Anyone for '49 SKS?

I bought one of the ‘49s from TradeEx. I picked a hardwood stock rifle from the available listings. Received it last week. It’s all matching original stamped numbers and the stock matches as well. It has the refurb stamp on the dust cover however all the parts match with original stamped numbers , nothing crossed out or electro penned.
Everything appears to be genuine on it , the stock does not have a date stamp , only the Tula star and serial number. From my investigations I believe that is the correct way they were and that they did not come date stamped on the stock originally.
I have purchased from TradeEx a few times recently and have no reason to believe that they in any way appear try to misrepresent their products to make a profit .
I’m happy with the rifle and will leave it in the cosmo for now , I bought it as a collectible to satisfy my own desire for one.
Whether the price is considered high or not doesn’t matter to me , I wanted a nice blued ‘49 and now that I have one I’m happy either way regardless of how cheap they may have been 20 years ago lol
 
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Seabring said:
I bought one of the ‘49s from TradeEx. I picked a hardwood stock rifle from the available listings. Received it last week. It’s all matching original stamped numbers and the stock matches as well. It has the refurb stamp on the dust cover however all the parts match with original stamped numbers , nothing crossed out or electro penned.
Everything appears to be genuine on it , the stock does not have a date stamp , only the Tula star and serial number. From my investigations I believe that is the correct way they were and that they did not come date stamped on the stock originally.
I have purchased from TradeEx a few times recently and have no reason to believe that they in any way appear try to misrepresent their products to make a profit .
I’m happy with the rifle and will leave it in the cosmo for now , I bought it as a collectible to satisfy my own desire for one.
Whether the price is considered high or not doesn’t matter to me , I wanted a nice blued ‘49 and now that I have one I’m happy either way regardless of how cheap they may have been 20 years ago lol
I have pics up on the sks Canada Facebook page if you’re interested in seeing it. This forums photo posting system is a pain in the ass that I can’t be bothered to deal with.
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The 1949 stocks would have a date stamp normally, as well the forestock is narrower on the 1949's. Either way it sounds like a nice rifle. Enjoy.
 
Kinda impossible to comment on originality without pictures. The only comment I can make is that original 1949 stock would have a date. "1949" on factory made stock with factory cartouche and factory serial is correct. "1949" on arsenal made stock, or on re-purposed stock (with provision for blade bayo), on a stock made at arsenal or on a laminate stock is a not a good sign.
P.S. Tradex good reputation has nothing to do with originality of rifles. These rifles as I understand came from another company, known source of both quality original rifles and faked rifles at the same time. Probably most of those 1949s SKS are humped. It's not a dealer mission to do research, dealer just sells firearm. Dealer responsibility is not to put misleading info in description and not to fake anything. IIRC there was nothing misleading in description and rifles were faked by other company. It is a buyer responsibility to understand what he wants to buy - TT Super-12 or authentic Tokagypt.
 
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Yep it has the narrower fore end and the stamping on the stock numbers looks as old as everything else. Having looked at Yooper johns site a bit closer I see the stock would have originally had a date stamp.
This stock is original cut for a spike bayonet and has all the correct features of a ‘49 stock , best guess is it was replaced at the refurb and stamped to match. Still better than a BS laminate stamped with a date and such shenanigans as others have been duped into buying recently.
 
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How are the mags pinned on the Tradex '49's?
Also, they are all refurbs. You are lucky that your stock isn't a humped arsenal refit, it's simply a correct and original arsenal refit. Personally, I prefer the laminate arsenal refit stocks. How is the bore?
 
Horilka said:
Kinda impossible to comment on originality without pictures. The only comment I caт make is that original 1949 stock would have a date. "1949" on factory made stock with factory cartouche and factory serial is correct. "1949" on arsenal made stock, or on re-purposed stock (with provision for blade bayo), on a stock made at arsenal or on a laminate stock is a not a good sign.
P.S. Tradex good reputation has nothing to do with originality of rifles. These rifles as I understand came from another company, known source of both quality original rifles and faked rifles at the same time. Probably most of those 1949s SKS are humped. It's not a dealer mission to do research, dealer just sells firearm. Dealer responsibility is not to put misleading info in description and not to fake anything. IIRC there was nothing misleading in description and rifles were faked by other company. It is a buyer responsibility to understand what he wants to buy - TT Super-12 or authentic Tokagypt.
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Actually their reputation has everything to do with the originality of the rifle. If I get it as it came out of the crate then that’s exactly what I want , if they take it out and “Super Grade” it themselves by refinishing the stock and putting bull#### fake stamps on it etc then advertise it as a matching numbers original then that is them messing with the originality which I’ve read has been done quite a bit by other vendors.
So yeah I’ll stick to the vendors that dont f**k with the rifles before selling them because they have the integrity not to ruin their reputation by selling fake rifles that they falsely advertise as “original matching” rifles. Having dealt with TradeEx on a few occasions and speaking with a person in my local area that has direct business dealings with them I feel confident that they would not falsely advertise or otherwise deceive a buyer. All that goes back to your “PS” comment , reputation is everything in this day and age of online sales , if you choose to believe otherwise then that’s at your own prerogative.
 
The Kurgan said:
How are the mags pinned on the Tradex '49's?
Also, they are all refurbs. You are lucky that your stock isn't a humped arsenal refit, it's simply a correct and original arsenal refit. Personally, I prefer the laminate arsenal refit stocks. How is the bore?
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Bore is great. Mag has the welded pin.
I purposely chose the hardwood as it had more chance of being period correct than a laminate, from my understanding the laminate stocks started appearing on the refurbs done in the mid 1950’s , each to their own though as at that point they are just a “collectible” to the person buying the style that appeals to them personally.
 
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Seabring said:
Actually their reputation has everything to do with the originality of the rifle. If I get it as it came out of the crate then that’s exactly what I want , if they take it out and “Super Grade” it themselves by refinishing the stock and putting bull#### fake stamps on it etc then advertise it as a matching numbers original then that is them messing with the originality which I’ve read has been done quite a bit by other vendors.
So yeah I’ll stick to the vendors that dont f**k with the rifles before selling them because they have the integrity not to ruin their reputation by selling fake rifles that they falsely advertise as “original matching” rifles. Having dealt with TradeEx on a few occasions and speaking with a person in my local area that has direct business dealings with them I feel confident that they would not falsely advertise or otherwise deceive a buyer. All that goes back to your “PS” comment , reputation is everything in this day and age of online sales , if you choose to believe otherwise then that’s at your own prerogative.
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So you don't know about what has to be on the stock of your rifle, but you expect everyone else to know it? You expect dealers to know advanced topics that 99% of CGN subscribers don't know or don't care?
I like your maximalizm, but have you carefully read my message? Your rifle came from WestRifle and there's a high chance that star on its stock is humped. Congratulations, it all worked out as you expected?
 
Who said I expected anything ? Where did i ask someone to verify what I have ?
Read my originally comment , it states “I’m happy with the rifle” !
You are typical know it all forum douchebag making assumptions on what people think.
You’ve added nothing to the conversation, so jog on and go waste other people’s time somewhere else.
 
Horilka said:
Denial - anger - acceptance, eh?
Or - I'm terribly sorry sir for being present in the forum topic I created.
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So you ask for people’s pics of their ‘49s then when I post I have one you act like a tool about my comment ?
You really are a special kind of douchebag !
 
Horilka said:
Denial - anger - acceptance, eh?
Or - I'm terribly sorry sir for being present in the forum topic I created.
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So you have a ‘49 ? Ever laid eyes or hands on one ? Or you just a fat #### sitting in his basement criticizing everyone else who has one ?
 
Maybe take 20% off there Bud, this isn't Horilkas first rodeo. He knows his stuff.

That being said I am happy with my 49 from Tradeex, and my buddies are glad that I found one to ad to my herd. They tend not to judge much.
 
Horilka said:
So you don't know about what has to be on the stock of your rifle, but you expect everyone else to know it? You expect dealers to know advanced topics that 99% of CGN subscribers don't know or don't care?
I like your maximalizm, but have you carefully read my message? Your rifle came from WestRifle and there's a high chance that star on its stock is humped. Congratulations, it all worked out as you expected?
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Oh these are from Westrifle? I noticed the humped 49s at Frontier. Same batch I presume? Actually they are quite nice, but I wish they wouldve just left them the way they were.
 
Philthy1 said:
Oh these are from Westrifle? I noticed the humped 49s at Frontier. Same batch I presume? Actually they are quite nice, but I wish they wouldve just left them the way they were.
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Yes. They are beautiful and worth every penny IMO despite the fact some of them are "enhanced".
 
Maybe would be nice if you translate your comment bellow to English, so everyone can enjoy.
Dekuji, Stan
 
Was Seabring the ONLY ONE who bought 1949 SKS from Tradex? I bought a 49 from WestRifle two years ago and I'm happy with it. No refurb mark on the cover, all s/n matching, bluing, not BBQ paint, crucifix bayo and NO s/n, NO Tula star and NO year on the LAMINATED stock!!!
 
I have one, it’s not too bad. A bit worn on the blueing and stock , it’s a refurb with a hardwood stock. All blued no bbq paint.
The blued spike bayo is cool , pretty much no different from my 52 Tula and Chinese type 56 aside from the aesthetic things like the gas block , rear sight block, tapered fore end of the stock etc. The date on the receiver cover looks hand engraved not machine stamped. Non chromed barrel. Shoots decently accurate for an sks , triggers not quite as nice as my 52 but miles better than the Chinese trigger.
I don’t anticipate it going up substantially in value but I was happy with the price to add another different sks to my collection.
I’m not set up to post pics on here but if anyone reading this is on Instagram I’m @one6onerepeat , got a few pics up on there if ya want to see it.
 
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