USAF Sarge
Marksman
This is the Albanian used SKS I alluded to in my WASR post having stock graffiti.
Based on what I've read it's an early Chinese made SKS (M56) made under Soviet supervison, which was later sent to Albania as aid by the Chinese aka Sino-Albanian SKS.
Receiver, trigger guard and magazine SN's match 60932, bolt is SN F4460, and the rear housing is SN E2634. The entire stock is wood to include the hand guard. The rear sight has the Russian/Cyrillic n stamped on it.
I love the been there, done that look of the rifle and the stock graffiti, she has a story to tell that is for sure.
When we picked her up, there was 3 brand new looking ones and this one. I was looking at Gew 88, when my wife asked to see this one. The guy behind the counter tried to talk her into one of the new looking ones. She responded with "This one has a story" and "This is the type of guns we buy/collect". Then when I moved on from the Gew 88 (Too many issues), and caught up with my wife. She asked me if I liked it, said yeap and she went home with us.
Stock graffiti and locations.
J.B. on the buttstock
FZ on the forestock beneath handguard area
EM on the forestock beneath handguard area
Ism. Muh. on the side of stock above trigger assembly
P. Komcë on the side of stock above trigger assembly
Based on what I've read it's an early Chinese made SKS (M56) made under Soviet supervison, which was later sent to Albania as aid by the Chinese aka Sino-Albanian SKS.
Receiver, trigger guard and magazine SN's match 60932, bolt is SN F4460, and the rear housing is SN E2634. The entire stock is wood to include the hand guard. The rear sight has the Russian/Cyrillic n stamped on it.
I love the been there, done that look of the rifle and the stock graffiti, she has a story to tell that is for sure.
When we picked her up, there was 3 brand new looking ones and this one. I was looking at Gew 88, when my wife asked to see this one. The guy behind the counter tried to talk her into one of the new looking ones. She responded with "This one has a story" and "This is the type of guns we buy/collect". Then when I moved on from the Gew 88 (Too many issues), and caught up with my wife. She asked me if I liked it, said yeap and she went home with us.
Stock graffiti and locations.
J.B. on the buttstock
FZ on the forestock beneath handguard area
EM on the forestock beneath handguard area
Ism. Muh. on the side of stock above trigger assembly
P. Komcë on the side of stock above trigger assembly
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