Any paint over bluing is indication of non-original condition.
The process that is used to prevent corrosion is the BLUING.
1958 (K) Factory Matching Letter Series SKS
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Any paint over bluing is indication of non-original condition.
The process that is used to prevent corrosion is the BLUING.
Just show me one that has NO (i.e. zilch, zero, none) indications of re-arsenal work. It's a pretty straightforward request.
To date I am still waiting
This is so so so wrong.
Black paint was applied on non refurbs as well.
I have tons of examples I can show you. Or perhaps you don’t actually care.
(Black paint was either applied during long term storage inspection, or before they were sold out of military storage.)
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It is the same font. So is the remainder of the serial number which I have blurred out.
The paint you are seeing is not the Russian arsenal BBQ refurb paint. It is paint applied by the importer or exporter slapped on to protect from rust during the storage during the export import to customer process. It rubs off with your fingernail and comes off with simple gun cleaning supplies leaving unharmed original finish. Some of the as issued non refurb guns had rubbed areas on the butt plates from rack storage. Thus the blue is thinner or worn on some places and the paint was used to protect those areas for the export import process. Was commonly done to the ones imported to Canada.
Great looking rifle, lucky you!Hello,
Here is an example of a late "letter Series" SKS rifle. This particular example is from the "K" block and is considered to be the last block of "Letter Series", 1958 production.
Notice the rifle is in a hardwood stock, this is something that a few other forum members so heavily disputed. I was told there was "no such thing" as a legitimate hardwood letter series rifle from 1957 or 1958.
Well... here you go.
The rifle is still covered in a light factory oil, straight from a crate of unissued factory matching rifles, with packing slip. (Not sure how to make the photos display larger & nope, no dealer has these, this is my crate I have been holding onto.)
I guess I must have the "holy grail."
Cheers
And you know this specific procedure was performed by the exporter or, maybe by the importer (you're not exactly sure which) from which source?
Will you please provide the source and citations from the exporter or importer who told this?
Just an observation. From your statement one must infer that.the CDN batches were reworked or refinished by the exporter or possibly the importer, but you're not certain which. Possibly both.
There are at least two types of paint seen on the Soviet Soviet refurbs. The paint chips are indicative of the non-bbq type.
So pvcando says that some original guns got paint.
But ljones says the paint was done by the importer or exporter, not sure which.?
So which is it? Is the butt stock paint original or applied by the importer/exporter (not sure which (maybe both?)) ?
Yes. I did just employ a double parenthetical.
Please get the stories straight, guys.
You already know my p.o.v. The paint on the buttplate is refurb indicator.
But ljones says the paint was done by the importer or exporter, not sure which.?
So which is it? Is the butt stock paint original or applied by the importer/exporter (not sure which (maybe both?)) ?
Yes. I did just employ a double parenthetical.
Please get the stories straight, guys.
You already know my p.o.v. The paint on the buttplate is refurb indicator.
See how the '2' and '3' are partially obscured by the paint?
So, you're saying that the arsenal produced this beauty of a rifle. Then they ep serialized the butt plate only to cover up the serial with black paint? And this was a common procedure on new production carbines? Covering up serials with paint? Hmmm....
Sorry, bro.. That's rearsenal / post-production work.
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You didn’t read my posts clearly then - I mean that both original and non refurb rifles got this paint during the export processes, or during inspections from long term storage.
This was not done when they rolled off the factory floor.
See how the '2' and '3' are partially obscured by the paint?
So, you're saying that the arsenal produced this beauty of a rifle. Then they ep serialized the butt plate only to cover up the serial with black paint? And this was a common procedure on new production carbines? Covering up serials with paint? Hmmm....
Sorry, bro.. That's rearsenal / post-production work.
What? Nobody is disputing that the paint was added later...
It was done during long term inspection or by the exporter/importer during shipping preparations.
Let me say this again because you don’t seem to be listening...
It was done after the rifle was produced.
This is not a refurb. This is a factory matching rifle. How about you just admit you are wrong? It’s hard isn’t it.
Who's the one not reading here?
Post em up.
good shot of the receiver cover with the serial in view. I want to see a prominent annealing stripe. Not one obsucred by rebluing (like the shadow serial underneath the reblue on the gas tube).
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...and better pictures of the gas tube without the last two digits blurred out will likely demonstrate more of the previous serial that lies beneath the current one.
The arrow indicate the presence of a previous serial beneath bluing or paint on both the piston shaft and the piston tube:
Additional evidence of refurb paint, this time on the receiver cover:
The arrow indicate the presence of a previous serial beneath bluing or paint on both the piston shaft and the piston tube:
Additional evidence of refurb paint, this time on the receiver cover:
