Original U.S. Cold War Era Soviet 1954 Izhevsk SKS “Rubber Duck” OpFor Training Rifle Chinese Militaria based heavy on the the

based heavy on the the K98AZ German infantry rifle of the time

There is still flint in the lighter

and a straight quillon

it was found to be "MORE" expensive to manufacture than the older type

for Franke & Co of Lüdenscheid

Original U.S. Cold War Era Soviet 1954 Izhevsk SKS “Rubber Duck” OpFor Training Rifle Chinese Militaria based heavy on the theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is 1950s Cold War Vietnam War Era U. S. military issue Soviet SKS training replica rifle. The military calls these rifles Rubber Ducks. This is full size, true to weight, non firing replica made of hard rubber, molded from an original. The top of the receiver is marked with a circle in a triangle about the year 1954 for Izhevsk Mechanical Plant, a major firearms manufacturer founded in Izhevsk in 1942 for