Picked this up today. Any info is appreciated. Norinco triangle with 156 in it.three Chinese characters. Serial 1,8xx,xxxP. Number 22 on front receiver and bbl. China by Norinco KSI Pamona. Neutered bayo holder.
Any info is welcome.
Thanks Bruce
Photos are going to be worth 1000 words in this case Bruce. To post them, see this thread: How to post photos (https://clone.sks-files.com/board-information/64/how-to-post-photos/87/)
Just from what you've given, it's not clear what number is actually stamped inside the triangle. It sounds like it's a small shop build and if so, the S/N after the 18 will be quite low (under 10000). Regardless, you likely have a 1973 gun there, but again, photos will allow a more accurate determination. The P at the end of the S/N is likely an exporter added stamp to differentiate various batches of guns (that could easily have had the same low 18XXXXXX S/N.
KSI is also known as K-Sports Imports Inc. They are known for having brought in guns with the famous "west coast rail" otherwise known as the "rail to nowhere" as no known commercial scope mount of the era is known to fit directly onto this rail. Does your gun have a rail permanently affixed to the left rear of the receiver? The neutered bayo lug you mention is also known to have been done by K-Sports.
See: K-Sports wood stocked custom rifles - Chinese SKS Guide (http://chinesesks.weebly.com/k-sports-wood-stocked-custom-rifles.html) and K-Sports composite. - Chinese SKS Guide (http://chinesesks.weebly.com/k-sports-composite.html) for additional info.
Use of magnifying glass shows triangle with numbers 156 in it. My Bad!
Has the west coast rail
Cool. Just saw one of these in the LGS the other day with the 16" barrel. How long is your barrel? Any pictures yet?
18" overall from chamber to end. Has the side mount. Never seen one before. Former owner drilled the side mount off but still had it. Riveted on. Nice rifle but haven'shot it yet.
I can e mail pics for posting. Have intrude to post before with no luck.
Hit the little (https://clone.sks-files.com/Themes/1080/images/email_sm.gif) under my name. I'll post them for you Bruce.
Can not get pics to this. Need to send to your actual e mail. They are large so it will take several e mails. Sorry to be a pain.
Hey boris... Did you try this yet? How to post photos in Board Information - Page 1 of 1 (https://clone.sks-files.com/board-information/64/how-to-post-photos/87/)
I think RM took off for the woods earlier today. Follow that link and if you cant figure it out, let me know.
Sent to running mam
Thank you
Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on October 09, 2015, 10:14:49 PMI think RM took off for the woods earlier today.
I thought about taking off to the woods too. Then I realized...hell, I'm already in the woods. ???
We will see the pics when he returns.
Here you go Bruce. Unfortunately the photos came in at low resolution (320x200), so they are gong to look like postage stamps. Def a west coast rail. Power Surge or XXX will probably be able to tell you a bit more about it I think.
-RM
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