7.62x54mmR. 20.2" barrel length. SN: 1397073. Blued metal finish with polished bolt set in straight wrist boxwood stock with full length upper handguard mounting sidefolding cruciform spike bayonet. Bolt action internal magazine fed repeating rifle mounting adjustable tangent rear notch with post and globe front sights. Barrel shank struck with Chinese factory 296 marking followed by Chinese type markings, and date of 1955.3. Serial numbers match on barrel, bolt, and magazine floorplate. Importer mark to right receiver reads N.A. CO./RIDGEFIELD N.J.