SKS identification

[militant]

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I have a Chinese SKS. This marking is on it. It is hard to see with the picture, but its a triangle with the top cut off and a "7" in it. It is followed by the three Chinese symbols.

[scottd913]

it mite help if you said what exactly you want.

[militant]

what does the symbol mean? Is this a common or rare chinese version?

[scottd913]

I'm not sure exactly what the symbol means for sure i really doubt it is a rare one but maybe! makes me curious I'll look around. there were so many shipped over here the surplus rifle from hell you mite say. mine is a Russian but it hasn't a symbol like that.

[militant]

I have looked everywhere. Most symbols are a triangle with a factory number in them. The pic is kinda hard to see but it is several triangles that make a larger one. The top of the triangle is flat and it had a small 7 at the top.

[Salmoneye]

YOu need a better pic, and right side up :rolleyes:

But I am pretty sure that is the Norinco factory code for factory number 6776...

http://www.oocities.org/p317/SksMarkings.html

[militant]

I agree. It looks like the 6776 factory. Idk if that's a good thing but it has been reliable and accurate in terms of the Sks.

[scottd913]

yes i also looked around and i think its a nor-co. good luck and im sure your gonna be happy with it if not throw it out there one of us will grab it up.:D
love mine!! sorry i cant be more help.:mad:

[Axelwik]

It's the factory stamp, but your picture is upside-down.

[gyvel]

None of the Chinese SKS are "rare." The Chinese produced these by the millions to arm their 100,000,000 man standing army.