Rare one up for sale...

I've handled and shot them. Albanian SKS have to be the worst quality and cheapest built ones from any country.
That being said, they are rare because not very many were made, but also they were poor quality so they didn't last long in real world conditions.

Nice rifle to add to a collection, and at that price, it's about what they sell for in the U.S., after the exchange rate.

My favourite SKS are the Yugo, then Polish (never seen one in Canada, played with one in the USA.) then the Russian and Chinese ones.

For those who are wondering, the Polish ones are soviet made receivers and metal work, refinished and hard polish blued, with flame blued parts, in gorgeous hard buff really light wood Polish made laminate stocks. They have 4 vent holes instead of 3. They look beutiful.
 
I would like to add one the the SKS collection, but for the reasons stated above it would have to be much cheaper for me to buy one. It is probably worth the asking price, but I'm just to cheap to spend that much for one.
 
There are usually one or two for sale a year on these boards. Too bad this one isn't all matching.

Good opportunity for the SKS collector.
 
The fact it's non-matching is well reflected in the price. And the quality of any given type of firearm has nothing to do with its value to collector or with market price.
 
6MT said:
How do you figure that?
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It's just true. The manufacturing quality or the usefulness of a firearm has nothing to do with its market value when it comes to collectible firearms. The firearm's rarity, history and collector interest for it (supply and demand) determine the market value. Some of the most expensive firearms in the world are prototypes that have no merit as an actual firearm other than to study and for its history.

The Albanian SKS might not be a great rifle but there were few made, there are even fewer in Canada and some people need them to complete their collections.
 
6MT said:
I would believe "usability", functionality, and quality would enter into the value of a firearm. Collector or not.
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To some it might, to others it doesn't. So depending on what side of the fence you are on would likely dictate if you would purchase a particular collector firearm or not. To a collector who is looking at a fairly rare or uncommon firearm and does not plan on firing it, the usability and functionality doesn't really matter. Now if you are one who plans on using it, then those factors may matter but again it would likely depend on how rare the firearm is.
 
There is no doubt that quality doesn't always play into collectibility, but for my criteria, and I believe that of most people, it does.

Like I said, it's a nice rare rifle. Would I buy one if it was a super deal? Yes.

It's definitely priced well, as you could not get one for less if you tried to import one yourself.

All I meant to say is that they are the worst built of all of them, but this doesn't mean it's not collectible.

A Albanian SKS is rare any day. But it's not the rifle your average Joe shooter buys.
 
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Not many in canada, not many in that condition. And even fewer in that condition with all matching parts. Also the magazine appear to not have any external pin marks, so guessing all internal.

Nice looking example, even when you consider the mag is not a match to the gun.

Even in the US where those guns are more frequent, this would be a nice example for a collector.
 
fenceline said:
Not many in canada, not many in that condition. And even fewer in that condition with all matching parts. Also the magazine appear to not have any external pin marks, so guessing all internal.

Nice looking example, even when you consider the mag is not a match to the gun.

Even in the US where those guns are more frequent, this would be a nice example for a collector.
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Yup, looks like it sold.

Someone will have a nice example in their collection. Not perfect, but nice.
 
fenceline said:
Age old debate. It's a personal preference.
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This. Is up to you...

I like Yugo. Some like Russian. Some like Chinese.

As far as I know, (I have actually seen all of these in person) these are the production countries that exist:

Russian
Chinese
Yugoslavian
Romanian
Albanian
Polish
North Korea
North Vietnamese
East German

And most countries on that list has about a half-dozen models, not to mention all the Chinese ones built for the US market, such as farmers friend, DPR "designated precision rifle" etc.
 
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