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Admin02.09.2021

Dating Russian Sks

This is the chart found on Survivor's forum by withergyld and printed here with his permission.
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Admin16.07.2021

How to Find the Manufacture Date of An SKS by Serial Number

why letter I for 1957? If you want to know the production information of a Chinese SKS rifle, the following may come in handy.
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Admin22.08.2021

Russian Serial Numbers

Anything such as total small arms production numbers that might have been derived by analysis of the serial number of a few samples simply didn't happen in the USSR during the peak of the Cold War.
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Admin05.08.2021

SKS Serial Number Lookup, must see if you don't know what year yours is!

See more on page 34 Romania Romania used the entire year stamped after the serial number.
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Admin02.08.2021

How to Find the Manufacture Date of An SKS by Serial Number

So, there were an estimated 16,950 produced.
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Admin29.06.2021

Russian Serial Numbers

Depending on the rifle's nation of origin, you can usually determine its manufacturing date from the serial number or a separate date stamp.
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Admin05.09.2021

Chinese SKS Rifle Guide/ Information/ Models/ Survey

This is a 1978 vintage rifle.
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Admin25.07.2021

Dating Russian Sks

The dual Cyrillic prefix system was used long before the SKS as MNs sport them all over the place.
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Admin27.06.2021

Romanian M56 SKS Info, History and Identification

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Admin14.06.2021

Yooper John

If anyone has a clue let me know.
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Admin04.08.2021

How to Find the Manufacture Date of An SKS by Serial Number

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Admin11.06.2021

Dating Russian Sks

Until China releases any and all info, it's all speculation, but discussion, new research along with older info and insight could provide new answers, taking the mystery out of this rifle.
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