My 1st SKS

[sksnut]

sent you a PM.  Please contact me.

[Brbdwyr]

Congrats!!!

You do in fact have A Soviet-Sino. That is as defined, a Russian receiver shipped to China and made into a rifle at a much later date.... Yours appears to be well used. I am adding it to the database right now. The star on the receiver is the dead giveaway. 1956 and on Russian guns had the side star instead of the receiver cover star.

Here is a link to the database!
http://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php?topic=134043.msg1584533#msg1584533

Welcome to the very small club of 10 Known rifles. I am sure there are many more since I have SN 1999 but still darned cool!
Darin

Prince, how do we know that this didn't come in in the last batches from Albania?  And does that really matter?

[Boris Badinov]

The import stamp identifies it as on of  the late 80's / early 90's imports.

[Bearstopper]

I guess I better learn a thing or two when I am looking at these older chinese rifles.

[sigraph]

Beautiful gun - all the wear gives it character, I wouldn't do any to it.