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Welcome aboard, Bruce.

The star on the stock of the 1958 and 1959 factory /26\ guns is a relatively new discovery. The gun that you acquired was sold from China to Albania, and subsequently exported to the U.S. just a few months ago.

Before this shipment from Albania, the only occurrence of the star on the right buttstock was on the original Sino-Soviets. But several of these Albanian imports have been documented with the Sino star. So, history is being re-written with a gun like yours. Congrats, and keep her original!

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[QUOTE="martin08, post: 2735307, member: 13991"] Welcome aboard, Bruce. The star on the stock of the 1958 and 1959 factory /26\ guns is a relatively new discovery. The gun that you acquired was sold from China to Albania, and subsequently exported to the U.S. just a few months ago. Before this shipment from Albania, the only occurrence of the star on the right buttstock was on the original Sino-Soviets. But several of these Albanian imports have been documented with the Sino star. So, history is being re-written with a gun like yours. Congrats, and keep her original! You can load your pics into the post by clicking on the icon in the tool bar that looks like a picture of a tree. You may need to resize your photos, but they will appear in the thread replies, instead of the links. [/QUOTE]

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