China’s military machine under Mao ramped up production of Phenolic or synthetic stocks during the late 60s when it became clear that the tensions along the Sino Soviet border were intensifying toward “all out war”. Wood was too precious to strip for the manufacture of millions of Chinese SKS rifles so synthetics we applied to AKs and SKSs alike. Good stocks and getting hard to find. We have a few dozen original SKS stocks w/ forend. Some minor blemishes No Buttplate
