I have what appears to be a late 1946 sks refurb. I will be buying another, in the meantime should I baby this one since it is the first year of production? Already put almost 1000 rounds through it in 2 weeks, it barely has time to cool before i head out into the bushes again. I know it may seem like a silly question but there are some really strange valuations on these guns, just trying to make sense of mine.
Should I be nice to this one?
- Thread starter WallyS
- Start date
- Location
- East of Home, West of the Rest
Need pics for this one. Fist year of production was 49. Prototypes were made in 45/46 I believe but no full scale production in those years. If it truly is a 46 you are being crazy shooting it as you may have one of the only ones in existance, if not THE one in existance.
im reading this thread too should be some insight http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=298930
OK so the sticky reads:
"Collectibles: The following collectibles are in the order of value. #1. Made in 1949, in any condition. It’s the most sought after, extremely rare and valuable because it’s the first year of production and also has unique features that are not found in other SKS today."
Mine has 1949 stenciled in it (looks like an 8 year old did it), but has the blade bayo which supposedly wasn't used until 1950 although on another site I read it was used middle of '49.
OK so the sticky reads:
"Collectibles: The following collectibles are in the order of value. #1. Made in 1949, in any condition. It’s the most sought after, extremely rare and valuable because it’s the first year of production and also has unique features that are not found in other SKS today."
Mine has 1949 stenciled in it (looks like an 8 year old did it), but has the blade bayo which supposedly wasn't used until 1950 although on another site I read it was used middle of '49.
- Location
- East of Home, West of the Rest
Ya its a refurb. You aren't going to hurt the collector value any more than you already have by shooting, plus it's a refurb anyways. That being said, aren't many 49s to be had anywhere.
skneub
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I ride my 42 year old Harley...just sayin
Oh and ..Yes i shoot my SKS...infact i shoot it a lot when its out
That's the answer I was looking for. Me and my buds are a trigger happy bunch, we like to take a few different guns out to shoot while the sks's are cooling down... man they get HOT.
Athrun[Zaft
CGN Regular
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- Oakville, Ontario
Shoot the rifle, but if I were you, I'd only use non-corrosive ammunition. I agree with dahs and fenceline (hell, all of my milsurps are shot regularly!), but we all occasionally forget a cleaning session. Better safe than sorry with this kind of rifle, imho.
Its a good question, as I have a 49 from West rifle.. Its got the original bayo with numbers matching but Ive fired it.. no worse than any Russian has done cause its obviously been fired, probably by many communist pigs for training.
After zeroing with Russian ammo, I cleaned and put her away in the safe.
I dont expect the value to go up like the Garands have, but she doesnt mind being company to rifles and shotguns worth a whole lot more.
what you mean like this guy? LOL http://www.swgaming.com/uploads/gallery/album_34/med_gallery_683_34_1472711.jpg
Hey lefty what kind of bayo does yours have? The guy I bought it off, bought it from WestRifle also. The only thing I would like to do to this gun is have the blade bayo brought back to the shiny gold color im sure there's a thread around here to explain the best way to do this without wrecking it.
The bayo on the 49 is the original 4 blade style.
Im not sure ive seen a thread on bringing a gold colour to a bayonet on CGN, but I may be wrong?. Best of luck with youre SKS.
