![]() The SKS was manufactured at Tula Arsenal from 1945 to 1958, and at the Izhevsk Arsenal from 1953 to 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million. Nevertheless, SKS carbines continued to see service with the Soviet Border Troops, Internal Troops, and second-line and reserve army units for decades. As the SKS lacked select-fire capability and its magazine was limited to ten rounds, it was rendered obsolete in the Soviet Armed Forces by the introduction of the AK-47 in the 1950s. Its distinguishing characteristics include a permanently attached folding bayonet and a hinged, fixed magazine. The SKS was first produced in the Soviet Union but was later widely exported and manufactured by various nations. The SKS ( Russian: Самозарядный карабин системы Симонова, romanized: Samozaryadny Karabin sistemy Simonova, 1945, self-loading carbine of (the) Simonov system, 1945) is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in 1945. Hooded post front sight, tangent notch rear sight graduated from 100 to 1,000 meters. Short stroke gas piston, tilting bolt, self-loadingġ0 round stripper clip, internal box magazine. It is also on the back of the receiver, on the left side towards the rear of the receiver, on the top of the bolt, on the bottom of the magazine (attached, not a detachable type), and on the bottom of the trigger guard.An SKS from the collections of Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden Serial number is located on the left side of the stock, perpendicular to the barrel. It's five numbers only, with the first two being zeros, so it is one of the first thousand. Here's what I know about the rifle I now own: As I've said the ONLY markings on the rifle are the 5-digit serial numbers in the places listed below. The LGS said it was a Norinco, but everything I've found has shown that is not possible. This rifle only has a five-digit serial number. I'm not too knowledgeable about them, admittedly, but upon research once I got home, this rifle seems to be part of the "unknown." All research I've done in the past few hours shows that all SKS' made have a serial number along with a manufacturer, or a factory they were made in (signified by a shape and a number usually), etc. So today I picked up an SKS from one of my local LGS. ![]()
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