SKS matching bayo?

[emmab]

Hi I picked up a 1949 refurb and noticed a small
stamp on the blade bayo that corresponds to the last receiver serial numbers. Has anybody noticed anything like this before? PS no photos yet. PB victim
Cheers

 

[Curtton]

Hey p, how many digits? 4 numbers?

 

[BlackPowderBurner]

I've looked through close to a 750 SKS's and have never seen that before. That being said of that number only 2 were 1949s.

 

[emmab]

 

[emmab]

Just posted pics (I hope) How you doing T?

 

[mbogo3]

Where the 49's not a spike bayonet ?

 

[Horilka]

22 in a square on bayo is technological marking, has nothing to do with serial.

 

[emmab]

Thanks. Never seen a stamp on any bayo before so that’s interesting. It’s a 49
In a 50 stock with all the 49 attributes except spike bayo. The bayo collar is a square cut style

 

[Boris Badinov]

Electro-pencil, partial serilas show up from time to time on the at the base of the blade. IIRC, the ones I've seen have all been the last three digits of the serial number-- never seen a two-digit and never one that was stamped.

My guess would be that it's likely some sort proof stamp.


Also, nice looking carbine. Congrats.

 

[Boris Badinov]

Can you post photos of all of the stamped serial numbers?

There's another member (jstin) who' got a 1950 dated gun with the same EM serial prefix. There has been a lot of discussion and debate about his rifle, and your particular rifle may add some insight or useful info if we can see more photos of the parts, components and serial numbers.

Thanks,

Boris

 

[emmab]

Ok. I noticed on another SKS forum that a transitional SKS in question had a similar serial number

 

[emmab]

 

[ljones]

Ok. I noticed on another SKS forum that a transitional SKS in question had a similar serial number

It is probably the same SKS you got a hold of that someone who owned it before you posted on that other forum. Russians as far as I know didn't repeat serial numbers.

 

[emmab]

Just got it from reliable sports. The EM prefix is the same. The other numbers are a few hundred apart

 

[ljones]

Just got it from reliable sports. The EM prefix is the same. The other numbers are a few hundred apart

Oh okay. Though you meant they were the same serial number. Misunderstood.

 

[Curtton]

Just posted pics (I hope) How you doing T?

Im doing good.

Btw, the Russian recycle the sn every year. So your sn could potentially be in several sks45.

 

[emmab]

Long time no see! Choate mount still working well!
The EM prefix seems to be on a lot of early transitional SKS. I don’t know if that’s a coincidence or not. Might be interesting to see if there’s a pattern regarding that EM prefix and the start for the change of the 1949 dated attributes.