My 1952 Tula SKS (Pic Heavy)

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I thought I would take a bunch of pics of my new to me 1952 refurbished Tula laminate. It is pretty clean and exactly what I was looking for when I set out to find an excellent condition SKS. Keep in mind I did pay for it, $360 shipped to Ontario from Westrifle who was great to deal with! All numbers are matching with no force match except for the "Frankenpinned" magazine. Should be a great rifle to bum around with at the range, I might even carry it in the deer wood this fall. I would have to remove the cleaning rod and bayonette first as it rattles like crazy. I know how you guys like pictures so here they are:
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Very nice. I saw what looks like a diamond stamp (very faint ?) just above the Tula emblem, doesn't this denote refurbishment at one point ?
 
If the bayonet rattles, check to see if the retaining screw is tight. I've found some screws on refurbs are loose, right out of the rack.

As far as the cleaning rod, place a tiny rubber "o" ring over the rod about midway, replace the rod into it's slot, and align the rubber "o" ring beneath the gas block. Stops all the rattle, but allows you to retain the cleaning rod with the carbine. It can come in handy for field cleaning or removing a stuck casing.
 
Nice rifle. Last fall I took my to the bushes with short piece of transparent plastic tube (from Home Depot) on the rod under the gas block, no rattling
 
majorca said:
Was it covered in cosmoline when you got it?
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It is not cosmolite that it was covered in. It was special oil that we put that protects wood from cracking. Cosmolite is removed. Some might have a little bit left. Out of 100 % cosmolite 0.001 left on some rifles and we try to clean it before it shipped.
 
Nice rifle. Will serve you for the rest of your life (and pass to your kids after you:D). Just clean it after each shooting, the same day.
 
Seems the refurbishment marks were not uniformally stamped to one area. I recently found the mark on my stock along with an inspector mark just in-front of the magazine. The "X'd" out original serial and re-stamped matching one told me she was a refurbished SKS before I found the mark though.
 
Yeah, it was a pleasure taking this rifle apart for it's first cleaning. I was blown away by the quality of craftsmanship and overall ruggedness of the rifle. Crying ass shame we have to pin them here, other than the butchering of the "frankenpin" the rifle is in excellent condition!!!
 
Max-4 said:
Yeah, it was a pleasure taking this rifle apart for it's first cleaning. I was blown away by the quality of craftsmanship and overall ruggedness of the rifle. Crying ass shame we have to pin them here, other than the butchering of the "frankenpin" the rifle is in excellent condition!!!
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Agreed. My favourite part is how, aside from one pin holding everything in place, you need no tools to take the SKS apart and perform general cleaning. My favourite feature is the cleaning kit slot in the butt plate, I just love that :D.
 
Magazines

I would also like to say this, I owned a 1955/56 Tula from Wolverine that came in the IZH shipment and had the rod welded to the follower arm done in Canada. I must say almost all the rifles I have seen pictures of that had the IZH magazine pin job had brutal scuffs and almost dents and scratches on the wood stock just above the magazine. I guess this is where some guy has put your stock in a vise and clamped the teeth right down on the wood leaving your nice SKS stock damaged! :mad:

I don't notice this nearly as much on the Leverarms/Westrifle shipment, somebody in Russia may be taking a bit better care or they are securing the gun another way for the "Frankenpin".
 
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