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How Did This SKS Get Here?

MarkusMarkus Member Posts: 114 ✭✭
edited April 2011 in Ask the Experts
Hi guys, I'm bidding on an SKS that has norinco stamped on it past the serial numbers, as a lot of SKS's do, as these come from China. BUT,,the rifle's arsenal code suggests the SKS was made for Pakistan.
My question is this, How does an SKS made for Pakistan actually get imported HERE to the U.S.? I know norinco is just a commercial front for the chinese, but wouldn't a rifle made for Pakistan actually be a
service gun? Thanks for your imput. [:I]
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This business about Chinese SKS's specifically made for Pakistan is news to me? Sure your not confusing the "Public Security" marking on some of the early Chinese import SKS's for this Pakistan thing.

    The Chinese were making money hand over fist exporting SKS's to the U.S. by the container load, from the mid 80's till slick Willie cut them off in the mid 90's. They shipped all the SKS's they could get their hands on, for the Yankee dollars.

    Their were so many different variations from many different factories and arsenals, to this day nobody has got the serial numbers and markings completely tabulated.
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    All SKS's with importer markings came to the US the same way: through one of the importers in this country. ALL Chicom SKS's with importer markings were specifically made for US sale, which is why they are NOT C&R. Russian, Albanian, Yugo SKS's were made for those countries' military, hence they could be listed as C&R.

    Neal
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  • beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Markus
    How does an SKS made for Pakistan actually get imported HERE to the U.S.?

    Stipulating that the gun actually WAS manufactured for some Pakistani contract, it may have been originally intended for Pakistan, but then, for production reasons, shipped to the USA instead.

    Why? A few possible reasons include: Overrun of Pakistani contract, Pakistani contract cancelled, more demand at the time for guns to the USA, more money to be made in guns sold into USA, pure internal accident with one gun being put in the wrong "pile", etc.
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  • MarkusMarkus Member Posts: 114 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for the last post. There millions of SKS's out there and there are many numerical variations. That's what make them fun to collect,,oh yes, and SHOOT!
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  • tr foxtr fox Member Posts: 13,856
    edited November -1
    Watch out for slam fires or for the rifle to go full auto on you. Never, ever chamber a round unless the rifle is pointed down range. The SKS is a rough, primitive strictly made for the militeries and therefore is not as safe and docile as most modern/or American made semi-auto rifles.

    Just my 2 cents.
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