Larry Vickers' Chicom Type 81S

[TOrrock]

To my knowledge, this is the first Type 81S that's been photographed and details put online. This is an EXTREMELY rare rifle, and we're lucky to be able to take a look at it.

The rifle is a very interesting mix of SKS, AK, and SVD features. After handling it, I think it's not anywhere in the same league as a Type 56, but it's a very unique piece.

This particular rifle now resides in the Vickers Collection, my thanks to Mr. Vickers for the opportunity to photograph it.




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[TOrrock]

[Business_Casual]

Thank you Tim and thank you LAV. That is a very exclusive look at that rifle, surely not to be seen outside of museums in the USA.

Odd, though, to have a safety shaped like a trigger and inside the trigger guard.

M_P

[JoshNC]

Great pics. Thanks Tim and Larry. I assume this is a post-86 machinegun?

[M4arc]

WOW!

That is beautiful!

[Spooky130]

There was an article in SAW about this model a little while ago.

Couple questions:
Is this a full-auto version?
Was this imported at one time as a semi-auto gun?
How does LAV get all these cool guns? I am assuming he has a SOT or something like that.

Spooky

[Heavy Metal]

I hate you Larry, I really, really hate you!











Just kidding!

[m4fun]

Very sweet. SKS like gas piston in an AK like that.

Thanks for sharing.

[Heavy Metal]

Tang Wenlie designed that bad boy.

I'll bet that sucker has better follow-thru than an AK because of its short stroke piston.

[TOrrock]

Great pics. Thanks Tim and Larry. I assume this is a post-86 machinegun?

Actually, no, it's one of the VERY few (we're talking single digits) imported as semi auto sales samples.

Spooky.....it's a pretty small community of collectors of Vickers' caliber.