I didn't try to track the provenance of this particular batch but would think Albania almost for certain, and its been my understanding that the Chinese sent the Albanians brand spanking new SKSes back when these were made. IOW, they never went to Vietnam. But, then, when it comes to buying used firearms, always buy the gun... not the story. You can SEE the gun. Who knows about the truth of the story?

But, I'm pretty immune to your subject of concern... For one thing, in this particular instance, *I* was "one of our guys" and I don't care. I also pretty much don't care about "their guys" (anywhere), either. Collectively, I've got military surplus guns that might have killed almost anyone almost anywhere in the world. They might, alternatively, never have killed anyone at all. I don't know. I don't care.

A gun is a gun is a gun... They do what they can do if they are used for that.