Friend inherited a SKS. Can anyone tell us more about it?

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I don't really know much about these. I believe it is a 1952 Russian.

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It looks like the serial number 3131 was painted in here. Is that common and why was it done?

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There is also some hard to see Russian letters on the stock.

Also on the stock and above the 1952 stamp, I can see a box with a diagonal cross. Am I correct in thinking that means the rifle was refurbished at some point?

Any information is appreciated.

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Diagonally crosses box means, refurbished at some point by state arsenal or factory.

To post pics, you have to be a team member ($25/year) like me.
 
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The “###XX” on your buttstock is another good sign of being refurbished.

I don’t understand why people can’t cough up a mere $25 to have certain privileges on this site and it’s a donation sort of.

The worst and cheapest mofo’s on here are the closet gun dealers selling and flipping on CGN, they are cheap and will gouge a penny.
 

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The “###XX” on your buttstock is another good sign of being refurbished.

I don’t understand why people can’t cough up a mere $25 to have certain privileges on this site and it’s a donation sort of.

The worst and cheapest mofo’s on here are the closet gun dealers selling and flipping on CGN, they are cheap and will gouge a penny.
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I'm new to CGN and didn't even know there was a membership option. I'll look into it now.

I'm also seeing a circle with a line through it on the other side of the buttstock. Is that a refurbish mark also? A quick google search didn't turn up anything
 
At a glance, you have a 1952 Russian made SKS with the solid stock and blade bayonet. The finish does look "refreshed" to me. It is too consistent for a nearly 70 year old ex service rifle.

In the continuum of SKS rifles, I would place yours 3 notches left of the ideal. Most desireable for finish and function is the Yugoslav model, most recognizable by its attached grenade launcher. One notch down is a laminated Russian SKS. Yours is next, in terms of starting quality of construction. Downhill to the left are the Chinese military and finally Chinese commercial models. I have no experience with any of the rainbow of Albanian, East German, North Korean, etc copies.
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
At a glance, you have a 1952 Russian made SKS with the solid stock and blade bayonet. The finish does look "refreshed" to me. It is too consistent for a nearly 70 year old ex service rifle.

In the continuum of SKS rifles, I would place yours 3 notches left of the ideal. Most desireable for finish and function is the Yugoslav model, most recognizable by its attached grenade launcher. One notch down is a laminated Russian SKS. Yours is next, in terms of starting quality of construction. Downhill to the left are the Chinese military and finally Chinese commercial models. I have no experience with any of the rainbow of Albanian, East German, North Korean, etc copies.
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What makes the laminated stocks better? Are they just lighter?
 
hamburglar93 said:
What makes the laminated stocks better? Are they just lighter?
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IMHO, a laminated stock is more stable and less likely to crack across a stress point. The mechanical effect of the glue is stronger than whatever cellular bonds Mother Nature indifferently grew on a random Russian hillside birch tree.
 
op, well, the prices has gone up on these since the ban was announced but you probably know that.
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
At a glance, you have a 1952 Russian made SKS with the solid stock and blade bayonet. The finish does look "refreshed" to me. It is too consistent for a nearly 70 year old ex service rifle.

In the continuum of SKS rifles, I would place yours 3 notches left of the ideal. Most desireable for finish and function is the Yugoslav model, most recognizable by its attached grenade launcher. One notch down is a laminated Russian SKS. Yours is next, in terms of starting quality of construction. Downhill to the left are the Chinese military and finally Chinese commercial models. I have no experience with any of the rainbow of Albanian, East German, North Korean, etc copies.
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1949 Russian SKS non refurb, solid wood stock, original bluing, all s/n matching and with cross section bayo is the most valuable SKS.
 
jaroslav said:
1949 Russian SKS non refurb, solid wood stock, original bluing, all s/n matching and with cross section bayo is the most valuable SKS.
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Well, now you're getting complicated on me! There are limitless reasons why one piece is more collectible than another. The OP has a very generic laminated Russian SKS. That is how I framed its place along the continuum. Your input on its comparison to others would be helpful, but lets not get too far away from the OP's level of knowledge.
 
jaroslav said:
1949 Russian SKS non refurb, solid wood stock, original bluing, all s/n matching and with cross section bayo is the most valuable SKS.
Plus that humped one out a BC retailer. Lol
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Pretty sure we had one go on the EE about 2 years back. Plus I know of one other. Ya they are rare. 53 Izzy almost as rare
 
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