Markings

In this section we will attempt to illustrate and translate the markings found on the North Korean Type-63 SKS Carbine.

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Receiver Cover

The markings on the receiver cover are:

식 -which translates to expression or form (Type, or Type-63)

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Rear Sight Leaf

The markings on the sight are:

고 -the literal translation is "and", but has an alternate translation of high or height
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Serial prefixes and suffixes 

We will be going all out with the proper characters from the Chosŏn'gŭl (North Korean) / Hangul (South Korean) alphabet.  Examples of this alphabet are shown here.  Please note that there are varying styles of certain letters, especially the "Ch'iut / Chieut" (ㅊ) character, yet they are the same letter/character even though modern times have standardized and stylized things to look a bit differently than they did in 1963:

As an example, the rifle pictured on the right will have the prefix letters for Riul and Chiut,  and the suffix letter for Piup.