Finally got a semi-auto

DennisCA · August 2, 2015, 10:28 PM

Since I've started collecting C&R rifles, I've collected nothing but bolt-action rifle - until now:

Chinese Type 56 SKS

I've been wanting something that:

1) Won't beat the crap out of my shoulder
2) Isn't a bolt-action

A couple of things:
* Numbers are all matching except the stock (which I don't think is original)
This is based on my research and things I've been told:
* Based on the numbers it looks like a early sino-soviet (1956-era)
* And yes I know the sling isn't the correct sling

On with the pic's!

IMHO - One of the nicest Type 56 SKS's I've seen in awhile and cosmo free!

Cossack · August 2, 2015, 11:29 PM

Well done! Maybe someone will come along and remind us - there's a website that does an extremely thorough job of explaining serial numbers and variations of the Type 56 SKS. Great first Semi-Auto. it's too bad the stock doesn't match, but hey - at least it's not a plastic side-folder. (I saw one of those for sale once that the seller explained was "converted to an AK-47" by adding a banana mag and a pistol grip folding stock

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DennisCA · August 3, 2015, 12:10 AM

http://www.yooperj.com/SKS-24.htm

http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=26665

And I've come across this youtube video that does a decent job in explaining the sino-soviet markings:

SKS Rifle - An Authentic Sino-Soviet Model
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpFXSb4h64c

Cossack · August 3, 2015, 11:09 AM

Yooper John's site was the one i was thinking of. Quite a goldmine.

August 2, 2015, 10:28 PM	#1
DennisCA Senior Member Join Date: June 3, 2012 Location: Union City CA (a.k.a. Poople's Republik of CA) Posts: 451	Finally got a semi-auto Since I've started collecting C&R rifles, I've collected nothing but bolt-action rifle - until now: Chinese Type 56 SKS I've been wanting something that: 1) Won't beat the crap out of my shoulder 2) Isn't a bolt-action A couple of things: * Numbers are all matching except the stock (which I don't think is original) This is based on my research and things I've been told: * Based on the numbers it looks like a early sino-soviet (1956-era) * And yes I know the sling isn't the correct sling On with the pic's! IMHO - One of the nicest Type 56 SKS's I've seen in awhile and cosmo free!

August 3, 2015, 12:10 AM	#3
DennisCA Senior Member Join Date: June 3, 2012 Location: Union City CA (a.k.a. Poople's Republik of CA) Posts: 451	These are the sites that I've come acrossed http://www.yooperj.com/SKS-24.htm http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=26665 And I've come across this youtube video that does a decent job in explaining the sino-soviet markings: SKS Rifle - An Authentic Sino-Soviet Model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpFXSb4h64c

August 2, 2015, 11:29 PM	#2
Cossack Senior Member Join Date: May 2, 2006 Posts: 260	Well done! Maybe someone will come along and remind us - there's a website that does an extremely thorough job of explaining serial numbers and variations of the Type 56 SKS. Great first Semi-Auto. it's too bad the stock doesn't match, but hey - at least it's not a plastic side-folder. (I saw one of those for sale once that the seller explained was "converted to an AK-47" by adding a banana mag and a pistol grip folding stock )

August 3, 2015, 11:09 AM	#4
Cossack Senior Member Join Date: May 2, 2006 Posts: 260	Yooper John's site was the one i was thinking of. Quite a goldmine.