I have a Norinco Type 56S pre ban model and I wouldn’t trade it for a Russian one to tell you the truth (although I have one or two). It is a work of art.
**I have a Norinco Type 56S***
I do too. I traded for it at a gun show, bought 100 rounds of ammo, took it home and found it wasn’t .30 RS but .223 Rem.
So I had to get a SKS to use up the .30 RS.