Been a while since I've had an SKS but I traded into this one today at a local gun show. Best as I can tell, this is an early M21 marked, all original and matching SKS that I *think* may have been brought back from Vietnam? (Maybe. No papers came with the rifle, and I got it from a guy who had bought it at a previous gun show so if it ever did have papers, I have no way of knowing. Or if it was just brought back without them, there is no *proof* save for the fact that it has no import stamp that I can find on it anywhere, all the numbers match and the gun *appears* right to my non-expert eye. That said, I do understand that some folks believe that without papers means it is *not* a *real* "bringback" rifle. That said, it is what it is and I thought I'd post a few photos and see what you guys think it is (or isn't, as the case may be). Also I have a few of the pictures that have my NVA Type 56 milled AK clone build and my XM177E2 clone with it; just for a bit of Vietnam "flavor". Here's the photos:
So what do you guys think? I got into it at what I think was a decent trade deal, so even if it isn't a bringback, it should be a good plinker at the very least (which is what the guy I got it from was using it for) but if it is what I *think* it is, then it is probably rare enough to put up and hang onto as a keeper, or to sell later for a pretty good price on GB, etc.