PRISTINE 1978 PRE-BAN CHINESE SKS 100% MATCHING
SERIAL NUMBER: 23001645. BARREL: 26". CALIBER: 7.62X30. MANUFACTURED: 1978. This is a highly original, military-surplus Chinese Type 56 SKS carbine chambered in the classic 7.62x39mm cartridge. Manufactured during the height of the Cold War, this rifle was held in Chinese state strategic reserves before being exported to the United States market prior to the 1994 federal import ban. It stands out as an exceptional, investment-grade collector's piece due to its 100% matching serial numbers across all major components, its original military wood stock, and its factory-correct, under-folding cruciform spike bayonet. The left side of the receiver features a distinct historical blueprint, beginning with three classic Chinese ideograms that translate directly to "Type 56," confirming its status as an official military-issue weapon. Right next to these characters is a unique arsenal stamp featuring a "triangle inside a larger triangle" in the lower-left corner. In Chinese military metallurgy of this era, this tiny inner triangle represents the numeral "0," denoting a smaller, secondary state-run "Third Line" military arsenal (such as Factory 0306 or a late-variant Factory 818) rather than the massive Factory 26 plant. The rifle's production date is locked down to 1978 by the serial number 23 001645. Following the standardized Chinese military dating formula, adding the prefix "23" to the SKS adoption year of 1956 gives us an exact manufacturing date of 1978. The remaining digits indicate that this specific rifle was the 1,645th unit rolled off that particular factory's assembly line during that year's production run. This was a period of high military readiness in China, occurring just one year prior to the Sino-Vietnamese War. The provenance of the firearm is completed by its highly desirable, pre-ban US import stamping on the metal, which reads: "SKS 7.62x39 MADE IN CHINA BY NORINCO POLY USA ATL GA." This hybrid stamping reflects Poly USA Inc., operating out of Atlanta, Georgia, processing and distributing military-surplus stock sourced from the overarching Norinco state network. Because the rifle retains all of its original parts, it completely escaped the civilian parts-bin refurbishments and commercial modifications common to the era, making it a pristine, un-tampered-with specimen of late-20th-century military history. CONDITION: Excellent. Operates normally. MODERN 27-258
[ translate ]SERIAL NUMBER: 23001645. BARREL: 26". CALIBER: 7.62X30. MANUFACTURED: 1978. This is a highly original, military-surplus Chinese Type 56 SKS carbine chambered in the classic 7.62x39mm cartridge. Manufactured during the height of the Cold War, this rifle was held in Chinese state strategic reserves before being exported to the United States market prior to the 1994 federal import ban. It stands out as an exceptional, investment-grade collector's piece due to its 100% matching serial numbers across all major components, its original military wood stock, and its factory-correct, under-folding cruciform spike bayonet. The left side of the receiver features a distinct historical blueprint, beginning with three classic Chinese ideograms that translate directly to "Type 56," confirming its status as an official military-issue weapon. Right next to these characters is a unique arsenal stamp featuring a "triangle inside a larger triangle" in the lower-left corner. In Chinese military metallurgy of this era, this tiny inner triangle represents the numeral "0," denoting a smaller, secondary state-run "Third Line" military arsenal (such as Factory 0306 or a late-variant Factory 818) rather than the massive Factory 26 plant. The rifle's production date is locked down to 1978 by the serial number 23 001645. Following the standardized Chinese military dating formula, adding the prefix "23" to the SKS adoption year of 1956 gives us an exact manufacturing date of 1978. The remaining digits indicate that this specific rifle was the 1,645th unit rolled off that particular factory's assembly line during that year's production run. This was a period of high military readiness in China, occurring just one year prior to the Sino-Vietnamese War. The provenance of the firearm is completed by its highly desirable, pre-ban US import stamping on the metal, which reads: "SKS 7.62x39 MADE IN CHINA BY NORINCO POLY USA ATL GA." This hybrid stamping reflects Poly USA Inc., operating out of Atlanta, Georgia, processing and distributing military-surplus stock sourced from the overarching Norinco state network. Because the rifle retains all of its original parts, it completely escaped the civilian parts-bin refurbishments and commercial modifications common to the era, making it a pristine, un-tampered-with specimen of late-20th-century military history. CONDITION: Excellent. Operates normally. MODERN 27-258
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