Chinese SKS date built

[Praetorianseven]

I've picked up a Chinese SKS which appears to be immaculate (still had cosmoline in the gas tube, piston, bolt and firing pin). It's factory cartouche is /16|. I'm reading that only factory /26\ rifles can be dated, but when I had the first two numbers of the serial number (18031079) to 1956, 1974 appears to be reasonable because of the milled trigger housing and spike bayonet. Anyone else had luck dating a non /26\ factory model?

 

[TheDude]

There is a site called SKSfiles or something like that. ChiComs are extremely hard to date as I dont think the Chinese kept those kindve records or kept them secret. Even the 26s are vague when dated.

 

[Praetorianseven]

Thanks

 

[JohnE]

Try here Survivor's SKS Boards - Index there's lots of info there.

 

[crawfish]

how do sks to ak 47 or 74 compare what would be best for a novice in the gun community thxs for any respone