The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

here is some photos of the accessories for the Yugo SKS and the different modifications of the grenade launcher the last one found on the Mitchell's was tapered at the rear. 1st had holes 2nd was without holes 3rd tapered rear Issued with the gun was the oil bottle brass was the early one plastic th...

the Mitchell imports from Yugoslavia were really nice . It just so happened that the SKS imported by Mitchell were the latest model The only real difference being tritium sights and the way the grenade launcher was milled Ill post a pic of it Another interesting thing to get for the Yugo SKS is the ...

I think this aught to be a sticky for the future readers

welcome we need more collectors here:)

I am going to list what I think is a good collectors list of what to have in a SKS Collection. I do not have all of these and will try to get the ones I need as time goes on Given what I can afford to pay :) but here is my list of what I think a collector should look for and add to his or her collec...

Thanks very much this is a great place to be for the sks collector with guys that are not into bubba work on their guns and want to share info and learn new things about the SKS

Dont feel bad !!!!! the Chinese factory codes can be a real hard thing to read . I have been collecting them for years and some are hard to read and sometimes how they are stamped makes a big difference. Check out the posted pics and see what I mean about reading them

the original ones are phosphorus coated and that material was used as well on Military gauges in Vehicles. Its been outlawed now because it has radium in it. I imagine you could get a replacement sight off one thats been canabalized for parts. Check out the various parts places or look on gunbroker ...

all I saw was orig post of a triangle 016 But then I am used to reading them The Chinese like to use the triangles and make the numbers follow the shape. Got to watch out for some like 216 often is mistaken for 26

You are correct, but you can get pretty close based on features, heavy barrel lug were early mfg, short barrel lug were mid production and pressed barrels were late production. No one really knows the dates when production types changed, here is a page that shows the lugs and other features. http:/...

Anything the Chinese make for their military is top quality . ALL SKS PARTS ARE MILITARY the problem comes when you buy the stuff they assembled for the importer's from left over parts. These guns were not assembled for the Military or Military Contracts. The so called paratrooper farmers friend and...

I saw several rough looking Chinese Saturday at the big gun show here. One had no symbols or arsenal mark. It only had a long series of numbers. I could not visualize in my head what it may have been. First two digit were 22is all I remember now. Those guns were assembled for commercial sales They ...

thanks very much Steve Much appreciated Its refreshing to see the gun collectors here that are interested in learning more about what we collect. Its a shame more info is not forth coming from the various countries, but one can see its not in their interest to tell us anything. We have to learn from...

Thanks I am really interested in the Chinese sks and have been the collector and so called source for factory codes on them and I have a comprehensive serial number list with factory codes. I enjoy sharing this info with guys that are true collectors and interested in what i find interesting. I do n...

there are allot of variations in the Marking of the Chinese type 56 sks Carbine I thought some of you may enjoy seeing some and maybe adding any you might find interesting. One factory code for sure is above all the rest in odd markings that is the DP marking one of the few receiver markings with le...

The early 55 Tula guns are dated top covers If original not rebuilt wood be in hardwood stock with tula star and date on stock late 55 may have a star with no date on top cover, kind of rare 56 Tula would have the laminated stock in original issue condition no star on stock just serial number Thjey ...

Nice looking stock on that one, Howie. What's the stamping look like on the bayonet? BTW, I didn't realize I had broken links. They are fixed now, with the addition of a really crisp bayonet marking of a /R\. Most all my Russian Bayonets are marked with some sort of proof I think that has nothing t...

that is one fine post Ill add to it when I have more time with my photos. The above miss matched magazine has all the signs of being scrubbed at some time before re marking. It is not all that unusual that they sometimes goof on the selection of punches and whack the wrong number or get one backwar...

some guns crated being shipped to Canada for sale there the photos are from Marstar and were posted on the Canadian Gun NUts boards

After the initial imports were going on from China the market was flooded with Military surplus guns. The importers were offered large amounts of spare parts, which they were not interested in tying up there money for. The bulk of all Chinese guns that came in were most likely rebuilt. The parts wer...