Great vid on PLO Israeli capture SKS’s

[Worm]

I actually have pics of this rifle from back when I saw it on gunbroker. Was the only example I ever saw with Arabic trench art (a carved date). This guy does a great job on the history (probably better than I did). Thought I'd share.

[running-man]

Decent analysis. He even got the dates right on the year 9 thru 12 type 56's. 

To bad he didn't actually talk about the carbine itself. The laminate sticks with blade + spike cutouts are unique among all SKS carbines as are the blued bolt carriers. I disagree with him that they are just another ordinary plan plain Jane type 56, if they were how could we tell they are IC carbines? 

[Worm]

Decent analysis. He even got the dates right on the year 9 thru 12 type 56's. 

To bad he didn't actually talk about the carbine itself. The laminate sticks with blade + spike cutouts are unique among all SKS carbines as are the blued bolt carriers. I disagree with him that they are just another ordinary plan plain Jane type 56, if they were how could we tell they are IC carbines? 

True that

[Phosphorus32]

Thanks for sharing! 

Really well written video and I enjoyed the history.  I definitely chuckled along from about 16:22-16:55 with his poke at nation building and the failure of nations to learn from history. 

It's definitely more of a history video with the artifact as a centerpiece in the story than an analysis of that artifact and its distinctive characteristics. That's probably good for the longevity of the video on YouTube 

I agree he could have gone over the unique, mostly cosmetic, characteristics. At 0:36-0:42 he said: "Well, mechanically it's just a Type 56 carbine, but historically it's so much more." I really don't disagree with that statement.

[echo1]

Decent analysis. He even got the dates right on the year 9 thru 12 type 56's. 

... The laminate sticks with blade + spike cutouts are unique among all SKS carbines as are the blued bolt carriers. 

My first SKS was one of these. A single shot (stuck gas piston) for $72 bucks. I never learned what it was until decades later. Looked not used much. Maybe a cache capture? PAX

http://chinesesks.weebly.com/arab-12-mil-laminate.html