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I grabbed 2 very nice laminate SKS's from Weimajack,as always i got the nicest, thx Jacques.:) My collection missed a 1956 letter D but i also pick up a 1957 letter I to keep company to my other letter I wich is unrefurb and well used but still function flawlessly,thoses rusky are tough;) Both have red laminated stocks and handguards too. All cartouches stamps are there, fews little handling scratches,perfectly normal for surplus firearms. Both appear as-issued,no refurbishment. Heres fews pics


Top is letter D
Bottom is letter I


Letter D


Letter I

Nice red laminated stock and handguards and visibles cartouches stamps.





The russian family, from top to bottom:
Tula 1949 refurb with spike bayo and hardwood stock.
Tula 1950 as-issued
Tula 1951 as-issued
Tula 1952 non refurb,light use
tula 1953 possibly light refurb but no refurb marking
Izhevsk 1953 possibly light refurb
Tula 1954 as-issued
Izhevsk 1954 light refurb but no refurb marks
Tula 1955 as-issued
Tula 1956? letter D as-issued
Tula 1957? non refurb,letter I, well used
Tula 1957? as-issued letter I
Tula 1958? as-issued letter k hardwood
Tula 1958? as-issued letter k laminate

 
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Nice collection, thanks for sharing.

I would like to suggest that you avoid referring to any Russian SKS as "unissued" as we have no provenance to confirm that any particular rifle was unissued. If a rifle was issued to a rear (as most SKS were) or non combat troop it would likely be in pretty much unused condition but would still be issued. Also, firearms are cleaned before deep storage so any traces of carbon would be removed.

I recently sold a 1954 Izhevsk that would otherwise be described as "unissued" condition but had a gouge in the left side of the stock that would have been from dropping the rifle, and it came from the crate that way. Everything else was perfect, no evidence of firing in the internals. Where and when it was damaged is impossible to determine but it was likely during its service life as there was cosmoline in the gouge.
 
bp2626 said:
Nice collection, thanks for sharing.

I wowuld like to suggest that you avoid referring to any Russian SKS as "unissued" as we have no provenance to confirm that any particular rifle was unissued. If a rifle was issued to a rear (as most SKS were) or non combat troop it would likely be in pretty much unused condition but would still be issued. Also, firearms are cleaned before deep storage so any traces of carbon would be removed.

I recently sold a 1954 Izhevsk that would otherwise be described as "unissued" condition but had a gouge in the left side of the stock that would have been from dropping the rifle, and it came from the crate that way. Everything else was perfect, no evidence of firing in the internals. Where and when it was damaged is impossible to determine but it was likely during its service life as there was cosmoline in the gouge.
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Probably right but you never know, and the gouge you talk about is on my 1954 izzy also, it is a mostly vertical gouge, and I have seen it on a number of sks maybe it's how they store them. Maybe someday the Russians or Ukranians will let us cruise through their massive warehouses!
 
bp2626 said:
Nice collection, thanks for sharing.

I would like to suggest that you avoid referring to any Russian SKS as "unissued" as we have no provenance to confirm that any particular rifle was unissued. If a rifle was issued to a rear (as most SKS were) or non combat troop it would likely be in pretty much unused condition but would still be issued. Also, firearms are cleaned before deep storage so any traces of carbon would be removed.

I recently sold a 1954 Izhevsk that would otherwise be described as "unissued" condition but had a gouge in the left side of the stock that would have been from dropping the rifle, and it came from the crate that way. Everything else was perfect, no evidence of firing in the internals. Where and when it was damaged is impossible to determine but it was likely during its service life as there was cosmoline in the gouge.
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I take note, unused would be a good term, Fixed:)
 
svt1940 said:
I grabbed 2 very nice laminate SKS's from Weimajack,as always i got the nicest, thx Jacques.:) My collection missed a 1956 letter D but i also pick up a 1957 letter I to keep company to my other letter I wich is unrefurb and well used but still function flawlessly,thoses rusky are tough;) Both have red laminated stocks and handguards too. All cartouches stamps are there, fews little handling scratches,perfectly normal for surplus firearms. Both appear unused. Heres fews pics


Top is letter D
Bottom is letter I


Letter D


Letter I

Nice red laminated stock and handguards and visibles cartouches stamps.





The russian family, from top to bottom:
Tula 1949 refurb with spike bayo and hardwood stock.
Tula 1950 unused
Tula 1951 unused
Tula 1952 non refurb,light use
tula 1953 possibly light refurb but no refurb marking
Izhevsk 1953 possibly light refurb
Tula 1954 unused
Izhevsk 1954 light refurb but no refurb marks
Tula 1955 unused
Tula 1956? letter D unused
Tula 1957? non refurb,letter I, well used
Tula 1957? unused letter I
Tula 1958? unused letter k hardwood
Tula 1958? unused letter k laminate

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I think you OD on sks
 
I Was looking again tonight at some sks, what is commonly know a BBQ paint, to me looks like the Russian version of parkerizing or some similar coating, seems very robust!
 
I helped a friend pick out an awesome k series non or lightly refurbed laminate stock, man that thing was so tight in the stock, no movement at all, beautiful Chrome bore and the chrome comes right out around the whole muzzle, beautiful. Needs a real good cleaning, all cartouches there, all for $169.99!
 
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