Chinese SKS Rifle – 7.62x39 (Circa 1965) | CAI Import, Complete Accessory Set

Manufacturer: Norinco, China (import compliance marking; original manufacturing arsenal likely predates Norinco's 1980 establishment)
Model: SKS
Caliber: 7.62x39mm
Serial Number: 9116228 (receiver); magazine serial 39838 — non-matching
Year of Manufacture: Circa 1965 (estimated via standard Chinese SKS serial dating convention)
Importer: C.A.I. (Century Arms International), St. Albans, VT
Accessories: Bayonet, cleaning kit, cleaning rod, canvas sling
Action: Semi-automatic, gas-operated, tilting bolt
Capacity: 10-round fixed magazine

Condition: Excellent
This Chinese SKS presents in excellent condition. Note: the fixed magazine carries a different serial number (39838) than the receiver (9116228) and other major components — disclosed here for full transparency, as this is not a fully matching example. Comes complete with bayonet, cleaning kit, cleaning rod, and canvas sling.

About the Chinese Type 56 SKS: Adopted by China in 1956 as a license-built variant of the Soviet SKS, the Type 56 became one of the most widely produced and exported military rifles of the Cold War era. This circa-1965 example represents genuine early-production manufacture, imported into the United States by Century Arms International, one of the most established and longest-running names in the surplus firearms trade.

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