I've been looking into SKS rifles for a while now with the intent of picking one up in the future and thought it might be helpful to share some of the most informative resources I've found so far.
The list below is certainly not exhaustive, Google can help you there, but I've tried to zero in on the resources with detailed information about variants, features, markings, manuals etc.
Please feel free to reply with other resources that have detailed and unique information.
There are some forums and groups on other sites that I didn't include as I wasn't sure if that was allowed.
Treasure Trove of SKS Information and Manuals
https://archive.org/search?query=SKS+rifle
From the Internet Archive – This manual includes a markings guide on the last page
https://archive.org/details/gunmanual_Sks_D/page/n29/mode/2up
Also, from the Archive – Eight SKS manuals and over 820 other firearm manuals
https://archive.org/details/lots-of-gun-pdfs-firearms-manual s
Guide to Chinese SKS Variants
http://chinesesks.weebly.com/
Loads of Variant Information and Detailed Pictures
https://www.yooperj.com/SKS.htm
Chinese Type 56 Information – Includes an operation manual and field manual.
https://www.koreanwaronline.com/arms/sks-56.htm
The list below is certainly not exhaustive, Google can help you there, but I've tried to zero in on the resources with detailed information about variants, features, markings, manuals etc.
Please feel free to reply with other resources that have detailed and unique information.
There are some forums and groups on other sites that I didn't include as I wasn't sure if that was allowed.
Treasure Trove of SKS Information and Manuals
https://archive.org/search?query=SKS+rifle
From the Internet Archive – This manual includes a markings guide on the last page
https://archive.org/details/gunmanual_Sks_D/page/n29/mode/2up
Also, from the Archive – Eight SKS manuals and over 820 other firearm manuals
https://archive.org/details/lots-of-gun-pdfs-firearms-manual s
Guide to Chinese SKS Variants
http://chinesesks.weebly.com/
Loads of Variant Information and Detailed Pictures
https://www.yooperj.com/SKS.htm
Chinese Type 56 Information – Includes an operation manual and field manual.
https://www.koreanwaronline.com/arms/sks-56.htm
