1953 Izhevsk SKS
- Thread starter Syphen
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midnightpossum
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- Location
- East Kootneys
Congrats... thats a keeper
Score!!!
Nice score for sure, I was at a gun show a few weeks ago and me and another guy dug through a crate. He grabbed a non refurbed izzy and I snatched up a 56 Tula k series non refurb.......175$ all in. The owner told me he had another crate in the truck that I was welcome to have a look through.......in a moment of what can only be explained as utter retardation, I declined.
Please don't bubba this one!!! It's a really nice find congrats..(the only one I don't have in my collection)
Sometime ,you can go in a gun shop without any ideas of what you will find, and wow you found this
Two weeks ago, it was the same stories for me except it was a rare tula 1955 stamped on the receiver cover in a nice hardwood stock and golden bayo all original, matching and non refurbished for $189
Sometime ,you can go in a gun shop without any ideas of what you will find, and wow you found this
Two weeks ago, it was the same stories for me except it was a rare tula 1955 stamped on the receiver cover in a nice hardwood stock and golden bayo all original, matching and non refurbished for $189
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Nice...congrats!
I have one too. I have read they are considered rare as they were only made in late 53 & 54 in the Izhevsk (Izzy) armory. It's thought about 5 times more 54 Izzy's were produced, than 53 Izzy's, making them pretty rare.
I have one too. I have read they are considered rare as they were only made in late 53 & 54 in the Izhevsk (Izzy) armory. It's thought about 5 times more 54 Izzy's were produced, than 53 Izzy's, making them pretty rare.
- Location
- Steel Town and The Peg
Yep, she's a rare beauty. How much do you want for it?
Thats a nice SKS you found,what shop did you find it at? I'm looking for one myself and will hopefully have one before long, I'm just shopping around now. I live in Newmarket and will be checking out some of the shops in the area, anyone have any recommendations on a good shop with some inventory? I think I would prefer a Russian made SKS compared to a Chinese made, unless I end up getting one of each.
I like the fact that the Chinese guns are new and unfired, thats really the only reason I'd like one.
I like the fact that the Chinese guns are new and unfired, thats really the only reason I'd like one.
I grabbed that one at Trombly's Tackle Box in Orillia. It was the only Izhevsk they had. I heard Epps is getting in an order of Factory 26 Chinese SKS's soon in un-issued condition.
