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norinco sks factory (0402)
10/17/2011 9:33:39 PM
Any info on the factory? The gun was imported by Poly USA.
10/18/2011 7:20:55 AM
The factory made weapons for export.
10/19/2011 4:49:49 PM
nice sks, heres some info i got from a book i purchased called "The SKS Carbine" by Steve Kehaya/Joepoyer.
Chinese SKS carbine (type 56) were manufactured in a number of different factories and so markings will vary somewhat. Most factories are designated by code, usually a number inside a triangle if the production was intended for military use and circles, rectangles or ovals if for commercial use. yours seem to point towards commercial use since you have a oval withe number inside. if your rear sight has a letter "D" these were for export/commercial use
Chinese SKS carbine (type 56) were manufactured in a number of different factories and so markings will vary somewhat. Most factories are designated by code, usually a number inside a triangle if the production was intended for military use and circles, rectangles or ovals if for commercial use. yours seem to point towards commercial use since you have a oval withe number inside. if your rear sight has a letter "D" these were for export/commercial use
10/19/2011 4:59:14 PM
thanks for the information and compliment! i didn't konw triangle factories were typically military rifles and other factory shapes were otherwise. i learned something new today 
10/19/2011 8:05:51 PM
Originally Posted By 671ar:
nice sks, heres some info i got from a book i purchased called "The SKS Carbine" by Steve Kehaya/Joepoyer.
Chinese SKS carbine (type 56) were manufactured in a number of different factories and so markings will vary somewhat. Most factories are designated by code, usually a number inside a triangle if the production was intended for military use and circles, rectangles or ovals if for commercial use. yours seem to point towards commercial use since you have a oval withe number inside. if your rear sight has a letter "D" these were for export/commercial use
nice sks, heres some info i got from a book i purchased called "The SKS Carbine" by Steve Kehaya/Joepoyer.
Chinese SKS carbine (type 56) were manufactured in a number of different factories and so markings will vary somewhat. Most factories are designated by code, usually a number inside a triangle if the production was intended for military use and circles, rectangles or ovals if for commercial use. yours seem to point towards commercial use since you have a oval withe number inside. if your rear sight has a letter "D" these were for export/commercial use
That is a great book, but it is not the SKS bible.
10/20/2011 5:31:34 AM
Originally Posted By TnMike:
That is a great book, but it is not the SKS bible.
Originally Posted By 671ar:
nice sks, heres some info i got from a book i purchased called "The SKS Carbine" by Steve Kehaya/Joepoyer.
Chinese SKS carbine (type 56) were manufactured in a number of different factories and so markings will vary somewhat. Most factories are designated by code, usually a number inside a triangle if the production was intended for military use and circles, rectangles or ovals if for commercial use. yours seem to point towards commercial use since you have a oval withe number inside. if your rear sight has a letter "D" these were for export/commercial use
nice sks, heres some info i got from a book i purchased called "The SKS Carbine" by Steve Kehaya/Joepoyer.
Chinese SKS carbine (type 56) were manufactured in a number of different factories and so markings will vary somewhat. Most factories are designated by code, usually a number inside a triangle if the production was intended for military use and circles, rectangles or ovals if for commercial use. yours seem to point towards commercial use since you have a oval withe number inside. if your rear sight has a letter "D" these were for export/commercial use
That is a great book, but it is not the SKS bible.
by all means would you llike to share your sks bible with others? i may want to convert
10/20/2011 9:26:11 AM
[/quote]by all means would you llike to share your sks bible with others? i may want to convert[/quote]
As far as I can tell there is no bible. The book is a great source of info. There are also awesome web sites out there to add to our knowledge of the carbine. I think a book could be written just on the Chinese SKS maybe even 2 if China would release info on them. I've just seen too many instances where in the book it states "all" or "only" then I'm at a gun show and see something totally different.
As far as I can tell there is no bible. The book is a great source of info. There are also awesome web sites out there to add to our knowledge of the carbine. I think a book could be written just on the Chinese SKS maybe even 2 if China would release info on them. I've just seen too many instances where in the book it states "all" or "only" then I'm at a gun show and see something totally different.
