Hello, new to this board as I am really wanting to get into collecting SKS rifles!! They rock!! Actually some 20 years ago I did own 6 SKS rifles....ending up selling all of them and buying AR's!! IDIOT!! lol
Ok, I own an all matching Chinese type 56 in immaculate condition that I bought about 4 months ago at a gunshow. It was unfired(never seen so much cosmoline in a SKS), but hey I think that is part of the fun of owning them. Cleaning em up!!
One question I have is........the serial number is 1,600,ish but rifle has a spike bayonet. I have read that the spike bayos on Chinese rifles did not start until after serial number 9,000,000......is this correct?
Also this rifle has a D on the rear sight elevation area which I thought the D was only on Albanian rifles??? Lastly the triangle on left side of receiver has 636 inside it not 26, if that matters??
Looking forward to your responses!!
Jeff