Anyway, I thought you guys might like to see what I just finished up after tracking down the period correct parts to get this Paratrooper back as close to original as possible, although realizing without replacing the barrel with a 20" one it will never get back to its true original state. Some of you, of course, have seen this before, but not completely done. So what I have is as follows; a 1967 /26\ Chinese SKS arsenal modified into a Paratrooper for the US market. action is matching except mag. This is how it looked when I got it. MC-5D stock was butchered to accept the 20rnd box mag.
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Knowing how ugly it looked I replaced the stock and mag to a more traditional 'bubba' look(yeah, I know, but bear with me here
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Well, then I got to thinking about the matching Paratrooper I used to have that I had to get rid of so I changed it again. Looks a lot better but the stock was refinished before I got it and, while it looks nice, is not original color(as can be seen as compared to the HG) and had a non-matching number and it was for a pinned barrel set up so I had to file the cross bolt for fit. Also, the bayonet was a cut down from full length spike that was really too fat for the slot cut out.
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Well recently I came across a non-matching Chinese SKS that had a no numbered, original finish, side sling mount stock so I swapped out stocks, cut down a cleaning rod to Paratrooper size, and decided(for now at least) to install a cut down Albanian spike bayonet I got from AIM Surplus. I had the collar spring and screw already and the Alby bayonet is thinner than the Chinese so when it was cut down it looked more correct. Stock is a better match to the HG than the other one too. The only issue is that it is black. I like the black look but I could easily blast it to achieve the correct appearance for the carbine. What do you guys think on the bayo?
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