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Hello I just purchased a Chinese Type 56 SKS and would like to know some information on the quality and date of it. I read on a website your so-pose to take the first number of the serial number and add it to 1956 to get the manufacturing date which for mine would be 1959 but my stock while it has a matching number it also has a Star stamped on the right side of the butt stock as I've read Sino-Soviets had but reading the Sino's didn't have the sling mount on the bottom of the stock which mine does it confuses me further as to what my rifle exactly is. Here's some pictures to help. http://imageshack.us/a/img846/6060/1043442.jpg Number on magazine 197591 . http://imageshack.us/a/img10/3583/1043447.jpg Number on receiver followed by Triangle with 26 in the center This serial number reads 3197591. http://imageshack.us/a/img841/6059/1043448.jpg Serial number on trigger guard.http://imageshack.us/a/img834/7964/1043454.jpg Rear sight with N. http://imageshack.us/a/img849/4821/1043446.jpg Blade Bayonet. http://imageshack.us/a/img534/301/1043444.jpg Sling mount on bottom of the stock. http://imageshack.us/a/img10/6210/1043438.jpg Star stamp on right side of buttstock. http://imageshack.us/a/img109/3623/1043450.jpg Overall picture of the rifle. Any information would be appreciated thanks.

<blockquote data-quote="BruceBwp2" data-source="post: 2735174" data-attributes="member: 36459"><p>Hello I just purchased a Chinese Type 56 SKS and would like to know some information on the quality and date of it. I read on a website your so-pose to take the first number of the serial number and add it to 1956 to get the&nbsp; manufacturing date which for mine would be 1959 but my stock while it has a matching number it also has a Star stamped on the right side of the butt stock&nbsp; as I&#039;ve read Sino-Soviets had but reading the Sino&#039;s didn&#039;t have the sling mount on the bottom of the stock which mine does it confuses me further as to what my rifle exactly is. Here&#039;s some pictures to help. <a href="http://imageshack.us/a/img846/6060/1043442.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/a/img846/6060/1043442.jpg</a> Number on magazine 197591 . <a href="http://imageshack.us/a/img10/3583/1043447.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/a/img10/3583/1043447.jpg</a> Number on receiver followed by Triangle with 26 in the center This serial number reads 3197591. <a href="http://imageshack.us/a/img841/6059/1043448.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/a/img841/6059/1043448.jpg</a> Serial number on trigger guard.<a href="http://imageshack.us/a/img834/7964/1043454.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/a/img834/7964/1043454.jpg</a> Rear sight with N. <a href="http://imageshack.us/a/img849/4821/1043446.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/a/img849/4821/1043446.jpg</a> Blade Bayonet. <a href="http://imageshack.us/a/img534/301/1043444.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/a/img534/301/1043444.jpg</a> Sling mount on bottom of the stock. <a href="http://imageshack.us/a/img10/6210/1043438.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/a/img10/6210/1043438.jpg</a> Star stamp on right side of buttstock. <a href="http://imageshack.us/a/img109/3623/1043450.jpg" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/a/img109/3623/1043450.jpg</a> Overall picture of the rifle. Any information would be appreciated thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="BruceBwp2, post: 2735174, member: 36459"] Hello I just purchased a Chinese Type 56 SKS and would like to know some information on the quality and date of it. I read on a website your so-pose to take the first number of the serial number and add it to 1956 to get the manufacturing date which for mine would be 1959 but my stock while it has a matching number it also has a Star stamped on the right side of the butt stock as I've read Sino-Soviets had but reading the Sino's didn't have the sling mount on the bottom of the stock which mine does it confuses me further as to what my rifle exactly is. Here's some pictures to help. [url]http://imageshack.us/a/img846/6060/1043442.jpg[/url] Number on magazine 197591 . [url]http://imageshack.us/a/img10/3583/1043447.jpg[/url] Number on receiver followed by Triangle with 26 in the center This serial number reads 3197591. [url]http://imageshack.us/a/img841/6059/1043448.jpg[/url] Serial number on trigger guard.[url]http://imageshack.us/a/img834/7964/1043454.jpg[/url] Rear sight with N. [url]http://imageshack.us/a/img849/4821/1043446.jpg[/url] Blade Bayonet. [url]http://imageshack.us/a/img534/301/1043444.jpg[/url] Sling mount on bottom of the stock. [url]http://imageshack.us/a/img10/6210/1043438.jpg[/url] Star stamp on right side of buttstock. [url]http://imageshack.us/a/img109/3623/1043450.jpg[/url] Overall picture of the rifle. Any information would be appreciated thanks. [/QUOTE]

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