Dating Chinese SKS rifles
Conard Murray
Is there a way to figure out the date of manufacture of a Chinese SKS? Mine
has the serial 8-1517344, a mark that resembles a triangle made with two A's
on the base and a smaller triangle at the apex and another mark, a letter O
or a 0. The barrel has 22 stamped on it as does the barrel retainer nut.
Norinco added CAI ST ALB VT after their name. Any ideas what all these marks
mean?
Just curious,
Thanks ... Conard Murray, WS4S
Cookeville, TN
jmarch
Wow...I looked at that title and thought, "Really odd sexual habits!?"
<G!!!>
Jim March
Byron Krohn
Conard Murray wrote: About "dating a Chinese Carbine!
I have never gone out with one, but I suspect I might enjoy dating a 38
Swede, more than a short Chinese. {;-)>.
Just kidding Conrad, I couldn't resistthe subject line.
Lungshot1
#CAI ST ALB VT
This is the US importer. Century Arms International, St Albans Vermont.
They are the same people who import the CZ 52 pistol. I had an 800 # for them
but I'd have to look around for it again.
ED
Toscano
In article <6eajoo$8...@xring.cs.umd.edu>,
"Conard Murray" <ws...@infoave.net> wrote:
#Is there a way to figure out the date of manufacture of a Chinese SKS? Mine
#has the serial 8-1517344, a mark that resembles a triangle made with two A's
#on the base and a smaller triangle at the apex and another mark, a letter O
#or a 0. The barrel has 22 stamped on it as does the barrel retainer nut.
#Norinco added CAI ST ALB VT after their name. Any ideas what all these marks
#mean?
#Just curious,
#Thanks ... Conard Murray, WS4S
#Cookeville, TN
#
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#
#
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Likewise, my Norinco SKS has the numbers "6992" stamped or engraved on every single metal part with no other distinguishing marks besides the serial number and "Norinco CSI, Inc., _____, California" (don't remember city name offhand).
GunFighter
CAI: Century Arms International, St Alb(ert?) Vermont. Dont know about
the rest
Conard Murray wrote:
#
# Is there a way to figure out the date of manufacture of a Chinese SKS? Mine
# has the serial 8-1517344, a mark that resembles a triangle made with two A's
# on the base and a smaller triangle at the apex and another mark, a letter O
# or a 0. The barrel has 22 stamped on it as does the barrel retainer nut.
# Norinco added CAI ST ALB VT after their name. Any ideas what all these marks
# mean?
# Just curious,
# Thanks ... Conard Murray, WS4S
# Cookeville, TN
Col. Douglas Mortimer
OK, but will they go all the way on the first date?
Mortalis
Sean Elkins
In article <6edtjm$e...@xring.cs.umd.edu>, Byron Krohn
<bdk...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
# Conard Murray wrote: About "dating a Chinese Carbine!
#
# I have never gone out with one, but I suspect I might enjoy dating a 38
# Swede, more than a short Chinese. {;-)>.
#
#
# Just kidding Conrad, I couldn't resistthe subject line.
4 out of 5 shooters surveyed preferred Chinese SKS rifles. The other would
rather date a girl.
Sean
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dd32
The CAI ST ALB VT stamp was placed on the gun
by the importer of your firearm. In the case of your gun
it was Century Arms in St. Albans, Vermont.
Hope this helps
jmub...@connectnet.com
On 14 Mar 1998 07:30:08 -0500, "jmarch" <jma...@ricochet.net> wrote:
#Wow...I looked at that title and thought, "Really odd sexual habits!?"
#<G!!!>
#
#Jim March
#
#
Good one, man...
#
Lungshot1
#OK, but will they go all the way on the first date?
#
#
Sure will but they ain't shoot'n blanks.
ED
Bob Walter
Conrad,
In The SKS Carbine (For Collectors Only), North Cape Publications, 1996,
Kehaya and Poyer say that Chinese serial numbers begin with the year of
manufacture. First year was 1956 and was coded as "01" or "1". Counting
up, your "8" would be 1963.
Re the two "A"'s inside a triangle, that is probably the factory mark. Look
more closely at it as a drawing in the above book shows a factory mark with
a very stylized "416" in a triangle which could be misinterpreted as "AA".
Enjoy, Bob
Toscano wrote in message <6eemvm$f...@xring.cs.umd.edu>...
#In article <6eajoo$8...@xring.cs.umd.edu>,
# "Conard Murray" <ws...@infoave.net> wrote:
##Is there a way to figure out the date of manufacture of a Chinese SKS?
Mine
##has the serial 8-1517344, a mark that resembles a triangle made with two
A's
##on the base and a smaller triangle at the apex and another mark, a letter
O
Ron Schwarz -- see sig to reply
On 14 Mar 1998 21:15:43 -0500, mort...@ix.netcom.com (Col. Douglas Mortimer)
wrote:
#OK, but will they go all the way on the first date?
Only if you don't degrease the firing pin.
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Michael K. McCollum
Bob Walter wrote in message <6egs7d$m...@xring.cs.umd.edu>...
#Conrad,
#
#In The SKS Carbine (For Collectors Only), North Cape Publications, 1996,
#Kehaya and Poyer say that Chinese serial numbers begin with the year of
#manufacture. First year was 1956 and was coded as "01" or "1". Counting
#up, your "8" would be 1963.
#
#Re the two "A"'s inside a triangle, that is probably the factory mark. Look
#more closely at it as a drawing in the above book shows a factory mark with
#a very stylized "416" in a triangle which could be misinterpreted as "AA".
#
Obvousily this doesn't work with all Chinese SKS models. My serial number
on mine is simply 00005. I've checked all the other parts that has the
serial number on it and they are all marked with that serial number. Any
clues as to when mine was made?
Ed Loomis
On 15 Mar 1998 10:36:04 -0500, dev...@clubvb.com (Ron Schwarz -- see
sig to reply) wrote:
#On 14 Mar 1998 21:15:43 -0500, mort...@ix.netcom.com (Col. Douglas Mortimer)
#wrote:
#
##OK, but will they go all the way on the first date?
#
#Only if you don't degrease the firing pin.
It sounds like we should mate this thread to "guns and
girlfriends"..'-]
Ed Loomis
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Ron Schwarz -- see sig to reply
#OK, but will they go all the way on the first date?
Only if you don't degrease the firing pin.
Ron Schwarz -- see sig to reply
On 15 Mar 1998 10:30:53 -0500, "Bob Walter" <wal...@gate.net> wrote:
#Conrad,
#
#In The SKS Carbine (For Collectors Only), North Cape Publications, 1996,
#Kehaya and Poyer say that Chinese serial numbers begin with the year of
#manufacture. First year was 1956 and was coded as "01" or "1". Counting
#up, your "8" would be 1963.
#
#Re the two "A"'s inside a triangle, that is probably the factory mark. Look
#more closely at it as a drawing in the above book shows a factory mark with
#a very stylized "416" in a triangle which could be misinterpreted as "AA".
Has anyone ever seen a Chinese SKS with Cyrillic marks on the receiver?
#Enjoy, Bob
#Toscano wrote in message <6eemvm$f...@xring.cs.umd.edu>...
##In article <6eajoo$8...@xring.cs.umd.edu>,
## "Conard Murray" <ws...@infoave.net> wrote:
###Is there a way to figure out the date of manufacture of a Chinese SKS?
#Mine
###has the serial 8-1517344, a mark that resembles a triangle made with two
#A's
###on the base and a smaller triangle at the apex and another mark, a letter
#O
#
#
#
Paul Lee
What i want to know is if they put out....
jmub...@connectnet.com wrote:
# On 14 Mar 1998 07:30:08 -0500, "jmarch" <jma...@ricochet.net> wrote:
#
# #Wow...I looked at that title and thought, "Really odd sexual habits!?"
# #<G!!!>
# #
# #Jim March
# #
# #
#
# Good one, man...
# #