Hello everyone. This is my first post here. I have two other Chinese SKSs which are nothing special (I think) but I thought this one was worth sharing and hopefully getting some info about. I can post more pics if anyone is interested.
Picked this up last week while I was on a trip to Florida. At first I thought it was a Sino-Soviet because of the laminate stock, but then I noticed the white paint marking, did a little research and found out that it is what is known as an "israeli capture" or "egyptian contract" SKS. Price at the store was $500, which I knew was a good deal. After shipping back to my state and the transfer fee, it came out to $635 total. Still a good deal. The bore is immaculate, and all serial numbers that I can find are matching. Only problem is that it's missing the cleaning rod and the upper handguard has been replaced with polymer. I've submitted it to the survey on
http://chinesesks.weebly.com/. Mine falls slightly outside the known serial number range for these, which is quite interesting.
Stock is cut for both a blade and spike bayo. Import mark reads "CAI ST. ALB. VT" on left side of barrel and "SKS 7.62 CHINA" on right side.
Also, the sling on mine is unique, and I wonder if it's some kind of locally produced middle eastern sling. If anyone has seen one of these slings before I'd love to hear about it.