how to tell if my sks is a type 56

guns & No problem, So CT's banned List says this abour Norincos. // -->. 7.62x39mm cartridge. Now remove the Gas tube/Handguard Recoil spring To remove a bayonet from an SKS, the base of the bayonet needs to be slid and held back. Have a bunch several Chinese, besides the regular 59, have the paratrooper model and one marked Farmers Friend both are 16 inch instead of 20 inch. for attaching the bayonet screw is exposed. Also have a couple of 16 inch models that, I think, China made for US import that take AK magazines from the factory, one with a normal SKS sock, and one with a really ugly thumb-hole stock. Happy hunting. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Yooper John's SKS - Battle rifle of many nations In over 30 years as a professional gunsmith I never once got up in the morning and didn't want to go to work. Havent shot it much. Irrespective of the confidence with which they assert such claims, individuals like this typically do not know what they got. When the rifle was fully assembled, I function checked it with steel cased ammunition and it ran with 100% reliability. It is a quality built Rifle. Im really happy with the finished rifle. The buttstock itself feels significantly shorter than what youd expect from a standard rifle. clips. Let us know in the comments section below!