Right on the money, this sounds like a false flag bull**** to recollect info or Confiscate. Ever read any well wrote SPAM. Tell it as it is , many Well Educated are RETARDS .These guys should know better this sight is monitored, by the HIGHEST AUTHORITIES.
Russian SKS Serial Number Registry
- Thread starter The Kurgan
- Start date
- Location
- Steel Town
I certainly hope you have medication to treat that.
- Location
- Steel Town
Getting close to 2000 entries (edit: OVER 2000 
). The registry is starting to take shape, but still needs more participation to draw any definitive conclusions from. So, if you haven't registered your SKS(s), there's no better time than now. Cheers, K.
Update: The survey is now operational again. A portion of the data has been moved to my off-line database.
). The registry is starting to take shape, but still needs more participation to draw any definitive conclusions from. So, if you haven't registered your SKS(s), there's no better time than now. Cheers, K.Update: The survey is now operational again. A portion of the data has been moved to my off-line database.
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loopydloop
CGN Regular
- Location
- South of the A/B line
Just added my one Tula, a 1951 with birch stock. I do have some more on the way, I will add them as I get them.
- Location
- Steel Town
The SKS Registry is really starting to take shape now. Unfortunately, however, Google Drive Surveys has a monthly bandwidth/participation rate limit, so I have been moving large portions of survey data to Microsoft Access to ensure that the online survey is always live and fully accessible. Rest assured that the online survey will always have a representative sample of information contained within it. Over the past month there has been an incedible amount of participation! To date there has been exactly 2215 responses, with representation from both sides of the border! While we still require a greater sample size to increase statistical confidence, I now feel there is sufficient data to start making reasonable observations:
For now, here are some interesting statistics regarding which years are the rarest:
Percentage by year (4% of which are Izhevsk)
1949... 24, 1%
1950... 102, 5%
1951... 61, 3%
1952... 236, 11%
1953... 453, 20%
1954... 819, 37%
1955... 136, 6%
1955/56 (no date)... 382, 17%
Now for, the most interesting calculation... SKS production total (so far) based on maximum serial number for each unique Cyrillic range (prefix and suffix):
2,170,444
Now while this number will grow, the rate of growth has been steadily declining as the database grows, and I suspect we are getting very close! I estimate the total production will level out at approximately 2.5M.
Lastly, I can now safely put to rest the bayonet finish controversy. In mid-1954, Tula began adding matte silver bayonets to the SKS, replacing the earlier polished finish types. A similar trend occurred at Izhevsk.
Note: The Izhevsk sample size is simply too small at this time to start drawing any conclusions from.
For now, here are some interesting statistics regarding which years are the rarest:
Percentage by year (4% of which are Izhevsk)
1949... 24, 1%
1950... 102, 5%
1951... 61, 3%
1952... 236, 11%
1953... 453, 20%
1954... 819, 37%
1955... 136, 6%
1955/56 (no date)... 382, 17%
Now for, the most interesting calculation... SKS production total (so far) based on maximum serial number for each unique Cyrillic range (prefix and suffix):
2,170,444
Now while this number will grow, the rate of growth has been steadily declining as the database grows, and I suspect we are getting very close! I estimate the total production will level out at approximately 2.5M.
Lastly, I can now safely put to rest the bayonet finish controversy. In mid-1954, Tula began adding matte silver bayonets to the SKS, replacing the earlier polished finish types. A similar trend occurred at Izhevsk.
Note: The Izhevsk sample size is simply too small at this time to start drawing any conclusions from.
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- Location
- Steel Town
...more interesting observations to come. Stay tuned.
- Location
- Steel Town
According to the SKS Registry...
the latest 1955/56 is УЮ4730К. So far, nothing has it beat.
The earliest 1949 is АВ1481. Very early!
Both specimens hail from Canada.
The lowest serial numbers are 5, 7, and 8 respectively. I actually own the 8.
Very cool to have a 1-digit serial number.
Somebody just chimed in with the earliest 1953 Izhevsk so far: А4433
the latest 1955/56 is УЮ4730К. So far, nothing has it beat.
The earliest 1949 is АВ1481. Very early!
Both specimens hail from Canada.
The lowest serial numbers are 5, 7, and 8 respectively. I actually own the 8.
Very cool to have a 1-digit serial number.
Somebody just chimed in with the earliest 1953 Izhevsk so far: А4433
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The 1949 AB1481 is mine!According to the SKS Registry...
the latest 1955/56 is УЮ4730К. So far, nothing has it beat.
The earliest 1949 is АВ1481. Very early!
Both specimens hail from Canada.
The lowest serial numbers are 5, 7, and 8 respectively. I actually own the 8.
Very cool to have a 1-digit serial number.
Joce
- Location
- Steel Town
Let's see a full picture of that bad boy... not many "nice" 1949's... and that one doesn't look painted.
All blued
Original non chrome bore.
Correct bayonet lug,square gas block,rear sight base,looped cover latch,trigger guard,correct stock for spike bayonet.
Matching #
I can asure you that is on the never shoot and never sell list!
Joce
- Location
- Steel Town
That is the nicest 1949 I have ever seen. You should be thrilled. That is a keeper!!
And the earliest I have ever seen. VERY RARE. Whatever you paid, you paid too little. Westrifle sure has the best 1949's!
And the earliest I have ever seen. VERY RARE. Whatever you paid, you paid too little. Westrifle sure has the best 1949's!
- Location
- Steel Town
The SKS Registry is really starting to take shape now. Unfortunately, however, Google Drive Surveys has a monthly bandwidth/participation rate limit, so I have been moving large portions of survey data to Microsoft Access to ensure that the online survey is always live and fully accessible. Rest assured that the online survey will always have a representative sample of information contained within it. Over the past month there has been an incedible amount of participation! To date there has been exactly 2223 responses, with representation from both sides of the border! While we still require a greater sample size to increase statistical confidence, I now feel there is sufficient data to start making reasonable observations:
For now, here are some interesting statistics regarding which years are the rarest:
Percentage by year (approximately 4% of which are Izhevsk)
1949... 25, 1%
1950... 102, 5%
1951... 63, 3%
1952... 236, 11%
1953... 455, 20%
1954... 821, 37%
1955... 137, 6%
1955/56 (no date)... 384, 17%
Now for, the most interesting calculation... SKS production total (so far) based on maximum serial number for each unique Cyrillic range (prefix and suffix):
2,181,808
Now while this number will grow, the rate of growth has been steadily declining as the database grows, and I suspect we are getting very close! I estimate the total production will level out at approximately 2.5M.
Lastly, I can now safely put to rest the bayonet finish controversy. In mid-1954, Tula began adding matte silver bayonets to the SKS, replacing the earlier polished finish types. A similar trend occurred at Izhevsk.
Note: The Izhevsk sample size is simply too small at this time to start drawing any conclusions from. Therefore I cannot (yet) separate production totals between the two arsenals. So far, it appears that Izhevsk's make up under 5% of the overall total. I suspect this percentage will grow as the registry grows, but clearly, much less Izhevsk SKS's were made.
For now, here are some interesting statistics regarding which years are the rarest:
Percentage by year (approximately 4% of which are Izhevsk)
1949... 25, 1%
1950... 102, 5%
1951... 63, 3%
1952... 236, 11%
1953... 455, 20%
1954... 821, 37%
1955... 137, 6%
1955/56 (no date)... 384, 17%
Now for, the most interesting calculation... SKS production total (so far) based on maximum serial number for each unique Cyrillic range (prefix and suffix):
2,181,808
Now while this number will grow, the rate of growth has been steadily declining as the database grows, and I suspect we are getting very close! I estimate the total production will level out at approximately 2.5M.
Lastly, I can now safely put to rest the bayonet finish controversy. In mid-1954, Tula began adding matte silver bayonets to the SKS, replacing the earlier polished finish types. A similar trend occurred at Izhevsk.
Note: The Izhevsk sample size is simply too small at this time to start drawing any conclusions from. Therefore I cannot (yet) separate production totals between the two arsenals. So far, it appears that Izhevsk's make up under 5% of the overall total. I suspect this percentage will grow as the registry grows, but clearly, much less Izhevsk SKS's were made.
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Added three more for ya. None of them are stored at my place anymore to due to storage shortage so I'm waiting for pics of the cyrillic characters of my early 1950 with all '49 features minus the spike bayo. She's a refurb but a tough one to find with all the early features.
Joel
Joel
- Location
- Steel Town
- Location
- Steel Town
I have made an interesting observation regarding "no date" Tulas. It appears that letter series "Д" (also known as "D" series) AND letter series "И" appear to made in 1955, particularly the case with the "Д" series. As the SKS registry has grown to 2227 responses, there have been a whopping 376 letter series entries, of which a small percentage are dated "1955" on the receiver cover. The latter (1955 stamped occurrences) span both the "Д" and the "И" letter series range, but there are no occurences of 1955 stamped receiver covers representing latter "К" series. Now, it could be argued that a few older "1955" stamped receiver covers were "pulled" from the "receiver cover bin" in 1956, but it could very well be that a few got stamped while most did not in 1955. Food for thought. If this is the case, then only the "К" series were assembled in 1956. Refer to post #81 below.
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- Steel Town
1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1955/56 Total
25 103 64 237 455 822 137 387 2230
1% 5% 3% 11% 20% 37% 6% 17% 100%
Izhevsk 3.2% of total
Tula 96.8%
The following year-by-year breakdown is adjusted to account for the assumption that all "no date" Tulas with a letter series designation of "Д" and "И" were producted in 1955:
1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1955/56 Total
25 103 64 237 455 822 403 121 2230
1% 5% 3% 11% 20% 37% 18% 5% 100%
25 103 64 237 455 822 137 387 2230
1% 5% 3% 11% 20% 37% 6% 17% 100%
Izhevsk 3.2% of total
Tula 96.8%
The following year-by-year breakdown is adjusted to account for the assumption that all "no date" Tulas with a letter series designation of "Д" and "И" were producted in 1955:
1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1955/56 Total
25 103 64 237 455 822 403 121 2230
1% 5% 3% 11% 20% 37% 18% 5% 100%
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