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Online swede1894

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A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« on: December 08, 2021, 05:46:22 PM »
Here's an early Century Arms import that's been put through the ringer.  It's a 9 million serial number range and externally all numbers match.  It has the small import mark at the end of the barrel but isn't marked norinco.  I've never taken it down.  It sports one of the world's nastiest slings and the cleaning kit is full of sand. 































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Offline Boris Badinov

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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2021, 06:57:26 PM »
Not the CAI stamp commonly associated with the Israeli Captured guns from the Middle East, but the overall look amd description suggest that it may in fact be an IC/ME gun.
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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2021, 06:57:52 PM »
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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2021, 07:07:48 PM »
Nice, my first Chinese SKS was a 10M SN IIRC. One year newer
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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2021, 11:13:28 PM »
9th year/ 1964 was the transition from Blade to Spike bayonet.

At -46,000 this would be first quarter of the year.
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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2021, 10:07:00 AM »
Very cool! The looks, description, serial number range, and import marking all indicate one of the Israeli captured Type 56s. Excellent piece, don’t change a thing.  thumb1
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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2021, 11:46:48 AM »
Agree with B.B. and P32, very IC looking gun right there. 

As an aside, that's an early stamp.  Not quite as early as the "ST. A. VT" stamps on the barrel, but man, I don't have *anything* like that stamp in my records. They must not have used it very long & transitioned it to the rear of the gun relatively quickly.  Can I use cropped images of it as an entry in the List of Chinese Type 56 Importers thread?


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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2021, 11:59:15 AM »
Thank you for the info and links BB and P32.  R-M feel free to use any of the photos that will benefit the boards !!!
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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2021, 04:37:39 PM »
Sweet sks you have there Swede! 
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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2021, 07:01:08 PM »
Very cool!  thumb1
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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2021, 11:30:35 AM »
I'm a big fan of the carry wear of that rifle
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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2022, 02:54:02 AM »
9 mill right in 9 mill range with all the other middle east contract guns.. typical middle east gun wear n tear.. early CAI.ST.ALB.VT stamp.. freaking sand still on the cleaning kit.

Yeah.. if it looks like a duck..

Great find
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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2022, 02:55:55 AM »
Quote from: running-man on December 09, 2021, 11:46:48 AM
Agree with B.B. and P32, very IC looking gun right there. 

As an aside, that's an early stamp.  Not quite as early as the "ST. A. VT" stamps on the barrel, but man, I don't have *anything* like that stamp in my records. They must not have used it very long & transitioned it to the rear of the gun relatively quickly.  Can I use cropped images of it as an entry in the List of Chinese Type 56 Importers thread?

First two pics here RM:
http://chinesesks.weebly.com/israeli-capture-info.html
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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2022, 10:49:49 AM »
:P

It cracks me up when a photo on our weebly page surprises me because I haven't noticed it yet.  Thanks Mitch!  thumb1
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Re: A well used early Century Arms import (9 mill)
« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2022, 12:00:49 PM »
Quote from: running-man on March 14, 2022, 10:49:49 AM
:P

It cracks me up when a photo on our weebly page surprises me because I haven't noticed it yet.  Thanks Mitch!  thumb1

Np  thumb1
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