Yooper John's SKS - Battle rifle of many nations

SECTION 5: In this section I will try to show the differences between the same part from different arsenals, years and countries. The only purpose of this page is to help make the collector aware that differences do occur and about anything could be possible. These are ALL from my personal observations and not from any books.

SKS BOLT CARRIER.

The bolt carrier is used to hold the bolt and take the pressure from the op rod to open the action for the next round. The bolt carriers shown below are installed in the guns. Most are milled as seen by the milling marks in the channel below and to the left of the bolt knob commonly referred to as a "lightening cut". NOTE Page 16 offers a more in depth comparison on the differences in construction. The various pictures below show the bolt carriers from various makes and models of SKS's. Currently these are the only differences I have noticed. Some are only cosmetic, some have different stampings, some are shaped slightly different and some are just plain different.