SKS-FILES FORUM

SKS Carbines => Unaltered SKS Rifles => Russian SKS => Topic started by: swede1894 on December 17, 2022, 02:22:42 PM

Title: An interesting non-import marked sks
Post by: swede1894 on December 17, 2022, 02:22:42 PM

I recently picked up an interesting non-import marked sks to add to my collection.  Moderators feel free to move this.  I wasn't sure exactly where to post it! 

(https://i.imgur.com/P48X6T4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/ylEZcA3.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/cPnVv2z.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/PwKmbxc.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/zrQ1Is1.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/U78YP0o.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/ILexeTj.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/bZcxppj.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Qw165cm.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/W7tau1f.jpg)

Title: Re: An interesting non-import marked sks
Post by: echo1 on December 17, 2022, 04:21:59 PM

Nice. Looks bringbackish to me. PAX

Title: Re: An interesting non-import marked sks
Post by: Phosphorus32 on December 17, 2022, 05:18:36 PM

Very interesting! Russian barreled-receiver with the remainder a mix of Chinese parts. I would have guessed it was a Sino-banian import, but if there are no import marks anywhere then a Vietnam bring-back is certainly plausible.

Title: Re: An interesting non-import marked sks
Post by: swede1894 on December 17, 2022, 05:31:11 PM

Thanks.  i thought it was fun that the bolt carrier and receiver cover were in the NVA serial number range but from different guns.

Title: Re: An interesting non-import marked sks
Post by: High Noon on December 17, 2022, 09:06:56 PM

Nice pick up there...very interesting.

Title: Re: An interesting non-import marked sks
Post by: running-man on December 19, 2022, 11:55:02 AM

Nice!  All the circumstantial evidence definitely points in the same direction towards a VN bringback.   

Don't see too many Russian SKS45s that look like this at all!  thumb1

P.S. BTW the features and S/N on this one point to 1955.

Title: Re: An interesting non-import marked sks
Post by: swede1894 on December 19, 2022, 04:12:43 PM

Thank you for the info!  This one was just described as Chinese in the auction listing.  i think it was the first time that mis-matched parts actually convinced me to buy it!!