Eric, it looks like your rifle is a Soviet M44, made at the Izhevsk arsenal as evidenced by the arrow-in-the-triangle stamped on the receiver ring. Your photo leaves a little to be desired though. Chinese Type 53 carbines carry Chinese characters, not Cyrillic.
$200 is a pretty typical price for the M44, too. IIRC, most distributors that have these in stock were last asking around $229.
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