refurb SKS with its original stock sanded

The 1949 pictured has a fat bellied fore end, which I don't think is the right style stock.

Original 1949 SKS stocks were thinner where the bayonet recess was. Also you'll notice that the shading of the stock where the date and the arsenal stamps are is quite a bit lighter than the shellac in the surrounding areas.

Still a a very nice rifle. I had my eye on that exact rifle but you were obviously faster on the draw!
 
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haretrigger said:
The 1949 pictured has a fat bellied fore end, which I don't think is the right style stock.

Original 1949 SKS stocks were thinner where the bayonet recess was. Also you'll notice that the shading of the stock where the date and the arsenal stamps are are quite a bit lighter than the shellac in the surrounding areas.

Still a a very nice rifle. I had my eye on that exact rifle but you were obviously faster on the draw!
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Yeah I see that. I compared it to the one on Yoopers. Just that the groove for the bayo is nice and neat, the others I have are more gouged out and rougher. Still it is a refurb but that stock has definitely seen service though in one form or another.
 
ljones said:
Yeah I see that. I compared it to the one on Yoopers. Just that the groove for the bayo is nice and neat, the others I have are more gouged out and rougher. Still it is a refurb but that stock has definitely seen service though in one form or another.
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My first 1949 with spike bayo had a stock like your,wich is clearly a stock intended for a blade bayonet and mine was also lighter in color were the date and Tula star were stamped, a dead give away about being sanded and restamped. The two 1949 i have now have the correct slim forend stock. Thoses stock appear to be original 49 stock but they have been sanded during refurb and no year and tula star were restamped. On right side, we can see a stock cartouche but very faint and ofc those 49 were never advertised being unrefurb and they are still nice collectable specimens. I honestly dont believe about unissued 49.

Joce
 
svt1940 said:
My first 1949 with spike bayo had a stock like your,wich is clearly a stock intended for a blade bayonet and mine was also lighter in color were the date and Tula star were stamped, a dead give away about being sanded and restamped. The two 1949 i have now have the correct slim forend stock. Thoses stock appear to be original 49 stock but they have been sanded during refurb and no year and tula star were restamped. On right side, we can see a stock cartouche but very faint and ofc those 49 were never advertised being unrefurb and they are still nice collectable specimens. I honestly dont believe about unissued 49.

Joce
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I've seen so many 1949's with different looking wood date stamps. Some were obviously made with new style tool steel stamping set one could buy at any hardware store, or like the one pictured above look convincingly authentic Soviet.

I honestly don't know what is the real deal?

I've had the opinion that perhaps the 1949 models didn't have any stock markings on the butt at all originally, besides the serial number, especially when you consider the almost hand chiselled appearance of the top cover markings on the 1949 and early square gas block 1950's. I would love to have somebody straighten out what is authentic, and what is fabricated for the record!
 
svt1940 said:
My first 1949 with spike bayo had a stock like your,wich is clearly a stock intended for a blade bayonet and mine was also lighter in color were the date and Tula star were stamped, a dead give away about being sanded and restamped. The two 1949 i have now have the correct slim forend stock. Thoses stock appear to be original 49 stock but they have been sanded during refurb and no year and tula star were restamped. On right side, we can see a stock cartouche but very faint and ofc those 49 were never advertised being unrefurb and they are still nice collectable specimens. I honestly dont believe about unissued 49.

Joce
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I would like to believe one exists... but until I see one have to assume they are rarer than a Unicorn's tears...
 
haretrigger said:
I've seen so many 1949's with different looking wood date stamps. Some were obviously made with new style tool steel stamping set one could buy at any hardware store, or like the one pictured above look convincingly authentic Soviet.

I honestly don't know what is the real deal?

I've had the opinion that perhaps the 1949 models didn't have any stock markings on the butt at all originally, besides the serial number, especially when you consider the almost hand chiselled appearance of the top cover markings on the 1949 and early square gas block 1950's. I would love to have somebody straighten out what is authentic, and what is fabricated for the record!
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We may never know for sure however the '49s in any condition are a rare. From what I gather there will be no more coming in... at least that is the communication I have gotten from the guys at Westrifle... don't know of any other importer getting any so already what is here for the 49s is here, no more... as far as the markings on the stock, they are refurb and this would have been done at a later date than 49 when they had the stamps. Some 49s were refurbed more than once. Techniques obviously changed during the manufacture period of the Russian SKS's, thus I would assume the refurb processes and stamping did too...
 
She's a real nice 1949, but as with all 1949's, the stock was replaced during refurbishment. Sometimes the Soviet's recycled original 1949 stocks or added "new production" laminate stocks made specifically for 1949's (which I prefer and have two of), but most often they recycled 1950+ hardwood stocks because there were only so many servicable 1949 take-off stocks or new production laminates. Whether or not your stock was restamped at a later date is hard to tell. If I were a betting man I would say yes.
 
The Kurgan said:
She's a real nice 1949, but as with all 1949's, the stock was replaced during refurbishment. Sometimes the Soviet's recycled original 1949 stocks or added "new production" laminate stocks made specifically for 1949's (which I prefer and have two of), but most often they recycled 1950+ hardwood stocks because there were only so many servicable 1949 take-off stocks or new production laminates. Whether or not your stock was restamped at a later date is hard to tell. If I were a betting man I would say yes.
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I believe it was. But I love all my 49's even the one with refurb stock and a stock repair on the side. There is just something about SKSs that I like...
 
Here it is. Got it home, $175 out the door. Both the new and old SN are CK 15 and of course it is a 1950.

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Interesting. First I have seen like that. Rifle was refurbed and given its stock back. They may have been trying to make quota for the day, so sanded and refinished to say it was. Didn't wanna lose their food rations for the day...
 
It has been my experience (6) SKS, original stocks are sanded. Replacement stocks are stamped with Xs over original markings and new numbers to correspond with the with the number that is on trigger, bolt,etc.
 
I notice that the cleaning rod inlet and bayonet cutout are different from a 1953 SKS. The 1950 is on the right.
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