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1957 Chinese SKS with rack number
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2023 3:59 pm
by ZachW
Has anyone ever seen this. Just curious of the possible origin of this gun. The guy I purchased it from had it over 10 years but thinks he got it right after import as it was covered in cosmoline. All the numbers match so I believe it is original to the gun. Just never seen rack numbers on a surplus SKS before.
Re: 1957 Chinese SKS with rack number
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2023 5:45 am
by steelbuttplate
Albania bought thousands of these from China,they got carried a lot but used little. I don't know any other examples with rack numbers.
Re: 1957 Chinese SKS with rack number
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2023 2:57 pm
by OLD OUTLAW
Some of these Chinese SKS were sold to Egypt. Eventually sold on the world market and some ended up here. Same with some originally sent to Syria. Israeli captures sent else where perhaps. But a rack number has turned up on a few of them. Just another possibility.