WWII Military Jeep Website, Restoring 1941 1945 Willys MB, Ford GPW, 4x4 Army Jeeps. For Sale Rare MBGPW Parts, Militaria. INTRODUCTION China has been manufacturing SKS for over 50 years producing more SKS than any other nation. During this period, weve seen how it has evolved from. For some folks, the M1 Garand is a venerated object, a potent symbol of American greatness during World War II. Some of these people make an almost holy exercise out. Chinese SKS Type 5. ID FAQ1. INTRODUCTION. China has been manufacturing SKS for over 5. SKS than any other nation. During this period, weve seen how it has evolved from the original design to the many variations. The main driving force for the changes was purely economics, a need to produce more at a lower cost. Faced with an over supply in a saturated North American market, several new variants were created and marketed. Name Frank R. Farmer Website Images of the 25th Inf Div, Vietnam, 1966 Referred by Just Surfed On In From Sacramento, CA Time 20000629 072500. Writing this sticky was a daunting task because the amount of information was overwhelming. Just the factory codes alone numbered in 1. Some of the codes were difficult to decipher because they were like jig saw puzzles fitted within a triangle. Ive decided to cover two of the most common Chinese SKS in Canada, the standard and a variant. The SKS D is a distant second. As with the Russian SKS sticky, information on how to operate a SKS is at the bottom of the report. I dont pretend to be an expert and this report isnt chiselled in stone. There is alot more information yet to be gathered. Should you have information that is different or relevant to this report, then please post it. There is one thing I have learnt with the Chinese SKS is to never to say never because anything is possible, there are plenty of anomalies. Please use this report as a guide only. HISTORYChina was embroiled in a bitter civil war that began in 1. The fighting continued in spite of the Japanese invasion during WWII, it finally ended in 1. Communist defeated the Nationalist who fled to the island of Taiwan. Skripsi Ilmu Administrasi Negara there. October 1st, 1. 94. Peoples Republic of China PRC. It had little time to rebuild when they were drawn into another war the following year. Does anyone know of any source for replica Mk III HT scope mounts If not, is there a source for drawings with dimensions for the mounts I have a Ishapore that I. PUBLISHERS OF FINE BOOKS FOR THE GUN COLLECTOR Does this rear sight belong on a. Springfield Trapdoor carbine with this serial number Answer No, it. When China entered the Korean War in support of her communist neighbour, her army was still equipped with captured WWII Japanese, American and Nationalist built rifles along with donated Russian small arms. The huge stockpile quickly dwindled by the end of the war and they were resupplied with Russian surplus. In 1. 95. 6, when Russia ended production of the SKS at the Tula Arsenal, they shipped the toolings, spare parts and specification to China along with technical advisors, who helped set up the manufacturing and training of the Chinese workers at Jianshe Arsenal aka factory 2. While the SKS no longer met Russias new standard of modern warfare, China on the other hand embraced it, China liked it for its simplicity, ruggedness and ease of operation by its newest recruits. China felt the SKS had a role to play alongside of the AK4. In battle, it didnt use as much ammo, it was faster to charge 1. AK 3. 0 round mags were being reloaded. The SKS having a longer barrel was more likely to hit the target than the shorter barrel AK. China adopted both the SKS and the AK4. The spirit of cooperation between the two Communist superpowers didnt last, it ended a few years later in 1. VIETNAM WAR. China was an ally of North Vietnam, another Communist neighbour. Unlike the Korean War she did not send troops to fight but she did supply food, equipment and weapons. Din 5482 Standard. China was the leading provider of small arms to North Vietnam and the war had a big impact on her production. If there was ever a major war that the Chinese SKS was recognized to have played a significant supporting role, this would be the war. The American public first encountered the Chinese SKS when the soldiers brought them back from the jungles of Vietnam. It soon became a popular war souvenir. The bringbacks as they were called, could fetch as much as 1. The majority of all the bringbacks were from China and most were built in Jianshe Arsenal. JIANSHE ARSENAL. Aka factory 2. China did not have a long history of firearms manufacturing. The oldest factory was Jianshe and it was built in 1. Imperial Dynasty in the city of Chongqing. International Military Antiques, Inc is the worlds largest most trusted website offering military collectibles and antique guns for sale. Prior to the arrival of the SKS in 1. Jianshe was producing bolt action rifles. By the 6. 0s, Jianshe became the largest SKS producer. L8XNpw.jpg' alt='Track M1 Garand By Serial Number' title='Track M1 Garand By Serial Number' />China decided to further expand production by adding more factories. The majority of these factories were small and they were scattered throughout the country to aid the local economies. Im not quite sure how many factories were actually built but probably far less than the 1. Most of these factories used more than one code. The late 7. 0s to early 8. Jianshe. The Vietnam war ended several years earlier, Chairman Mao had passed away, New leadership was more focussed on economic reform than with building bigger armies. The writing was on the wall for this nearly 1. Its fate was decided when the Army dropped the SKS and the AK from its front line. It was replaced by the newly designed Type 8. However, other branches of the military the militia, border guards, honour guards and security police continued to use them as second line weapons. Today, the SKS is mainly used by the honour guards, troops on parade and for training by militias and cadets. Chinas Premier Wen Jiabao and Canadas Prime Minister Stephen Harper inspect honour guards. Chairman Mao takes a closer look at Jianshe in 1. If Chairman Mao were alive today, he would not recognize the factory that began as an Imperial arms manufacturer because it is now one of the top motorcycle, ATV and moped manufacturers in China. With joint venture partner Yamaha, they sold over 1. I bet Mao never imagined the factory he once toured would one day be producing consumer products that are shipped around the world, would be in partnership with a Japanese corporation, no longer wholely owned by the state and listed on a stock exchange. Times sure have changed. The past, girl training with a rifle built in Jianshe. The present, girl sitting on ATV built in Jianshe. However, Jianshe Industry Ltd. Norinco and the PLA. PRIMARY IDENTIFICATION. Left side of receiver. This is what a left side of the receiver from factory 2. Factory code, 3 Chinese characters and serial numbers 9 million. Factory code. Each factory was assigned a set of numbers some had more than one, the older codes were within a triangle while the newer codes were within a rectangle or an oblong. They eventually dropped the codes altogether and replaced them with the exporters name. List of factory codes The following codes are some of the 1. Im only listing the ones that I have seen pictures of and the pictures are from various sources. Some are from members of this and other forums and some are from various gun auction sites. This list will be updated when new information is received. Triangle codes Square codes 0. Oblong codes 2. Diamond codes lt 0. Plain codes M8, M2. No, M2. 1 0. 29. 6, 4. M2. 1, DB, DP. b. Track M1 Garand By Serial Number' title='Track M1 Garand By Serial Number' />Location of the codes Factory 2. Factory 2. 6 1. 96. Chinese character. Other factories. Triangle code, Most are located on the left, before the 3 Chinese character but a very few codes are located on the right. Square code, can be found either before or after the 3 Chinese characters. Chinese characters. Translates to Type 5. Type 5. 6 rifle which was assigned to the AK4. Location of the 3 Chinese characters Factory 2. Chinese characters. Factory 2. 6, from 1. Swat Softball Team Nj more. Other factories. Most had the 3 Chinese characters are between the code and serial numbers as above but a few factories had only the codes and serial numbers, no Chinese character. At factory 2. 6 information on 1. The absent of date of production.