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fastcarsgofast
I've got the itch for an SKS. In my search for "the one" I've noticed that many are missing the bayonet, but still have the lug. I know that some of the Chinese rifles came with blades and others with spikes. How can I tell which one is the correct bayonet to install?
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  • nmyers
    If you have a C&R, you can use that to get a Russian, Yugo, or Albanian shipped directly to you. All of these usually are unmolested & have the original bayonet, needed to keep them in "original configuration". You can get a decent price on a Russian, which many believe are the best quality.

    The Chicom's usually need you to know when they were imported, so figuring out which is correct will be difficult due to lack of records.

    I don't know if it's even possible to find original nut sets, or which will fit which make SKS. When bayonets were removed, the nut sets are usually destroyed because they are heavily staked. Without the nut set, this project is not worth doing.

    Neal
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  • Juggernaut
    Reportedly with exception the ChiCom SKS rifles especially the Sino-Soviet SKS rifles made by the Russians in China using Russian tooling, equipment and parts and with Russian advisers and came with blade bayonets which were used up to around 1966.
    To help identify particular Chinese SKS rifles such as the year of production, the factory # and serial # can be used for verification purposes, for example the factory stamp coming before or after the serial # can help determine when the rifle was made.
    After the Chinese took over the operations to mass produce the SKS rifles they switched from the blade bayonet to the spike bayonet and stayed with that design along with some other variances until the end of SKS rifle production.
    Something to keep in mind as well is that when parts would become 'unserviceable' other available parts would be used as well so a blade bayonet for example could be placed on a normally spiked bayonet SKS albeit rare in this circumstance could happen depending on what was available at the time and would be a nice collectors piece if verified to be so.
    Check the stock as well for tell-tale signs that may reveal if there was a blade bayonet or spike bayonet mounted previously.
    Most SKS rifles will accept the blade or spike bayonet except the Yugoslavian models that use their own mechanisms.

    Regards

    EDIT:
    Here is a good informative website that has alot of information and can answer many questions and show the several variances of the SKS rifle.
    http://www.yooperj.com/SKS-1.htm

    Regards
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  • fastcarsgofast
    Is there any difference in the stocks, barrels, or attachments?
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  • Grasshopper
    Look at the channel on the foreend and you can tell if blade or spike goes there,,,and the carbines have a different size also. Buy one,,nice rifles for the money and they are going up,,,
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  • armilite
    As others have said the stock will determine which bayonet to use.
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  • Juggernaut
    Here are some pics of both the blade bayonet and spike bayonet cuts in the stock and stock ferrule as a comparison along with lug, gas tube and rear sight and base differences.
    http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee148/beachbum762/PICT0078.jpg
    http://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2010/11/P10805261280x720-1.jpg
    http://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2010/11/P10800201024x576-1.jpg
    http://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2010/11/from762nato-1.jpg
    http://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2010/11/P10800381024x576-1.jpg
    http://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2010/11/P10903751-1.jpg
    http://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2010/11/P10903771-1.jpg

    After the mid 1960's there were alot of changes made to the ChiCom SKS rifles both to speed up production and reduce costs; such as stamped receivers rather than milled and pinned barrels rather than threaded.
    Reportedly the ChiCom SKS rifles came with the side sling swivel(larger version) up to around 1965.
    A short time afterwards the sling swivel(smaller version) was placed on the bottom of the ChiCom SKS rifle stock; these changes to the ChiCom SKS rifle may or may not depend on the different arsenals as well.

    The Chicom SKS rifle barrels can be pinned or threaded into the receiver and while some say that threaded is more accurate, others say that pinned is more accurate.
    Imho I haven't noticed any differences in accuracy and found the SKS rifle to be quite accurate regardless of either version, ymmv.
    http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/dadcpu/image029Small-1.jpg

    Regards

    quote:Originally posted by TRAP55
    Later versions of the Norinco rifles have the screw for the bayo replaced with a rivet too.


    Good point TRAP55, that is correct and shows that here along with the blade and spike bayonets as well for a comparison in this pic from the above links.
    http://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2010/11/P10805261280x720-1.jpg

    Regards
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  • fastcarsgofast
    Thanks
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  • TRAP55
    Later versions of the Norinco rifles have the screw for the bayo replaced with a rivet too.
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  • Mr. Perfect
    As stated, the stock will help you determine, but that only works if the stock is matching/original. I just bought an SKS and my plan is to remove the bayo and install a bipod (keeping the bayo if I want to reattach it later).
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