All matching 1950r SKS, anything special?
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That tells me you did not do your homework on the provenance of those SKSs. They did not came from USSR or ex USSR countries. That also tells me your knowledge about refurbishing process is non-existent.
If I decide to sell I will price them so they would sell. Do you think I haven't sold almost half a thousand items here on CGN and my rating is fake?
I haven't heard answesr to my questions and I know why - you're not comfortable to acknowledge someone else is right. Anyone of you would jump off from your high horse the moment you see '48 SKS to grab it, no matter franken pin or refurb. Be well.
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That's a very strange statement.
Only comment here from me is a general one about how some people are convinced that they have the creme de la creme all matching non refurb, unissued SKS. I remember I sold some ammo to a fellow on another site. When we met up I was curious as to what SKS he got. He told me he JUST picked up earlier that morning an all original, all matching, non refurb, unissued 1954 Russian SKS. Given the fact that I have more than a few of these, I was skeptical of his claim. I asked how much experience with Russian SKSes he had. He said not much but the guy who sold it to him (of course) told him it was all matching, non-refurb, etc. and convinced him that if he didn't buy it, he had a whole line of eager prospective buyers who would jump at getting a piece of history...
I said, "you have any photos of this thing?", after he told me how much he paid (hint: he significantly overpaid). He said he will do me one better, it's in the back of his truck. So we went around back, he popped it open, opened the soft case which held this gun...I didn't have to look more than 15 seconds before I paused, looked him and said, "you want the bad news?" He said "don't tell me I was taken". I said, OK, I won't say anything about that, but I pointed out right away the ###XXed out stock (which wasn't even arctic birch) which didn't even have the Tula arsenal symbol. And then on the dustcover, he had the square/rectangle with the diagonal line through it. I said, this thing is a refurb. I didn't have the heart to point out the magazine in which someone clearly scraped away whatever serial number was there (which was blobbed out by a weld anyway) and instead used something like liquid paper to crudely draw the "matching" serial number.
I happened to have my phone with me where I have photos of some of my Russian SKSes and I showed him the difference. After he saw that, he looked up at the heavens, then started kicking his tires, mouthing expletives at such a torrid pace that I thought he was speaking a foreign language.
I said, "you have any photos of this thing?", after he told me how much he paid (hint: he significantly overpaid). He said he will do me one better, it's in the back of his truck. So we went around back, he popped it open, opened the soft case which held this gun...I didn't have to look more than 15 seconds before I paused, looked him and said, "you want the bad news?" He said "don't tell me I was taken". I said, OK, I won't say anything about that, but I pointed out right away the ###XXed out stock (which wasn't even arctic birch) which didn't even have the Tula arsenal symbol. And then on the dustcover, he had the square/rectangle with the diagonal line through it. I said, this thing is a refurb. I didn't have the heart to point out the magazine in which someone clearly scraped away whatever serial number was there (which was blobbed out by a weld anyway) and instead used something like liquid paper to crudely draw the "matching" serial number.
I happened to have my phone with me where I have photos of some of my Russian SKSes and I showed him the difference. After he saw that, he looked up at the heavens, then started kicking his tires, mouthing expletives at such a torrid pace that I thought he was speaking a foreign language.
i dont know of any franken pin that doesnt overlap the serial number. the pin is huge about 3/8- 1/2" in diameter.
i posted pics in my sticky, see #6. https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...SKS45-ID-FAQ-Collectibles-update-feb-8th-2011
Just show just one mag which is franken pinned where the weld does not obstruct the SN.
I have one and I just filed down the weld and reblued it. You could restamp the SN with some cheap ali express punches. Nobody would say a beep.
For the record, I have 20 or so SKS and a lot more which I traded. They are all different, I like to customize with different stocks.
First album you can see the magazine is frankenpinned and second is where I ground it down.
https://ibb.co/album/5Yj5jm
https://ibb.co/album/LrqPQs
https://ibb.co/album/5Yj5jm
https://ibb.co/album/LrqPQs
the mag above was pinned closer to the front missing the SN but as you can see in my sticky they were closer to the rear, right in the middle of the SN.
in anycase, that person did a good job sanding it down and rebluing the whole mag. IMHO, too much work, easier just to avoid them.
No military small arm is ever going to be all matching or exactly the same as it was when it rolled off the assembly line. The are well used and inspected regularly. Parts wear and they are replaced. If it was a serialized component techs will get a new one and stamp a new number on it.M1 garands, Lee enfields, k98's( sorry for bursting your bubble on your all matching k98) the list goes on and on. If it's truly a one of a kind it will be in a museum. People will always claim they have a one of a kind but odds are its not. Buy one shoot it and have fun
Oh, boy. Ignorance is a bliss and lower competition on advanced collectors market.
