7 Million Serial

Bacarnal · November 11, 2019, 09:37:41 PM

Continuing my blade rifles, here is a 1962 7 Million Serial. Mostly matching, though the stock seems to have been a replacement as well as the bolt and what seems to me a bolt carrier from another country (Yugo?). Fairly good finish and will do as a representative for the collection. I'll be posting these to the survey. Cheers.

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running-man · November 11, 2019, 11:53:15 PM

Nice looker there...you can certainly do worse when it comes to a 7 mil /26\ as seen in some of the recent imports!

What serial number does the carrier have on top? The 10-718 number stamped on the left side of the carrier does not appear to be a std. yugo part number like is typically seen in the lightening cut on the right side and it sure looks a bit too shiny to be a yugo carrier as well. I'd guess it's a late model Chinese carrier since the lightening cut is not there in your overall right view.

astronut · November 12, 2019, 07:55:24 AM

Another nice SKS you have there!

Bacarnal · November 12, 2019, 09:28:23 AM

Thanks, both.
RM, thanks for the info on the carrier. Honestly, I've never owned a Yugo, nor handled them much, so I was doing a SWAG. Thanks for the id of possible late Chinese. It would make more sense.

Larry D. · November 12, 2019, 12:23:02 PM

I'm beginning to feel insignificant compared to some of you guys.....

Bacarnal · November 12, 2019, 03:38:02 PM

Larry, I don't know why. I've seen some of your posts and it looks like you have some cool toys, also

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Larry D. · November 13, 2019, 01:32:44 PM

A few, but you guys are coming up with some extremely nice stuff.

Bacarnal · November 13, 2019, 05:25:57 PM

Larry, I just happened to be in the wrong place at the right time

. On the Cast and the Ghost I literally tracked down the owners at a local gun show and made them reasonable offers. Beat another guy to the punch who stopped me going out of the show asking if I wanted to sell.

Weldrdave · December 20, 2019, 07:56:04 AM

I know I'm late to this but that a very nice looking rifle! When did they switch from blade to the "pig sticker"?

running-man · December 20, 2019, 10:11:53 AM

9 mil /26\ is the first observed spike bayonet on a Chinese Type 56.

Gashog · March 31, 2020, 03:08:35 PM

I have a 7 million series. I bought it in 2017 as a "gunsmith special" Chinese/Albanian. It is rough, cracked stock but matching numbers except stock. Lot's of names and stuff carved in the stock. It still outshoots my newer Norinco and has never missed a beat.

Bob_The_Student · March 31, 2020, 04:06:35 PM

Gashog that rifle has had some good times!

Gashog · March 31, 2020, 04:55:30 PM

Quote from: Bob_The_Student on March 31, 2020, 04:06:35 PM
Gashog that rifle has had some good times!

Doesn't appear to have been fired alot, but it looks like it got dragged around town behind an Albanian pick-up truck. haha

Bacarnal · April 01, 2020, 01:02:20 PM

GH, Below is a link to what I did when I got in a Beta Arms SKS 30 that had a full split like yours. Hope it helps.

https://sks-files.com/index.php?topic=4674.0

Gashog · April 01, 2020, 03:40:06 PM

Bacarnal, nice repair job on that stock. Very similar break to what I have on the original stock. I pinned and glued a smaller crack on the spare stock I have so I could shoot this rifle while I get time to repair the stock it came with.

I put two pins in a cross fashion. The crack ran between the pins and all but disapeared. That third pin is a steel pin that was in the stock when I got it.

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