C&R · II · 002
Albanian SKS
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 2 ↗
Albanian SKS semiautomatic rifles, cal. 7.62 x 39, manufactured in Albania from 1964 to 1978.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “manufactured in Albania from 1964 to 1978”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1964–1978 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “from 1964 to 1978”
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
AlbaniaBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- State arsenal, AlbaniaBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- 7.62×39mmBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1964–1978Basis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 2 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “SKS” ↗, maker: Wikipedia: SKS production factories "were later established in... Albania", which made the Albanian Model 561
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Simonow SKS 45 noBG.jpg” by Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum), CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “SKS”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The SKS is a semi-automatic carbine designed by Soviet small arms designer Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in the 1940s.