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SKS Carbines => Unaltered SKS Rifles => General SKS Discussion => Topic started by: High Noon on June 29, 2021, 10:36:31 AM

Title: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: High Noon on June 29, 2021, 10:36:31 AM
US Army training video on the Russian SKS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZUZi57h49Y
Title: Re: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: running-man on June 29, 2021, 11:20:18 AM
Funny that they call it a Russian as it's clearly a Chinese type 56.  I wish he would have shown the left side in better detail.  Same operation and disassembly I guess.  This video must have been made in the 60's sometime.  Nice fin HN!  thumb1
Title: Re: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: Bob_The_Student on June 29, 2021, 11:45:33 AM
Im pissed! He didn't say if it was all matching or not!  rofl rofl
Title: Re: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: High Noon on June 29, 2021, 12:39:53 PM
Funny that they call it a Russian as it's clearly a Chinese type 56.  I wish he would have shown the left side in better detail.  Same operation and disassembly I guess.  This video must have been made in the 60's sometime.  Nice fin HN!  thumb1

Thanks - just thought it was interesting. I have seen a lot of these on the M1, M14, etc. thumb1

I assumed he was calling it Russian, due to the origins of the original design.  That was just my guess.....?   Besplode     
Title: Re: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: Chevy Boy on June 30, 2021, 12:13:01 AM
Funny that they call it a Russian as it's clearly a Chinese type 56.  I wish he would have shown the left side in better detail.  Same operation and disassembly I guess.  This video must have been made in the 60's sometime.  Nice fin HN!  thumb1

I’m curious as to what gives it away as Chinese in the video. About the only way I know to tell the two apart without looking at the markings is the blade vs spike bayonet.

Nice video. I once forgot how to get the gas piston out of an SKS after a year without field stripping it, so I pulled up that one to figure it out.

After watching Joe Q. on a couple videos talking like Boomhauer and doing magic things with his hands way too fast on his shaky camcorder for me to keep up with, I just went with the Army instructional and it was the easiest to follow.
Title: Re: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: carls sks on June 30, 2021, 09:39:35 AM
enjoyed it. thanks.
Title: Re: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: Bob_The_Student on June 30, 2021, 09:44:25 AM
Chevy Boy, the stock (side swivel), numbers on stock, dust cover (although could be any old cover), color of stock is light (should be dark for Russian).

Title: Re: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: Greatguns on June 30, 2021, 10:41:25 AM
Chevy Boy, the stock (side swivel), numbers on stock, dust cover (although could be any old cover), color of stock is light (should be dark for Russian).



Yeah, main give away is the side sling swivel stock
Title: Re: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: Bacarnal on July 03, 2021, 04:17:23 PM
Thanks HN thumb1
Title: Re: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: High Noon on July 03, 2021, 11:04:25 PM
Thanks HN thumb1

You are welcome sir.  :)
Title: Re: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: Matchka on July 27, 2021, 03:28:36 PM
"...a cleaning well where a cleaning rod can be carried." C'mon, Sarge!
Title: Re: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: High Noon on July 30, 2021, 08:49:17 PM
"...a cleaning well where a cleaning rod can be carried." C'mon, Sarge! 

Yeah, they should have watched the film, caught the error and dubbed in the word "kit" or redid it.  thumb1
Title: Re: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: Boris Badinov on July 30, 2021, 10:55:13 PM
Funny that they call it a Russian as it's clearly a Chinese type 56.  I wish he would have shown the left side in better detail.  Same operation and disassembly I guess.  This video must have been made in the 60's sometime.  Nice fin HN!  thumb1

Possibly the mis-identification indicates that the rifle in the video is a late, large font Letter rifle -- sans 56type (五六式) designation and easily mistaken for a Soviet carbine?

Title: Re: Old US Army training video on the Russian SKS.
Post by: running-man on August 03, 2021, 12:38:15 AM
Yeah if I had to guess, I’d probably go down that line of reasoning as well Boris.  Early enough to be similar enough to a russian to misidentify it but late enough to be a side swivel Chinese.  A letter gun fits the bill perfectly.