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**joeyj** · January 19th, 2012, 05:24 PM

I have a chicom paratrooper sks. On the left side below the bolt cover is a bar about 2 inches long. The one end has a spring steel tab sticking out towards the back of the rifle. My best guess is some kind of scope holder, whats yours?

**nfafan** · January 19th, 2012, 06:43 PM

Pics obviously would help but you are likely on the right track. Nothing else makes sense in that position as I see it in my mind's eye.

**39flathead** · January 19th, 2012, 07:16 PM

Google SKS scope mount and hit images.
You'll probably find it there.

“Mosin Nagant-style” scope mount is also seen on Chinese variants. (Click here for a photo, and click here for a close up of the rail.) This is the same style mount as the one used one the Russian Mosin-Nagant M91/30 sniper rifle featured in the movie Enemy at the Gates (for more information, see Mosin-Nagant M91/30 Sniper web page on the SurplusRifle.com web site). The mount has integral rings for a 1” scope (the tube is positioned about ¾” above the receiver cover), and allows for both windage and elevation adjustments. This mount is normally positioned 1.2” from the rear of the receiver and attached using screws. This positions even compact scopes so they will prevent the rifle from being loaded via stripper clips. On new installations, the rail can be positioned to allow for the use of stripper clips.

http://www.victorinc.com/SKS-FAQ.html#_Toc167103925
About a quarter the way down the page.

Seems these were add on's for the US market. I sold Norincos back when they were being imported and don't ever remember seeing them come from China with a mount but that does not mean they didn't I suppose, just that I never seen one.