SERIAL NUMBER 630278 BARREL 20" CALIBER 7.62X39 MANUFACTURED 1960''S. North Vietnam manufactured SKS rifle built in Hanoi in a factory built with the assistance of the Chinese arsenal 296. The rare and desireable rifles have a six digit serial number with the first 2 digits indicating the year and the following 4 numbers are the production number. It is believed that fewer than 6000 rifles where produced before the installation was destroyed by the intense United States bombing. This example is dated 63 and has the 5 pointed star with the numeral "1" inside. Construction of the factory started in 1959 with the first rifles being produced in 1962 and discontinued in 1965. A survey indicated that their are less than 100 known examples of this rare rifle known to exist. CONDITION. Good with metal finish having turned plum from exposure to the elements. The stocks have been lightly sanded and refinished. The bore is very good and action operates properly. C&R*