94 Type 56s this time around. $205.00 low, $880.00 high, $370.39 avg. For the second time in a row, auctions this month were an absolute travesty . It's simply not worth my time to track the Chinese guns on GB, there are too many horrible Bubbas out there that are selling all over the place. I'll reevaluate things in the Jan listings, but this may very well be the final Military Chinese GB listing on SKS-Files for a while.
Please feel free to post up any feedback (good or bad) to any one these entries.
If you have an objection or observation to add to anything I've listed, by all means call it out. Let's all look at it long and hard (I only look at each listing for a minute or two at most, I miss things all the time and as I continually try to remind people: we simply don't have all the answers, no matter how good we'd like to think we are) and maybe everyone can learn a thing or two including me! thumb1
-RM
Item Link Description # Bids Final Price Chinese Factory Arsenal Condtion Current Condition RM's Notes
510454640 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=510454640) Norinco SKS 7.62x39 TRADES 1 $439.00 Uncertain As-Issued Good
521985457 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=521985457) Norinco Type 56 (SKS) 7.62x39 20" BBL 1 $379.95 /26\ Refurbished Fair
522022315 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=522022315) Norinco SKS Rifle with scope 24 $340.00 /636\ Bubba Good
525617033 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=525617033) Norinco SKS 7.62x39 Rifle w/ 30 Rnd Mag $1START 13 $256.00 /636\ Bubba Good
525664088 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=525664088) China SKS 7.62X39 Type 56 Rifle W Flat Bayonet 7 $425.00 /26\ As-Issued Good Very nice looking 2 mil /26\ here!
526228925 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=526228925) NORINCO SKS 7.62X39MM 16 $330.00 DP As-Issued Good Pretty nice looking Jilin DP.
526294720 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=526294720) Norinco SKS Semi Automatic Rifle - 7.62x39 7 $405.00 Uncertain Uncertain Good
526416868 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=526416868) Used Norinco SKS 11 $267.00 Uncertain Bubba Uncertain
526457304 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=526457304) Norinco SKS Semi-Auto Rifle 7.62 x 39 3 $355.00 Uncertain Uncertain Good
526933092 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=526933092) SKS 7.62x39 1 $299.99 /26\ Refurbished Fair
526986014 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=526986014) NORINCO SKS VGC, NR, $.01START 15 $270.00 Uncertain Bubba Uncertain
527477990 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527477990) Chinese Norinco SKS NIB Unissued LOOK! 1 $500.00 /26\ As-Issued Very Good Missing the bayo, but otherwise as-issued.
527509233 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527509233) CJA SKS 7.62x39 Semi Auto Rifle 2 $300.00 Uncertain Bubba Good
527653306 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527653306) Norinco SKS 7.62x39 NO RESERVE!! 9 $327.00 Uncertain Uncertain Good
527665965 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527665965) SKS Rifle 15 $255.00 Uncertain Bubba Uncertain
527668401 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527668401) Combat Exchange SKS 16 $275.00 Uncertain Bubba Fair
527677713 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527677713) SKS 7.62X39 17 $276.00 Uncertain Bubba Uncertain
527678307 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527678307) (R) SKS Chinese military, fiberforce stock scope 2 $295.00 Uncertain Bubba Good
527688316 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527688316) NORINCO SKS 7.62X39 TAPCO STOCK 1 $399.00 Uncertain Bubba Fair
527838727 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527838727) SKS Rifle 21 $279.00 Uncertain Bubba Uncertain
527840209 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527840209) Chinese Norinco SKS - great condition 6 $342.00 Uncertain Uncertain Good Interesting six digit S/N on that stock.
528222976 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528222976) Norinco SKS 7.62x39 Excellent Condition NR, Penny 16 $301.00 Uncertain Bubba Good
528280989 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528280989) Norinco SKS semi auto 7.63x39 5 $280.00 Uncertain Bubba Uncertain
528311522 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528311522) Norinco SKS Combat Stock Great Condition, NR 8 $242.00 Uncertain Bubba Uncertain
528415771 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528415771) Norinco Chinese SKS 7.62x54r 14 $330.00 /316\ Bubba Good
528416571 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528416571) SKS Chinese all matching C&R excellent condition 8 $421.00 /26\ Bubba Good
528471118 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528471118) Chinese Norinco SKS 7.62x39MM, Item S87 24 $270.00 Uncertain Bubba Poor
528516746 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528516746) Rare Norinco SKS Type 56 Rifle 7.62X39 1 $425.00 /26\ Uncertain Good
528550681 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528550681) SKS Simi-Auto C&R OK SKS in Origional condition with refinished wood 16 $377.77 Uncertain Bubba Good I'm not a big fan of refinished stocks, but that one sure pops with the grain. Looks like it was once on a gun with a scope rail.
528733981 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528733981) NORINCO SPORTER SKS VGC,NR,$.01START 12 $350.00 Uncertain Refurbished Fair Uhm no, this is not the "sporter" most people think of when you claim a gun is a "sporter"
528751204 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528751204) NORINKO BLACK SKS .7.62X39 NO RESERVE 8 $300.00 Uncertain Bubba Uncertain
528824241 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528824241) Tactical SKS Military Issue 17 $391.89 Uncertain Bubba Uncertain Gah, that is one ugly gun.
528939685 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528939685) Chinese Type 56 SKS Jianshe Arsenal - With Bayonet 8 $305.00 /26\ Bubba Good
529071688 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529071688) Chinese SKS Matching Vet Purchase NON Import 1967 Vietnam Bring Back Norinco Polytech Type 56 Rifle 39 $880.00 /26\ As-Issued Fair Classic line here: "Sling tab rotted but is included & adds to the authenticity of the rifle. Vet lost the papers over time but you can get a pretty good idea of what this is by the look." I don't think that warrants a three-fold increase in price over a comparable gun w/o the 'story', sorry I just don't.
529212645 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529212645) Norinco Chinese SKS 7.62x 39mm matching #'s lik AK 16 $318.00 (23) As-Issued Good Very nice uncommon arsenal here.
529239796 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529239796) Chinese Type 56 SKS, Blade Bayo, C&R, 7.62x39, Mil 4 $255.00 /26\ Uncertain Good Can't tell if this one had a coat of poly put on it or what. It's a mixmaster, but it's a neat Sino-Banian from the fact that it's an 8 mil /26\. I hadn't seen one from this import batch in this 8 mil series before.
529259618 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529259618) Norinco SKS 7.62x39 1 $370.00 /636\ As-Issued Good
529287527 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529287527) Chinese Type 56 SKS Carbine - Very Nice! 1 $379.00 /26\ Refurbished Good K letter series here.
529353540 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529353540) Norinco SKS semi automatic chinese 7.62x39 11 $305.00 /906\ As-Issued Good Trop Gun Shop: "We DO NOT accept C&R Licenses for any of our firearm auctions or listings." RM's translation: We don't understand federal firearms law so we'll just cover our rears by being douchebags. There's absolutely no reason for this. BATF specifically calls this kind of behavior out actually: "FFL eZ Check does not validate Type 03 (Collectors of Curios and Relics) and Type 06 (Manufacturer of Ammunition) licenses. All attempts to check the validity of Type 03 and Type 06 licenses will result in an error message, even though the licenses may be valid. An FFL should not use this error message as reason to deny dealing with a Type 03 licensee."
529497637 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529497637) Chinese SKS 7.62x.39 1 $400.00 /216\ Refurbished Good
529502313 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529502313) Norinco SKS SG Works Bullpup 7.62x39 w/ Extras .01 34 $810.00 Uncertain Bubba Good
529614873 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529614873) CHINESE TYPE 56 SKS MFG 1968 NON IMPORT MARKED 1 $399.00 /26\ As-Issued Good
529615975 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529615975) Norinco SKS 7.62x39mm, Semi Auto Rifle 15 $311.00 /306\ Bubba Fair
529693515 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529693515) Norinco SKS - 7.62 - 20" - NICE! 12 $355.00 Blank (late build) As-Issued Good
529696692 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529696692) Vietnam Era 1969 Chinese SKS Rifle No Import Marks 1 $425.00 /26\ As-Issued Fair This one sure has the look to me. I didn't see any obvious import stamps, it very well could be a nice and relatively cheap bringback.
529844547 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529844547) Norinco Type-56 SKS SG Works Bullpup 7.72x39mm. 20 $555.00 Uncertain Bubba Uncertain
529944693 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529944693) SKS 12 $350.01 /26\ Bubba Good
529955132 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529955132) Norinco Chinese SKS 7.62x39 Semi Auto Rifle AS-IS 12 $280.00 DP As-Issued Fair Categorizing this one as a Tonghua gun from Jilin province: 通
530063061 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530063061) SKS Norinco 7.62x39, w/Bayo, Excellent Condition 1 $424.99 Uncertain Uncertain Good
530279541 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530279541) Norinco SKS Semi-Auto Rifle 7.62x39 7 $325.00 /26\ As-Issued Fair
530379076 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530379076) NORINCO SKS 7.62X39MM 17 $305.00 /26\ Bubba Fair
530383541 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530383541) SKS 762x39 like new 1 $375.00 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain
530781919 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530781919) SKS China 7.62 X 39 TAPCO Stock with scope 2 $425.00 /316\ Bubba Good
530786984 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530786984) Norinco SKS 56 Tapco Matching Penny No Reserve 24 $325.00 /0223\ Bubba Good
530792315 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530792315) Chinese SKS, Folding Stock, 30 round magazines 5 $305.00 Uncertain Bubba Good
530850048 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530850048) Brand New IN Box Chinese SKS Unfired! Matching! 1 $475.00 /26\ As-Issued Very Good
530859105 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530859105) * Norinco SKS 7.62x39 semi auto rifle * China 14 $405.00 Uncertain Bubba Good
530860400 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530860400) Norinco Poly SKS 7.62x39 Tapco Stock & Scope ect! 9 $459.00 Uncertain Bubba Fair
530929712 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530929712) Norinco SKS 7.62X39MM Rifle w Folding Stock No Mag 7 $250.00 Uncertain Bubba Fair
530933416 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530933416) Very Nice CGA SKS 7.62x39 Semi-Automatic Rifle-NR 1 $400.00 Blank (late build) As-Issued Good
530934592 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530934592) SKS Jianshe Arsenal 26 1964 7.62x39 Chinese 1 $349.00 Uncertain Refurbished Good
530998033 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530998033) SKS Rifle 17 $330.00 /?5\ As-Issued Good Pretty much as-issued except for the missing bayo.
531051974 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531051974) Chinese SKS 7.62x39 Milled Receiver Spike Bayonet 15 $395.00 Blank (late build) Bubba Good
531174331 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531174331) Chinese Norinco SKS Type 56; 7.62x39; NR! 1 $299.99 /26\ Refurbished Fair Too bad about the buttstock on this one. Would refinish nicely though.
531256693 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531256693) Chinese sks mint unissued early production 17 $400.00 /26\ Refurbished Good Nice gun, but 'unissued'? Really? With that replacement stock? C'mon man.
531299914 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531299914) Norinco Chinese SKS 7.62 x 39 Bayonet Clean Nice! rare, type 56, china, Chinese, AK 47 AK47 11 $430.00 /26\ As-Issued Very Good
531310265 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531310265) NORINCO SKS 7.62X39 15 $334.00 (9186) Bubba Fair
531440763 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531440763) Norinco Chinese SKS 7.62x39mm Matching # 1 $319.98 /416\ As-Issued Good
531442344 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531442344) Norinco SKS 7.62x39, 18" Brl, Sling, matching Nos. 10 $455.00 Uncertain Uncertain Good
531513339 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531513339) * Norinco SKS 7.62x39 semi auto rifle * China 1 $599.99 Uncertain Bubba Good Wow, $600 for a bubba'd spiker like this? Now I've seen it all!
531543995 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531543995) Norinco SKS Spiker 7.62X39mm rifle, MINTY! 5 $460.00 Blank (late build) As-Issued Good
531561114 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531561114) Norinco SKS folder 7.62x39 8 $357.00 Uncertain Bubba Uncertain
531583886 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531583886) Chinese Norinco SKS 7.62x39mm 1 $385.00 DP As-Issued Very Good How did anyone here miss this one?! What a wicked nice DP Jilin gun.
531593574 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531593574) Norinco Poly SKS 7.62x39 Type 56 pre-ban 20" 20 $395.00 /636\ Bubba Good
531690398 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531690398) Norinco 7.62 x 39 SKS-AS IS 15 $205.00 Uncertain Bubba Poor Hot wet mess right here…
531726022 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531726022) Norinco SKS 7.62x39 I think never issued. 11 $340.00 Uncertain Uncertain Good
531768690 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531768690) Norinco SKS 7.62x39 Screwed in barrel 1 $359.00 /326\ As-Issued Good
531884742 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531884742) NORINCO SKS 7.62X39MM 20 $350.00 /26\ Bubba Poor Man that's an ugly 3 mil /26\!
531979523 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531979523) Chinese Sino-Soviet SKS. All Matching. 2 $325.00 Blank (late build) Refurbished Fair Interesting gun here!!!
532115925 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532115925) SKS Chinese 7.62X39 ALL #'s Match Old New cond 1 $695.00 Blank (late build) As-Issued Very Good
532145864 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532145864) Norinco SKS 7.62X39 Customized 1 $379.00 Uncertain Bubba Good
532224193 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532224193) Chinese "Triangle 26" Jianshe Arsenal SKS 1 $400.00 /26\ Uncertain Good Interesting 6 million /26\ here. Uncommon bird here that the guy had to really work to move! Not 100% certain on the brown finish on the stock, though we have certainly seen refurbs look like this.
532257290 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532257290) SKS China 7.62X39 TAPCO Mag and stock 1 $370.00 /26\ Bubba Fair
532555926 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532555926) NORINCO SKS 7.62X39MM 16 $329.00 Uncertain Uncertain Fair
532570246 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532570246) Norinco Chinese SKS 7.62 x 39 matching numbers 1 $360.00 /26\ As-Issued Good
532574726 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532574726) NORINCO SKS 56 7.62X39 CAL. UNFIRED MATCHING #S 6 $354.00 Uncertain Uncertain Good
532692285 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532692285) Norinco Chinese SKS Synthetic 7.62x39 20" LAYAWAY! 2 $410.00 [0221] Bubba Fair
532980099 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532980099) Norinco SKS Rifle #0364 18" Barrel 7.62X39 8 $350.00 Uncertain Bubba Uncertain
533126964 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=533126964) Archangel China SKS Rifle 7.62X39 762 NR Norinco 12 $350.00 /906\ Bubba Good
533151831 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=533151831) Norinco sks 1 $350.00 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Horsetrash!
533406301 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=533406301) Norinco Chinese SKS Factory 316 1 $335.00 /326\ As-Issued Good
533414978 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=533414978) gi-23781 Norinco SKS 7.62x39, w/sling NICE 1 $395.00 /216\ Refurbished Good
533474225 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=533474225) SKS Chinese Type 56 762x39 Matching #’s 4 $365.21 /26\ Bubba Good
533932989 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=533932989) Norinco SKS 7.62X39 Semi-Auto Rifle No Bayonet 1 $411.00 Uncertain Uncertain Good
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The $880 non import gun. I dont think it should be quite that high but it is in pretty darn good shape for what it is. I dont think a story was a big price factor.
Here's a question..
Has anyone ever seen a later non /26\ or even a late /26\ gun that is non imported (my Iraqi excluded)? I'm talking about one with a matching serial receiver cover as to eliminate the possibility of swapping the cover on an early century gun where the import stamp was on the cover...
In all my years, I have never seen any evidence of an importer failing to mark a gun.
531583886 Chinese Norinco SKS 7.62x39mm 1 $385.00 DP As-Issued Very Good How did anyone here miss this one?! What a wicked nice DP Jilin gun.
I got the Jilin gun. It is extremely nice, ACTIII import. Unfortunately, the seller decided to ship it in a box that was 1" too short so it arrived with the barrel sticking out the end and, yes you guessed it, a cracked stock at the wrist.
This makes 3 guns this year that were damaged in transit. All poorly packaged and all sellers blamed it on rough handling by the carrier. The Jilin seller speculated that "the rifle was thrown by anti-gun people in your area". I replied perhaps, since they probably didn't appreciate staring down a protruding barrel during handling.
Wow that's some terrible luck right there. A good many GB sellers who should know better simply don't take the time needed to pack things properly or they don't make an effort to secure a proper sized box or proper packing materials for what they are sending. Even the big retailers are guilty in this regard. I can't tell you how many times I've personally seen or heard about bolt carriers sticking through the sides of boxes. RTI is notorious for this...
So what did you decide to do with it?
I'm keeping it. The seller offered to send another unnumbered stock but I told him don't bother because I want the original stock. I Hope a gunsmith can shoot some glue and stabilize the crack.
I wasn't even counting the boxes that had both carriers sticking to the side LOL . That has happened a few times.