kingpin008
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So, I recently made a few posts to share about my first *serious* rifle, a Yugo SKS I picked up at a local fun show.
I field-stripped it the other day to inspect it and clean it up a bit, and in doing so I noticed some markings on the bolt that I couldn't identify. Hopefully you good folks can give me a hand.
Now, these were all on the actual bolt, not the bolt carrier or anywhere else. I haven't noticed any marks whatsoever on the exterior of the rifle itself, so at this point it's a mystery.
Now, there were three markings - On one section, there is a very clearly-struck uppercase T inside a square. To the right side of that marking, is what looks to be a poorly-struck lowercase L or backwards J inside a partial circle. I believe it would have been a complete circle, but it looks like it wasn't struck very well.
On another section of the bolt, is a slightly worn-looking mark consisting of an uppercase N or Z (depending on how you read it) inside a square.
These both have me stumped. I know that Yugo SKS's can be hard to date because there isn't a whole lot of surviving records from the time of their manufacture..but I'm curious to see if there is anything to be learned from these marks.
Anybody able to help?
Thanks!
I field-stripped it the other day to inspect it and clean it up a bit, and in doing so I noticed some markings on the bolt that I couldn't identify. Hopefully you good folks can give me a hand.
Now, these were all on the actual bolt, not the bolt carrier or anywhere else. I haven't noticed any marks whatsoever on the exterior of the rifle itself, so at this point it's a mystery.
Now, there were three markings - On one section, there is a very clearly-struck uppercase T inside a square. To the right side of that marking, is what looks to be a poorly-struck lowercase L or backwards J inside a partial circle. I believe it would have been a complete circle, but it looks like it wasn't struck very well.
On another section of the bolt, is a slightly worn-looking mark consisting of an uppercase N or Z (depending on how you read it) inside a square.
These both have me stumped. I know that Yugo SKS's can be hard to date because there isn't a whole lot of surviving records from the time of their manufacture..but I'm curious to see if there is anything to be learned from these marks.
Anybody able to help?
Thanks!