Got my SKS!!! (Pics Up)

Well just an update here for ya, I cancelled my order from Frontier (Bell) shipment. I called Wolverine yesterday and ordered a Grade-1 re-furb from their stock. Looks like they got all IZH shipment in recently, they sold outta Grade-1's in 2 days!!!

Should be getting out on the trucks today, I cant wait. I got a hand-picked grade-1 IZH coming to me!!!

I will post pics as soon as I get it, stay tuned!!!
 
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Sks!!!

Well I got my Grade-1 IZH SKS from Wolverine in today and I am happy with the condition of it! All of the numbers on it seem to be matching. The stock has one set of X'd out numbers on it and the gas tube has the matching numbers electropenciled on. No date of manufacture and only a small mark on the top receiver and a star on the left side of the receiver.
 
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You have a late 55/56 Tula that's been through refurb. The stock looks like it might have been on an Izzy before. Wonder what damaged the stock on both sides of the forend? I think that's the gun I passed on and took a Grade II instead. Wolverine did have some nice looking SKSs.
 
I've noticed in many of the pictures that there are fresh scratches on a lot of these stocks right around the magazine (mine included). I wonder if the "pinning wizards" managed to mangle them when they put then in a vise.
 
The splice in the fore end is a common repair during refurbishment. Either to repair a split in the bayonet channel or reinforce the wood where it meets the ferrule.

The Soviet arsenal system does not usually attempt to rematch the sub-assemblies of firearms during refurbishment. Most Mosin Nagants were re-matched by stamping or EPing. All the SVT-40's were EP re-matched. Tula is mixed with Izhevsk. A functional part is just a part.

For some unknown reason, these SKS examples usually have their original bolt assembly, body cover, magazine and trigger assembly retained together, unless a component was replaced do to wear or damage.

It appears there was no effort to retain the original numbered stock, even if it was salvageable. Hence the multiple "X'd" numbers on some.
 
So its a 55/56 Tula, looks to me like it is all matching except for the stock. Is that correct? That does make sence that it is a vise grip mark that some idiot made, it has the ribbing in the scrape like the teeth of a vise.

Would you be happy with this rifle as a grade-1 hand picked for $280?
 
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zenmagic said:
I've noticed in many of the pictures that there are fresh scratches on a lot of these stocks right around the magazine (mine included). I wonder if the "pinning wizards" managed to mangle them when they put then in a vise.
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thats what i think . i spoke to a couple of dealers and thats what they saw out of the box.
 
Yep

Yup, if you look at the picture of my left side where the scrape is, that is a vise grip mark for sure! Upon further inspection it has teeth marks that are consistant with what a vise would have done. Thats a real crying shame, this rifle is in otherwise excellent shape but because it was prolly the 78th one the welder had done that day he didn't give a $hit. Otherwise I am happy!!!
 
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Yup, if you look at the picture of my left side where the scrape is, that is a vise grip mark for sure! Upon further inspection it has teeth marks that are consistant with what a vise would have done. Thats a real crying shame, this rifle is in otherwise excellent shape but because it was prolly the 78th one the welder had done that day he didn't give a $hit. Otherwise I am happy!!!
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looking at the quality of the welds in both of mine, I'd say it was a highschool shop class that did it..... they look like welds I did with my Arc welder, the first time I used it with no training what so ever.
 
Don't!

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I want it to be a "carbine" version, so my question is can I remove the grenade launcher and site on a Yugoslavian SKS to make it a carbine?

I want the best production model of SKS possible so I guess I will be looking for a European variant, correct? This is a pic of what I am generally after:

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The Yugo SKS is well esteemed and sells well; better put that one up for sale and buy another without grenade launcher. Less trouble and one original Yugo saved!
PP.;)
 
Ok, so from what I can tell the rifle is a 1955/56 Tula made with all matching numbers except for the stock. The stock looks like it was on an "izzy" rifle before this one. It has been through a refurb but maintained all of it origional parts??? Any idea how to tell if it wasn't shot or "unfired" as they say after refurbishment?
 
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Curtton: Can you tell me more about my rifle? Is it all matching but for the stock? the left side of the stock has a mark with a circle and a triangle in it. Im assuming the little "z" like mark on top means it went through a re-furb. Is the reigger group and magazine all matching? I dont know how to tell diff between matching and force match.
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Read here!
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=298930
All the answers to your questions are within those pages.

PS - Don't bubba that damn Yugo 59/66!!!
 
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DaveGP said:
Read here!
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=298930
All the answers to your questions are within those pages.
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savage: yes, dave is correct , the sticky has the answers but i see you still confused.

1. the stock is obviously refurb , signs are ###Xed out SN, also the stock has IZHESVK arsenal symbol when it should be TULA arsenal .

2. the "Z" mark is actually a square with a diagonal line, sign for refurb , the reason it looks like a "Z" is either it was soft stamped or the lines been buffed out .

3. mag and trigger guard looks original , no indication its been replaced .

4. if its been refurb then mostly its been fired . yours looks like it .
 
So since all my numbers are matching apart from the stock am I correct to believe that that was the only thing re-furbed? I can't see any other EP marks other than the gas cylinder. When were these rifles refurbished? Did they just all get refurbed and then packed away for 30 years until now?

Sorry but I dont see that info in your sticky, Thanks
 
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