1949 sks

[bobdbldr]

You got confused, 1948 dust cover was found in Canada. 1948 rifle I showed you was original 1948 made except for replaced stock. She was a dewatt found in Ukraine and moved to and sold in Russia.

Might be a silly question but are there a lot of SKS/ SVT etc. Collectors in Russia and Ukraine? Also, are the people still around who worked in the factories that can answer some of the questions about these cool rifles, are there records of how many were made and how many were refurbed etc? Thanks!

 

[Horilka]

About collectors. Can't say about Russia, but I have have the feeling that is probably is same as in Ukraine - very few collectors as surplus firearm has limited availability, plus many years of Soviet rule killed gun culture. However there are some interesting researches and scattered information on public forums. I would say there is certain amount of ppl who love the history and research the history of firearm but not necessarily collect it. As for old folks who worked at factories - maybe someone from Russia could comment, I have no idea.