Light colored wood SKSs photo

[mamma]

This is a one of the recent parades (sorry, don't have a better photo), what are these SKS's? (new, old, possibly Chinese lol?)

 

[jaroslav]

Why are they without the bayonet?

 

[Slamfire76239]

Why are they without the bayonet?

It’s there. It’s just extended (deployed).

 

[Curtton]

It’s there. It’s just extended (deployed).

yup.

 

[Curtton]

looks like russian honor guards to me. they have blonde hard wood on honor guards rifles but these one are partially chromed, no chromed on barrel, weird.

 

[gewehr76]

Judging by the gas block shape all date to 1950-1952 vintage.

 

[Curtton]

Judging by the gas block shape all date to 1950-1952 vintage.

good eye. i didnt noticed that.

 

[powerbaitron]

Are these Belarus sks?

 

[gewehr76]

good eye. i didnt noticed that.

Referenced your sticky thread, excellent source for SKS id.

 

[howiebearse]

one of many types of honor guard guns. The Chinese also have them with varying chrome parts

 

[cement head]

More than likely the stocks were sanded that's all . so they are more noticeable in the white . so to say.

 

[bearhunter]

More than likely the stocks were sanded that's all . so they are more noticeable in the white . so to say.

When Russian SKS rifles were first imported into Canada, many of them came with non stained stocks. Same with Mosins, both 91s and 91/30s.

I can remember seeing pallets of SKS and Mosin stocks and handguards, that weren't stained at the International Firearms warehouse in Montreal, back in the mid seventies. They were all tagged for shipment to the US.

Many people didn't like the ''blonde'' stocks, just like many folks don't like ''blonde'' stocks on No1/No4 Lee Enfields and Garands, as well as some M14s.

Depending on the particular stock, their "in the white" color could range from almost white to yellow, tan and even light brown.