This is how I think this will work best. Let me know what you think...
The reason why I created all these placeholders is to keep them in order. I locked them because any additional posts in them will bump it to the top and subsequently screw up the order. The only way to keep said order is to not have any additional posts within them.
All we have to do is transfer data to the OP and give credit where credit is due. Simply start a new thread, and using RMs template list of components (shown below) fill in what the rifle has, and add some pics. I'll let RM decide what pics we should aim for, but we also understand that any given situation may not yeild all the pics we may wish for, so lets just do the best we can. I would highly suggest a full pic of the right side of the entire rifle because many things can be seen from that angle such as lightening cut carrier, stock cutouts, takedown levers etc.
So, start a new thread, fill in the blanks, post relevant pics, we will all go over it, and then transfer it to the proper arsenal.
Here is the format example... If you have any issue determining component erra, please see here.
Component Variations - Chinese SKS GuidePlease put the arsenal in the your thread title...
Barrel Lug: Short/Long/Pinned/Uncertain
Battle Sight on RSL: П/3/D/III/Uncertain
Bayonet Type: Blade/Spike/Uncertain
Bayonet Lug: Early Cut/Late Non-Cut/Uncertain
Bolt Carrier: Early Cut/Late Non-Cut/Uncertain
Gas Tube: Early 1 Piece/Late 2 Piece/Uncertain
Gas Block: Early Milled/Late Cast/Late Cast w/Round/Uncertain
Receiver Cover Takedown: Normal/Inverted/Uncertain
Rear Sight Block: Early Milled/Mid Milled/Late Milled/Late Cast/Uncertain
Serial Number Format: X Digits, Y,YXX,XXX
S/N on Components: Last X digits/Uncertain
S/N on Stock: Last X digits, leading zeros, Small/Medium/Large Font/Uncertain
Stock Swivel: Bottom/Side/Uncertain
Trigger Group Type: Early Milled/Late Stamped/Uncertain
Notes: Things such as where the firearm was found. Owner of the photos, mismatching components, etc.
We need your help guys... This (like everything else) is a group effort that I think would be an asset to the community.