SKS from around the world today (updated regularly)...

[bumthum]

It would be nice to be able to travel around to some of these countries and inspect their SKSs in person.  If I were president I would have a hard time fighting the urge to go talk to the honor guards and check out their rifles.  Heck, the president might even be able to get one as a gift, if he asked. 

[sksm762]

That is one cool setup.  Looks like a folder and grip off an AK.  Not sure what's up with the mag but I like the way the stock was "carved" into to allow room for the mag.  That mag looks like it would feed at an angle if it was an ak mag.   Looks interesting, I would love to see that rifle.  I'm sure he wouldn't be using it if it was un-reliable.  These picture make me sad....   I want all those rifles!

[Serellan]

Weapons cache that was found by the Iraqi army in the city of Ad Diwanyah, Iraq, on Nov. 19, 2007.

Members of the ceremonial guard of the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC), created from the ranks of a disbanded guerrilla army, perform exercises in Pristina, Kosovo, 06 December 2007. Internationally-mediated talks on the fate of the breakaway province officially end on Monday when mediators report to the United Nations. Many Albanians see the KPC as the embryo of their future army

Pakistani army troopers inspect the weapons of the Frontier Constabulary for transport during an ongoing operation against foreign and homegrown Islamic militants in Swat valley, 06 December 2007. EDITED FOR ACCURACY

[jblomenberg16]

Weapons cache that was found by the Iraqi army in the city of Ad Diwanyah, Iraq, on Nov. 19, 2007.

The mother load!

[Serellan]

Please keep this thread limited to current images of the SKS from around the world (close to) TODAY.  Thanks!

Edit:  And of course, discussion about them!

[Serellan]

Russian President Vladimir Putin reviews an honor guard during a welcome ceremony prior to their talks in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Dec. 14, 2007. The talks are focused on efforts to strengthen ties between the two ex-Soviet neighbors. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

[DVLDOC]

North Korean Honor Guard                                                                                                                                                        

Damn! I wish I can get one of these!

[Serellan]

Pakistan Frontier Corps personnel guard the election commission building in Islamabad, Pakistan on 02 January 2008. President Pervez Musharraf promised to hold free and fair elections but the commission said that it is impossible to hold elections in time. The Pakistani People's Party (PPP) protest the killing of its chairwoman Benazir Bhutto and the government's decision to postpone the general elections scheduled for 08 January. The PPP and other political parties urge to go on as planned

[clobbersauras]

that's definitely the bastard child of an AK variant and a Russian SKS...

Note the cuts in the stock above the mag - that's to fit an AK Drum. My buddy had a drum for his -D. The stock had to be cut in the exact same way to insert the drum.

[SGT ROCK]

His cleaning rod doesn't rattle or make noise!

[Sabre]

Personally I would like to take the bayonet on that rifle and dip it in bacon fat then stick it down his 12th century midevil murder monkey throat. F - those black mask Muslim wanna kill a Infidel bitch boys. Our Marines send them to their 72 virgins every time they meet ....But hey..that's just me 

[Serellan]

Personally I would like to take the bayonet on that rifle and dip it in bacon fat then stick it down his 12th century midevil murder monkey throat. F - those black mask Muslim wanna kill a Infidel bitch boys. Our Marines send them to their 72 virgins every time they meet ....But hey..that's just me 

Please save the political commentary for another thread.

[Serellan]

BEIJING - JANUARY 03: Chinese policemen train at their barracks in front of the Forbidden City on January 3, 2008 in Beijing, China. Beijing's police have been ordered to change their attitude or face disciplinary action, state media reported. The city, which is desperate to project a good image when it hosts the 2008 Olympics, has launched a number of campaigns to discourage some of the uncouth practices of its citizens. (Photo by Guang Niu/***** Images)

[Serellan]

The Defense Minister, Teodor Melescanu and the Chief of the General Staff, Admiral Ph.D. Gheorghe Marin met NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in official visit in Romania, Friday, January 11, at the MoD HQ.

[illuminatus90]

                           .                                         That is a sks right? For some reason i cant see the magazine.