Russian SKS45: ID FAQ Collectibles .... update feb 8th, 2011
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With a refurb, anything is possible. I have some weird combinations on refurbs that I have. Common practice to electo pencil gas tube and piston. Gas block was changed in early 1950 from a 90 degree to the 45 degree and in 1952 changed to a 60 degree block.
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eureka!!! got my 1949 from westrifle .
its a refurb 1949, you can clear tell the wood isnt original, the original SN been sanded off and new SN restamped. they cut the groove longer with a hand tool to accommodate the longer spike.
im glad they left the original factory marking, the inspection mark on the right buttstock and also manage to leave one mark around the crossbolt.
top cover and trigger group has glossy black paint unlike the rest of the metal which is lightly painted black but textured, not bad looking.
love the cruciform spike bayo.
overall very pleased. thanks westrifle.
eureka!!! got my 1949 from westrifle .
its a refurb 1949, you can clear tell the wood isnt original, the original SN been sanded off and new SN restamped. they cut the groove longer with a hand tool to accommodate the longer spike.
im glad they left the original factory marking, the inspection mark on the right buttstock and also manage to leave one mark around the crossbolt.
top cover and trigger group has glossy black paint unlike the rest of the metal which is lightly painted black but textured, not bad looking.
love the cruciform spike bayo.
overall very pleased. thanks westrifle.
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Here's a few more.
Well, at first I thought you were the previous owner of my newly acquired 1952 refurb SKS...
Our serial numbers are nearly identical, except mine is 3977 (same cyrillic letters at the front), which means that mine is only 1860 SKS's older than yours! Clearly refurbished at the same factory.
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I also noticed that you don't have shiny silver bayonet listed as a variant. I have a 1951 SKS that is unissued and unfired with a shiny bayonet. There is absolutely no evidence it was modified or tampered with. Weimajack, who has handled over 1000 SKS's, has confirmed that this Tula is unissued and unrefurbished. See photo below.
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Shiny silver bayonet on an unissued, unrefurbished, unfired 1951 Tula:
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Great resource, thanks for putting this all together.
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Curtton;
You may have already captured this in your FAQ, but I thought I'd post this photo for interest sake.
1954 SKS operating rod & spring (top)
--note the double wound spring
1952 SKS operating rod & spring (bottom)
--note the single wound spring
You may have already captured this in your FAQ, but I thought I'd post this photo for interest sake.
1954 SKS operating rod & spring (top)
--note the double wound spring
1952 SKS operating rod & spring (bottom)
--note the single wound spring
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Here is the Russian SKS I picked up from Frontier Firearms. Its a 1954 Tula. This is the excellent condition $299 version, laminate stock. I'm very pleased with the condition of the rifle. I'm not 100% sure if its unissued, refurb, etc although I'm pretty sure its not a refurb. It looks like its in great condition compared to some i've seen in stores. Shoots accurately too. I have a couple questions.
1. Can someone comment on the bayonet catch?
2. Its hard to see in the pictures but on my receiver cover right above the Tula star and date there is a small marking that looks like a "7" sort of. It looks like it was put there intensionally and I have seen the same mark on other rifles. It doesn't look like the actual refurb mark but could just be a bad strike. Can anyone comment on this?
3. On some hardwood stocks there is a Russian letter "F" (f sound, whatever). What does that symbolize?
Any other info that you guys can tell me about this rifle would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Here is the Russian SKS I picked up from Frontier Firearms. Its a 1954 Tula. This is the excellent condition $299 version, laminate stock. I'm very pleased with the condition of the rifle. I'm not 100% sure if its unissued, refurb, etc although I'm pretty sure its not a refurb. It looks like its in great condition compared to some i've seen in stores. Shoots accurately too. I have a couple questions.
1. Can someone comment on the bayonet catch?
2. Its hard to see in the pictures but on my receiver cover right above the Tula star and date there is a small marking that looks like a "7" sort of. It looks like it was put there intensionally and I have seen the same mark on other rifles. It doesn't look like the actual refurb mark but could just be a bad strike. Can anyone comment on this?
3. On some hardwood stocks there is a Russian letter "F" (f sound, whatever). What does that symbolize?
Any other info that you guys can tell me about this rifle would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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The Kurgan, i finally got around to looking at the extention rod spring , i have the single strand in my 1951 and also found a two sided milled extension rod in my 1952 .
so im asking other members if they have a single strand spring or a two sided milled extenstion rod in their SKS, if so what year?
typically extension rod and spring on the top and the two sided milled extension rod and single strand spring on the bottom.
so im asking other members if they have a single strand spring or a two sided milled extenstion rod in their SKS, if so what year?
typically extension rod and spring on the top and the two sided milled extension rod and single strand spring on the bottom.
The Kurgan, i finally got around to looking at the extention rod spring , i have the single strand in my 1951 and also found a two sided milled extension rod in my 1952 .
so im asking other members if they have a single strand spring or a two sided milled extenstion rod in their SKS, if so what year?
typically extension rod and spring on the top and the two sided milled extension rod and single strand spring on the bottom.
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What i have:
-my 2 1949, single strand
-my 1952 non refurb single strand
- My 1953 unissued Tula have also the single strand.
-My tula 1956 have the double strand.
Cheers,jocelyn
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- Steel Town
Curtton;
You may have already captured this in your FAQ, but I thought I'd post this photo for interest sake.
1954 SKS operating rod & spring (top)
--note the double wound spring
1952 SKS operating rod & spring (bottom)
--note the single wound spring
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My 1951 non-refurbished, unissued, unfired SKS also has the single wound spring. None of my three SKS's ('51,'52,'54) have milled/two-sided operating rods as shown in your photo. I have not checked the '49.
Refurbishment on the '52 and '54 SKS only amounts to replacement stocks, so I doubt the operating rods were replaced on them. You seem to have an unusal operating rod. I will be interested in what other members report.
My early research seems to indicate that later Russian SKS's got double wound (more durable, longer lasting) springs as early as 1954.
