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The Chinese NDM-86 is manufactured at the Jing-An arsenal number 26 (a P.R.C. Ministry of Public Security manufacturer) and has a military designation of Type-79 (adopted in 1979) or Type-85 depending on which optical sight is used. The rifle is distributed by Norinco Equipment and is sold as both the NDM-86 and EM-351 and is chambered for the 7.62x54R rimmed cartridge. The rifles first appeared in the US around 1985 and were imported by Navy Arms. These early examples came in a green plywood transit chest which contained the rifle and the metal scope case. There were a very small number of sample rifles imported in the early 1980's that were chambered in .308 Winchester and designated as EM-352. These are not to be mistaken with the the NDM-86 in .308. The difference being that the EM-352 used standard curved magazines but with a modified follower to allow proper feeding of the rimless .308 Win cartridge. Other importers of NDM-86 rifles were CSI in Ontario, California; CJA in Springfield, Montana; KFS (Kengs Firearms Specialty) in Atlanta, GA; and KSI/JPE (King Sport/Jay's Precision) of Pomona, California. KSI alone imported 500 NDM-86s (in 7.62x54R) but the total number of NDM-86s in 7.62x54R from all five importers is not known. Over 2000 is an educated guess. |
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China Sports, Inc of Ontario, California (CSI Ont, CA) product catalog of Norinco products offered for sale in the U.S. during the early 1990s. |
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A rare original Type-79 sniper transit crate from the Vic Thomas collection. The green metal scope case can be seen with the scope serial number painted on. |
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These photos are from Aaron H. and show an early Navy Arms imported NDM-86. This version had minimal markings on the receiver. | ||||||
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Tyvex pouches hold the spare magazines. | ||||||
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Chinese military marking. | ||||||
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Original shipping label showing transit from Peking ,China to New York City, New York. | ||||||
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Original manual in Chinese. | ||||||
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Scope case with the scope's serial number which will also be stamped on the side of the butt stock. The optics manufacturer is shown as factory 833. | ||||||
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Chinese NDM-86 in 7.62x54R with Type JJJ scope. |
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Though you can see the metal finishing is not as "clean" as the workmanship on the Russian SVD's, these Chinese versions will shoot and function as well as their Russian counterpart. It has been said that the Chinese government examined several samples of the Russian SVD and "reverse-engineered" their Type-79 (military version of the NDM-86) with some improvements over the original Russian rifle. | ||||||
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NDM-86 package with canvas scope pouch. | ||||||
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ChadW's NDM-86 with refinished wood stock. | ||||||
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The rare deluxe package on the first batch of SVD's imported. The empty space in the case at right is for the bolt and carrier. If yours came with all this and the velvet case count yourself lucky. The total number of Velvet cased NDM-86s imported is unknown but it was probably fewer than the other importers. |
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These NDM-86 rifles were apparently all imported by KFS Atlanta, GA. Keng's Firearms Specialty was established in 1985 and imported several different types of firearms from China over the years. | ||||||
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New in the styrofoam packaging NDM-86. | ||||||
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Original box with canvas soft rifle case owned by David. |
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| NDM-86 in .308 | |
| NDM-86 Range Reports | Internal Parts |
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