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Here is the image of the import stamp. I watched the "unboxing videos" from Classic and noticed the most recent was in a cardboard container, not wood. As for source, I will try to reach out to PW and see if they respond. Otherwise, contact ATF for a FOIA manifest. That takes months, but is what it is. I like the idea that they came from Albania. From what I understand, virtually all the SKS rifles were in reserve armories with very few in the hands of military and police, being long outdated in 1997 by the AK47. Hence, most every SKS was looted from the armories and would have been part of the civil war, with most ending up in the hands of the KLA in Kosovo. One source I saw indicated about 600,000 small arms were looted with only about 100,000 turned in or recovered. If Albania is the origin, then it was part of history.Stock has no serial number at all. Pics of the rifle broke down and the finish cleaned up, wood looked pink which would suggest beechnut. But, I could see wood characteristics of the original Chinese wood stock, so unsure.
We dabbled with some, quite in depth trying to get info, we got some stuff...but most of it's pre-internet info and not digital..this is just one list. https://sks-files.com/index.php?topic=2111.0I tried several importers.. they will not release information.Wish you the best of luck.. I don't think a FOIA will get info released, but hey, good luck in your venture. The Information Act may not apply to those nation's. Your dealing with old school Cold War communist nations.. and they won't release anything because some little American Act asks for it.
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We are all well too aware of Steve K. (Kehaya) I'll let RM or P32 address that discussion, besides.. mom always said.. if I cant say something nice... zip it boy..
Hey Randy, looks like a legitimate matching example with honest wear, courtesy of the Albanians If you could post some pictures of the whole rifle taken in daylight, it’d be great to see them.
Very cool SkS with plenty of character. That it to the range and let us know what people say about it
Hello everyone, I just cleaned up a type 56 I bought from Classic last fall. I must be one of the lucky one, it's in great shape. Before I post pictures and write more I wanted to see if a new posting will bring this thread back to the top of the list. If not I'll start a new one.
It is difficult to see, but if you zoom in on the retainer pin it has a triangular boss that is above the flat surface. When installed it sits near the end of the extractor spring. I thought maybe the Chinese version had this feature that other versions do not. I read that the 11 million series is where they changed to stamped trigger guards, smaller font on the stock numbers and eliminated lightening cuts on the bolt. Is this an early version before those changes were incorporated? Also, any idea what the "2" in a triangle on the stock means?