Anyone notice that there is not a gas tube take down lever?
Since it was shown removed for the photos...I imagine you can get it off...somehow....keeping it on seems like it might be more important.
The more weirdness that comes up with these guns with new locations of 'manufacture', the more I lean towards these being marked for police/militia and the area they work in.
Kind of like an asset tag.
Unless SKSs were manufactured in little shops strewn about like Stuckey's restaurants at truck stops across China....which, seems more and more impractical to me than these being made at far fewer actual locations, and then haphazardly being stamped by the recipients upon arrival.
Stucky's does still exist doesn't it? If not, replace that with Flying J.
My DB has the typical gas block, whereas my 0226 has the bulbous one.... This one also seems to have a milled rear sight rather than the somewhat typical cast RSB. These things are all over the map component wise.
Neat gun regardless....and it adds to the mystery.