plastic buckle, never corroded). If you own a Yugo M59 or M59/66 SKS rifle, visit my web page and help with my survey. carbines acting in non-infantry and ceremonial roles until about Good grief, I'll take my piece of metal rod welded to the follower hidden inside the mag over that any day. By bacarnal in forum Other Military Service Pistols and Revolvers, By in_the_right in forum M1 Garand/M14/M1A Rifles, By Bulls-I_24 in forum Soviet Bloc Rifles. No4Mk1. Note, though, these symbols will only a give you a rough estimate of the production decade. models do. While they can sometimes sell for amounts that begin to approach Russian SKS prices, they can also still be found for a pretty good deal too. Post pics when you can. JavaScript is disabled. There was a time when an SKS could be had for around $100. Albania, North Korea, Vietnam, and East Germany, Romania and Poland So youre admitting to be a Nazi piece of shit? 470. Thanks. In any case it's interesting and a fine rifle, rebuild by someone who knew how to do it. It may not display this or other websites correctly. China was the only nation to ever produce an SKS with a stamped receiver, and they also experimented with things like different stock materials, shorter barrel lengths and the ability to feed from AK mags. Designated as the M56, Romanian SKSs can be some of the hardest to identify due to how similar they are to the Russian SKS it was directly copied from. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. At the end of the serial number, there is a dash followed by two numbers. Grear, we wont even think of sending any of your family for re-education. in 2002, Inter Ordinance and Century Arms imported quantities of SKS's from the former Yugoslavia. A four, five, or six digit number is sufficient to keep the important numbered parts . My Carbines and Garand have them all over. You have entered an incorrect email address! You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. While the bulk of these recent imports had very poor condition stocks and finishes, most were still serviceable and fine shooters. Yes, America loves to slaughter people who dare to refuse to bend the knee to them. My SKS is a commercial Norinco one which I understand means its next to impossible to date, but I have heard you can date ones made in factory 26. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. eg:123456 /26\ - Factory 26 1962-1970, 1979-1980, the codes are on the far left side before the 3 Chinese character. I recently purchased a SKS from Turners that I was told is an unissued Yugoslavian SKS. But it is still the serial prefix that was given to the rifle when imported. I have an SKS with the numbers matching ER 2631. Who makes and what year? It is a 1951 produced Izhevsk manufacture SKS in 7.62x39mm Stock: It is fitted with an artic birch non-laminated style stock which has been force matched this the rifle by overstamping the old serial number from the 1954 year donor rifle and restamping with the 4711 serial. They tend to provide adequate documentation of their production facilities during trade agreements. Early models, Izhevsk-produced models and very nice condition examples easily sell for a grand or more these days. If you need more than this let me know. For example, a serial number 044922-67 indicates that the SKS was manufactured in 1967. Kind of like US WWII small arms, all European theater was rebuilt by FN with no stamps and Pacific theater by Howa again with no stamps. For example, a serial number 044922-67 indicates that the SKS was manufactured in 1967. Poland never actually produced the SKS themselves, but they did receive some from the USSR as military aid. While the Romanian Cugir factory stamp is very similar to Izhevsks, they are different. I know you add the first 2 digits of the serial to 56 to get the year, but that is only for serial numbers with 7 numbers. Look at a Romanian rifle's serial number. I have data that starts at 1966 with the letter "D" and goes through 1989 back to the letter"C". Enter your Chinese type 56, must not duplicate any serial number placed by you on any other firearm. To get the year of manufacture, add the first digit in the serial number to 1956. On a Russian SKS, the factory stamp can be located on the top of the dust cover, but Romanians instead put theirs on the left side of the receiver. These two numbers indicate the date of manufacture. If you do find one, however, it would compliment a WASR or other Romanian AK very nicely. SKS Serial If you can do that, youre doing well for 2022. From what I've read from credible Russian books and articles (regardless of platform), the prefix does not follow a normal pattern and the prefixes will also repeat at some point, but still without a general pattern. The Romanian SKS rifles check the end of the serial number, there is a dash followed by four numbers, this is the year produced. If you want to know the production information of a Chinese SKS rifle, the following may come in handy. Thanks for all the links, guys. These were government-issued weapons. even is employed in many militaries today. These are so rare, that it's difficult to even find a good photo of one online. Login with username, password and session length. The Chinese SKS rifle began in Russian factories during the fifties and sixties. There it lived for another 25 years producing millions of SKS, many more smaller factories joined in the production of SKS and they were located all over China. RELATED: The AK-47 Rifle: An Intro To The Timeless Russian Weapon 2. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. between 2 rifles but utilized a reliable operating mechanism design. The manufacturer and model number need to be identified as well as the serial to determine the date of manufacture. There don't appear to be any other markings other than import marks, so it may actually be a Bosnian SKS. If the stamping says "Russian SKS", that is the best 'guess' the importer has of its original location of manufacture. So far, two general types of Norinco SKS rifles came from China. While not nearly as abundant as Chinese models, a healthy number of Russian guns were brought in as well. I know we talked about it before but I forgot your name. Sometimes they get it wrong, but not all that often. The newly imported Russian 'sneaks' all bear China as the country of origin and no attempt was made to translate or renumber these guns. While expensive for their condition, in todays surplus market that seems to be as low as any dealer is willing to sell them for. You only need to type in the make, model, and serial number. INTRODUCTION: China has been manufacturing SKS for over 50 years producing more SKS than any other nation. Cool thanks I love this rifle and as you can see over the about 25 years I've had the rifle it gets thrown into the truck, car, boat, whatever and the finish now shows it. The Norinco SKS parts should also be original and in good condition. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. 9 h ago. Location: Idaho. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". I will stick with my first assessment. For an introduction to more surface-level SKS analysis, however, read on. Tula produced far more over the years, making them the more common and less desirable of the two factories. Look at a Romanian rifles serial number. In the 1980s, however, that began to change. The SKS is an economical and relatively reliable 7.62 x 39 rifle. use by various third-world militias and insurgent groups as well as No international shipments. 3) 1957 The Arsenal 26 marking begins to appear. They are also very visually distinctive as well, being the only kind to change the style of the wood stock around the gas tube. https://www.instagram.com/p/l1NtCTNNqD/?tagged=sksriffle. I recall reading somewhere that the spike bayonets were not on Chinese SKS rifles until after serial number 9,000,000. Be sure to enter theNES/MFS April Giveaway ***Ruger Wrangler***. While there are plenty of cases of people attempting to sell an SKS for much more than its worth, not every ludicrous price you see is a mistake. If the SKS matching serial numbers are in the first million, then those rifles would have between 1971 and 1978 as production years. It was only available in a semi-automatic version with a dulled bayonet. The serial number is stamped on the left side, below the receiver cover on Chinese civilian production. the Cold War the Soviet Union shared design and production details THen the first digits after the 3 chinese characters represent the number of years from 1956. Watch this video by Alden Morris to know more about dating your Norinco Chinese SKS: Many of these SKS rifles are no longer in large-scale production. then just keep using rags until they come out relatively clean. Yo, Slobbermouththe Grunts on the ground in Viet Nam were made to be there, and some volunteered because they were brainwashed with The Official Feral Gubbamint Jive and Lies. As with all surplus firearms, SKS stockpiles eventually began to run dry across the world. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. SKS Serial Number Confusion. RUSSIA SKS45: Tula 49, 50, 51 x2, 53 x2, 54, 57(); Izhevsk 53, 54. It was only available in a semi-automatic version with a dulled bayonet. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. At the end of the serial number, there is a dash followed by four numbers. Many Russian SKSs underwent factory refurbishment before being imported as well, and it results in some examples having non-original features like a blued bolt and/or bayonet which were originally left in the white. small number produced in Romania and Poland. Theres nothing especially high quality about Albanian SKSs, but they are quite unique, rare and collectible. 4 How do I identify an Albanian SKS rifle? How many times should a shock absorber bounce? As an example 2 sks carbines in our survey were manufactured in 1950 and 1952. From its introduction in 1956, the Type 56/SKS remained the workhorse of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) for 30 years. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Of the final four numerals in the serial number sequence from the database, there is an incremental increase which can be observed across all prefix code units, beginning at the number 0030 and ending at 5805. Those that badrap Norinco small arms metallurgy dont know what theyre talking about. A far cry from the prices of the 90s, but there is a finite supply of Russian SKS carbines in the country and their collectability has driven up both their demand and value. examine the Rifle for and Asian or Cyrillic markings, in an effort The Norinco SKS price can remain the same as long as the gun is in stock. If so, there were very likely spare blank covers available to the arsenals for refurbishment. Your SKS was refurbished in the Republic of Srspka, Bosnia & Herzogovina (BA on the receiver) by Tehnicki Remont Bratunac (TRB on the receiver). *Shrug* Wood stock, Action is smooth/tight. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. The metal work is flawless and it runs great. Originally manufactured by the Soviet Union, Russian SKS45s from 1956, 1957, and 1958 as well as some 1954 . Editors Note: This post was originally published in June 2017 and has been updated for quality and relevancy. It looks like you have a standard 20" SKS with a folding spike bayonet. Sheesh what a mess. 58,260 dead Vs 2.5 million dinks. The Russian S/N on the receiver or on any of the parts is. Some rifles have no identifying characters, but Russian, Chinese and Korean rifles may. If all the serial numbers match the engravings on the lower assembly, shoulder stock, and barrel, then the value of that SKS should hold. With ammunition for them being both rare and expensive, they were far more collectors items with interesting historical provenance than they were shooters. What's the name of the book & author Tony? The Cugir arrow in a triangle mark is much simpler and cruder than the Izhevsk one, with the Romanian arrow looking like what one would draw to point to something rather than what is used in conjunction with a bow like the arrow on Izzy rifles. Specialists in Marketing Your Gun Collections, Number Produced: Millions from various manufacturers. why letter I for 1957? Enter your Chinese type 56 HERE! Some are more valuable or collectible than others, but when it comes to actually shooting the things, they will all serve you equally well. The first thing that needs to be done is to Please know that some rifles Norinco Sks Rifle Serial Number Location; 1. SKS-FILES exclusive announcement!! I've disassembled the entire rifle and the only mark on any of the interior parts are the ExxxN (backwards N) on the large piston and a K on the head of the bolt pin. I'd like to see what you are considering "multi-national". The only time you can tell by serial number is if it was made at the #26 arsenal - you will see a triangle with a stylized 26 in it /26\. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The only way to draw any reasonable assertions is by gathering a lot of data, which is what is happening here and in other Russian firearms communities, and even that is not a sure guarantee. What Is an SKS Rifle? was quite high as compared to some later manufacturers. !. The most notable change they made to the design was the addition of rifle grenade-launching capabilities, resulting in a distinct grenade launcher spigot added to the end of the barrel and a gas cut-off lever/grenade sight to the gas tube. It is a semi-automatic weapon that fires rounds that measure 7.62x39mm. Finally getting around to getting all the cosmoline off of the group buy SKS (yeah, yeah, I know) and I started trying to figure out the numbers and markings. Your email address will not be published. The symbol indicates which factory the rifle came from and an estimate of the production date. Info on that can be found in the stickies at Sksboards.com Hopefully martin08 will be along shortly to elaborate on these. suppose the sks' are no different. Come join the discussion about optics, gunsmithing, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! so mine has BH### is that the same as 315,###? also mine does not have the cyrillic N behind the SN#'s. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Her work has appeared in several national literary magazines. Now I'm sure these prefixes or batch codes for each platform are known to the Russian's in the know but this appears to be a well kept secret. These four numbers indicate the date of manufacture. If you think that, then why was rifle 3,15y,yyy built in 1957 a full 3 years after your rifle? They were produced at both the Tula (arrow in star factory symbol) and Izhevsk (arrow in triangle in circle factory symbol) and depending on the year of production they could have either hardwood or laminate stocks. Military surplus Type 56 models were brought in as well, along with some of the rarer commercial variants like the SKS-D or Model M which feed from AK magazines. Romanian SKSs seem to be going up in value, but theyre still not the most desirable variant out there. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". They at first decided to stamp a new number right beside the old, original Russian S/N: Then they decided to try something different and force a S/N to fit where a S/N really didn't fit! https://www.instagram.com/p/BgRSKD7hj86/?tagged=sksaccessories. Look at a Romanian rifle's serial number. Stopped at a couple gun shops today and saw this SKS on the rack. Then shoot the damn thing already! Other SKS Many of these rifles have a variety of symbols that all lead back to the same factory. How to Use Classifieds - PLEASE READ FIRST ! Look at an Albanian rifles serial number. I expected to see the same thing when I disassembled it and really looked. These S/Ns typically start with a dual Cyrillic prefix, though single Cyrillic prefix S/N's from Izhevsk certainly exist. 1) Sino-Soviet guns had a Tula marking and a low serial number (No factory stamping) 2) 1956- Early 1957 (Ghost Guns) Were seen as the first true Chinese SKS. Serial Numbers up to the early 200,000's but no factory stamping. 0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Preban, Made in China by Norinco SKS with 16" barrel with all matching serial numbers!!. So, stop hanging around the trashcans in back of my place; and hit the road back to Nowheresville, the place where you were randomly spawnedand are commonly known as a knob gobbler. If the SKS matching serial numbers are in the first million, then those rifles would have between 1971 and 1978 as production years. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. OK, I am real confused Mine has two letters before the serial number backwards 'N' then a thing that looks like an 'A' without the crossbar or possibly a small 'n' SN after these is 1406, SKS-FILES exclusive announcement!! A version of the SKS sold with a detachable clip, which could hold many more bullets, was banned in 1989. The D's Arsenal Is often [0138] and [0139]. It's like an old friend I can count on it. obviously there is more to it but that is the basic gst of it that works on a large number of chinese SKS. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. If you have not submitted data please do so. The main portion of the number consists of 1, 2, 3, or 4 numerals. The stock is a replacement which was installed at rebuild. Look at the two numbers at the beginning of a German SKS serial number to determine its date of manufacture. The only way to avoid Mosin #2 is avoid Mosin #1! Any logo like this on the left side of the receiver means that its Chinese, but identification is often made easier by the inclusion of Chinese characters or Norinco printed in English as well. I did put 20 rounds thru her. Step 2 Look at an Albanian rifle's serial number. Christina Sloane has been writing since 1992. YouTube prevents us from posting links. For example, a serial number 044922-67 indicates that the SKS was manufactured in 1967. I have one that has the same number on the magazine bottom, trigger guard, reciever, & bolt carrier, but has a different marking on the rear housing and a different number on the stock. http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=26665. - Disclaimer. What the rifles from these import batches lack in terms of prettiness, they make up for in historical provenance. Another Yugo-specific quirk is that they never chrome-lined the barrels of their SKSs. As relations between the U.S. and China improved they began to take advantage of Americans love of cheap, reliable firearms. A Russian weapons designer, Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov, invented it. The acronym in English reads as Samozaryadny Karabin sistemy Simonova, 1945, or Self-loading Carbine of Simonov, 1945. The SKS-Files Comprehensive Chinese SKS Survey V2.0 is open to new entries. Posts: 7,829 the rule of thumb for chinese SKS is that if the serial number is 7 digits, the first digit is the amount of years since 1956, in your case 2, so your chinese SKS should be a 1958 production. SKS-FILES exclusive announcement!! This list will cover the major differences between SKS variants, but it is not exhaustive. For several years these were the only ones that could be found in the country. What is meant by the competitive environment? JavaScript is disabled. RELATED: 40 Best Rifles Perfect For Hunting Season | Gun Carrier. I got a sks book for chrismas and found this way of decoding russian serial numbers, here is how it reads in the book. Perhaps that is why it has a blank cover? What does the serial number on a Romanian SKS mean? China, Yugoslavia, Albania, North Korea, Vietnam, and East Germany with a We might not ever be able to crack it but it sure would be cool to figure it out! No triangle on the side nothing to show what factory it came from whatsoever F This rifle was a less radical "just in case" for the AK-47's For example, a weapon with a serial number 75 B1329 indicates that the SKS was manufactured in 1975. The other was for civilian purchase. While China, Russia and a few other nations still likely have warehouses full of the things, U.S. law prevents any new batches from being imported from these countries. There were only about 24 million SKS rifles produced throughout China. Yugoslavian SKS's had the first letter of the serial number used to denote the year of manufacture. Their extremely low prices caused many Americans to view them as poorly made garbage guns not worthy of respect, leading some to victimize them with amateur gunsmithing projects that resulted in poorly welded-on scope rails, home-modified stocks and distasteful rattle can jobs. Firearms owners who customize their SKS rifles with composite furniture, aftermarket rails, optics, forward pistol grips, and upgraded trigger assemblies usually assume their rifles monetary value goes up. The Chinese marked each rifle with a factory symbol stamp along with an SKS 4-digit serial number. It is in immaculate condition. Unlike Yugoslavia, whenever Romania received technical data packages from the USSR, they didnt change much. For this reason, it is still popular among hunters, and An SKS is a self-loading carbine assault rifle used by East European and Asian troops in Russia, Yugoslavia, Romania, Vietnam, East Germany, China, Korea and Albania through the late 1980s. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2020 GUN CARRIER | This copyrighted material may not be republished without express permission. These typically fetch a higher price than any aforementioned SKS model due to their rarity, but they still sell for relatively sane prices when compared to some other rare SKS variants. The Albanians extended the handguard area to cover the full length of the gas tube, providing more real estate for the shooters hand but also increasing the rifles weight. The challengeis this: the countries that received these rifles from China didn't have most of the documents with the production details. It is also on the back of the receiver, on the left side towards the rear of the receiver, on the top of the bolt, on the bottom of the magazine (attached, not a detachable type), and on the bottom of the trigger guard. Like all military surplus firearms, there are small details that can cause an otherwise normal, reasonably priced SKS to be worth far more than average to the right person. If you want to know the production information of a Chinese SKS rifle, the following may come in handy. At first glance, a Romanian M56 will be indistinguishable from a Russian SKS, but certain markings and their location will allow you to differentiate between them. The SKS is an economical and relatively reliable 7.62 x At the end of the serial number, there is a dash followed by two numbers. For example, a serial number 2958E441967 indicates that the SKS was manufactured in 1967. Regardless of the specific make or model, the sheer abundance of these rifles and the circumstances under which they were imported made them Fudd fodder. Very few were ever imported into the U.S. and most examples are Vietnam bringbacks. $700.00. Facebook - ht. There are four observed prefix codes to the serial numbers, 62, 63, 64, and 65. Second Media Corp., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. This shared information resulted in SKS The mark on the receiver cover is very small and hard to see I'm pretty sure I won't be able to photograph it. Well be sure to include sport shooting news, special pricing, and firearm collecting stories delivered to your inbox 100% FREE! It appears to have the serial number and a additional number on the receiver. (A) The model, if such designation has been made; (E) In the case of an imported firearm, the name of the country in which it was manufactured and the city and State (or recognized abbreviation thereof) where you as the importer maintain your place of business. Its safe to say that you wont be coming across one of these in the wild. The only way to avoid Mosin #2 is avoid Mosin #1! Ok gentlemen I have made an effort to generate some captures that I hope will help you help me. Re: Q: What is my Russian SKS's true S/N? These include the wood, bayonet, and internal components. Add the first digit in a Chinese serial number to 1956 to determine the manufacturing date. Then they decided to billboard print (dot matrix) the number to the rear of the left side of the receiver: Finally, they decided that the right side of the receiver was a better location for their marks (note the misspelled 'SACCO' instead of 'SAC CA': These guns are generally poo-poo'd by collectors who see the S/N as gaudy: They placed the country of origin, caliber, and their company name / hometown in a stamp on the barrel, which is perfectly legal. At the end of the serial number, there is a dash followed by four numbers. Look at the four-digit number underneath the stamped star on a Russian rifle. The other was for civilian purchase. 1 Where is the serial number on a SKS rifle? The white picture in the post with the square with the diagonal line in it is the rebuild Ukrainian arsenal mark and it is absolutely the only thing on the receiver cover. experimental design. To be fair, identifying and appraising an SKS is not always the easiest of tasks, but it is very doable if you know what to look for. The number is the factory number, and there are serial number lookup lists online. That's odd. The most recent batches of SKS imports have been Type 56s bought from Albania, as they received many as military aid from China some years ago. Japs, you forgot to mention nuking Japs. They must have drenched everything in cosmoline. Login with username, password and session length, A: Believe it or not, this question isn't as straightforward as it seems. Save my name and email to use for future comments. Determining manufacturer and date can often be found using the serial number on the receiver. Is that an indication that the parts were replaced? Found the site with the APLHA -NUMERICAL INFO. 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