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Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this RARE & DESIRABLE semi-auto rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the Albanian Type 56-1 SKS!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: UM GRAMSH Factory, Gramsh District in Albania
Model: Type 56-1 SKS
Serial: 03517-78
Date of Manufacture: 1978
Caliber: 7.62x39
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 20 1/2"
Optics/Sights: Hooded Post Front with Adjustable Ladder Style Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Hardwood
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Features matching serial numbers on the left & rear receiver, top of the bolt, left side of the buttstock behind the sling swivel, and on the trigger guard & magazine. The Bottom of the barrel is stamped "SKS ALBANIA 7.62x39 TO KNOX TN".
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Albanian SKS is the rarest of the major adoptees of the SKS rifle (Russia, China, Romania, Yugoslavia, Albania), and has a handful of interested details that differ from all other examples of the SKS rifle. The gun came about as the result of Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha’s pivot from Soviet to Chinese alliance in the 1960s. Mao granted Albania a license to produce the Type 56 SKS in 1962, and the country would produce between 15,000 and 20,000 or the rifles by 1978. Mechanically, the Albanian version is identical to the Chinese Type 56. It differs in a few aesthetic details, however: Longer stock and handguards, completely covering the gas tube, Hook shaped bolt handle, Curved profile to the magazine body, Two trapdoors in the buttstock, and Slightly shorter spike bayonet.
These may not be hugely important details, but they give the Albanian SKS a different look than the other variations. In addition to the dated examples between 1967 and 1978 (less 1972-75, when no production took place), there is also a batch of undated examples. These may be the early year or years of production, but this is not known for sure.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Type 56-1 SKS
Serial: 03517-78
Date of Manufacture: 1978
Caliber: 7.62x39
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 20 1/2"
Optics/Sights: Hooded Post Front with Adjustable Ladder Style Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Hardwood
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Features matching serial numbers on the left & rear receiver, top of the bolt, left side of the buttstock behind the sling swivel, and on the trigger guard & magazine. The Bottom of the barrel is stamped "SKS ALBANIA 7.62x39 TO KNOX TN".
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Albanian SKS is the rarest of the major adoptees of the SKS rifle (Russia, China, Romania, Yugoslavia, Albania), and has a handful of interested details that differ from all other examples of the SKS rifle. The gun came about as the result of Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha’s pivot from Soviet to Chinese alliance in the 1960s. Mao granted Albania a license to produce the Type 56 SKS in 1962, and the country would produce between 15,000 and 20,000 or the rifles by 1978. Mechanically, the Albanian version is identical to the Chinese Type 56. It differs in a few aesthetic details, however: Longer stock and handguards, completely covering the gas tube, Hook shaped bolt handle, Curved profile to the magazine body, Two trapdoors in the buttstock, and Slightly shorter spike bayonet.
These may not be hugely important details, but they give the Albanian SKS a different look than the other variations. In addition to the dated examples between 1967 and 1978 (less 1972-75, when no production took place), there is also a batch of undated examples. These may be the early year or years of production, but this is not known for sure.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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