The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

I am looking at a 1956 Tula arsenal SKS. I have only seen one picture. Looks like a laminated stock. He said that it doesn't have a date stamp on it. It does have the 5 point star, with no date. He says all the numbers match. What I have read, says, there might have not been a 1956 Tula SKS. Any inf...

M21 Chinese, where does this model fit in with the Chinese models?

I am new to the forum. I am trying to help a gentleman sale, what he said was a real sniper rifle. I don't know if it is, or isn't. What is some of the ways I can tell if it is real? The guy bought the gun as a real sniper rifle, but I am trying to help him sell it, and I just want to be sure that i...