Value of unissued Yugo 59-66
- Thread starter Mad-Trapper
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I have to agre with speckfire. I've bought TWO of these this year, unissued still in cosmo. Both were well over $450 - I was just happy to find them at all 
The ones in the crate were bought as an ENTIRE CRATE in a group buy and still came out to $500 per rifle (or was it $550?) nearly 2 years ago. Shipping was NOT included. They have gotten rare since then
These guns should not be looked at as "for the shooter". We have lots of rooskies for that. They are more for the SKS collector who missed the boat 10 years ago - much like with the Irish contract Enfields a while back.
The ones in the crate were bought as an ENTIRE CRATE in a group buy and still came out to $500 per rifle (or was it $550?) nearly 2 years ago. Shipping was NOT included. They have gotten rare since then
These guns should not be looked at as "for the shooter". We have lots of rooskies for that. They are more for the SKS collector who missed the boat 10 years ago - much like with the Irish contract Enfields a while back.
- Location
- In the Badlands of Alberta
If one of them would have been one with the rift sawn wood I would have bought it.
$450 is the max they are worth I feel. There are plenty of them out there compared to non refurbed,non franken-pinned 49 Tulas or 53 Izzies(which are the only ones worth $500 or more if you can find one)
As for the Marstar crate,they were consecutively numbered. Outside of that nothing earth shattering about them. I passed on one of them in the begining. Just don't especially like the blonde wood of the export models. The market must of felt the same way. Not all were sold until later. Might even be some of them un sold yet.
$450 is the max they are worth I feel. There are plenty of them out there compared to non refurbed,non franken-pinned 49 Tulas or 53 Izzies(which are the only ones worth $500 or more if you can find one)
As for the Marstar crate,they were consecutively numbered. Outside of that nothing earth shattering about them. I passed on one of them in the begining. Just don't especially like the blonde wood of the export models. The market must of felt the same way. Not all were sold until later. Might even be some of them un sold yet.
Um... Everyone is entitled to their opinions woodbeef, but for starters:
1) There is no such thing as an export model Yugo SKS. This applied only to the M48BO. This is not my opinion, it's the opinion of Branko Bogdonovich, the world expert on Yugo small arms and the official historian of the factory that made these rifles and of Joe Poyer who literally wrote the book on the SKS.
2) There is a HUGE difference between a 59/66 and a 59/66AB1. The former, only a few thousand made and unissued examples are stupid-rare. The latter made in the hundreds of thousands, less rare, but still VERY uncommon in unissued condition these days. I'm not clear which was offered to the original poster.
3) 53 Izzies are BY FAR more common than any 1949 SKS, regardless of refurb or franken pin. There are a total of ZERO non-refurb 1949 SKS's in North American than anyone has documented, so that's a moot point. There are dozens of '53 Izzies out there from the IZH import. I've personally held at least 6 of them.
4) Re the Marstar crate, them being consecutive means nothing. ALL the unissued Yugo SKS's marstar sold came in consecutive s/n crates. Of the crate in question, no two rifles went to the same person in the end as I recall.
5) I simply have to challenge you on your assertion you've been offered 4 of these rifles still in the grease. I frankly don't believe you - sorry. I would believe maybe one was in the grease, but without proof I don't believe 4. Degreased and lightly used is NOT the same thing as unissued still in the cosmo - just ask the guys who unwrapped their Irish Contract No.4 Enfields and then tried to sell them for what they paid . In the last year there have been maybe two unissued in the grease yugo SKS's offered for sale here on the EE. I've been looking. One I bought, the other I sold
All that to say, you may only be willing to pay $450, but at least 10 guys two years ago bought unissued examples sight unseen for $500 (or $550?) plus shipping and they all sold in just a few days. None have been offered in any quantity since then. These were the more common 59/66AB1 models.
Hell, I think unissued Longbranches are only worth $400 but the EE here proves me wrong all the time.
1) There is no such thing as an export model Yugo SKS. This applied only to the M48BO. This is not my opinion, it's the opinion of Branko Bogdonovich, the world expert on Yugo small arms and the official historian of the factory that made these rifles and of Joe Poyer who literally wrote the book on the SKS.
2) There is a HUGE difference between a 59/66 and a 59/66AB1. The former, only a few thousand made and unissued examples are stupid-rare. The latter made in the hundreds of thousands, less rare, but still VERY uncommon in unissued condition these days. I'm not clear which was offered to the original poster.
3) 53 Izzies are BY FAR more common than any 1949 SKS, regardless of refurb or franken pin. There are a total of ZERO non-refurb 1949 SKS's in North American than anyone has documented, so that's a moot point. There are dozens of '53 Izzies out there from the IZH import. I've personally held at least 6 of them.
4) Re the Marstar crate, them being consecutive means nothing. ALL the unissued Yugo SKS's marstar sold came in consecutive s/n crates. Of the crate in question, no two rifles went to the same person in the end as I recall.
5) I simply have to challenge you on your assertion you've been offered 4 of these rifles still in the grease. I frankly don't believe you - sorry. I would believe maybe one was in the grease, but without proof I don't believe 4. Degreased and lightly used is NOT the same thing as unissued still in the cosmo - just ask the guys who unwrapped their Irish Contract No.4 Enfields and then tried to sell them for what they paid
. In the last year there have been maybe two unissued in the grease yugo SKS's offered for sale here on the EE. I've been looking. One I bought, the other I sold All that to say, you may only be willing to pay $450, but at least 10 guys two years ago bought unissued examples sight unseen for $500 (or $550?) plus shipping and they all sold in just a few days. None have been offered in any quantity since then. These were the more common 59/66AB1 models.
Hell, I think unissued Longbranches are only worth $400 but the EE here proves me wrong all the time.
- Location
- In the Badlands of Alberta
Ahhh...........if there were no export versions of the Yugos,how did Uraguay get them? Also there are rumors of an African contract. Another point, why are there logbooks for some in Serbian,and other later ones in English if not for export purposes?
What exactly is a 59/66AB1? I've heard of the 59/66 and the 59/66A1 but never heard tell of a 59/66AB1 till your post last week
I have to cast a bit of doubt on the amount of non-refurbed 1953 Izhevsks that you claim were on the original IZH import of 2008,let alone you have handled 6 yourself. So far only one has been mentioned anywhere before today.
I know of at least one person who ended up with more than one of the guns from the Marstar crate.
Never said all of the ones I was offered were still in grease. But all were unissued unfired. Two were from CGN,both later put on the EE. Other two from sources outside of CGN
What exactly is a 59/66AB1? I've heard of the 59/66 and the 59/66A1 but never heard tell of a 59/66AB1 till your post last week
I have to cast a bit of doubt on the amount of non-refurbed 1953 Izhevsks that you claim were on the original IZH import of 2008,let alone you have handled 6 yourself. So far only one has been mentioned anywhere before today.
I know of at least one person who ended up with more than one of the guns from the Marstar crate.
Never said all of the ones I was offered were still in grease. But all were unissued unfired. Two were from CGN,both later put on the EE. Other two from sources outside of CGN
I'm not debating that Yugoslavia exported SKS rifles, only that there is no export version - they are all identical.
Yes, on guy had more than one - I remember very distinctly he sold the second within a month or so on the EE
If you read my post, I never claimed to have held 6 non-refub '53's. Ove the ones I've examined, at least one was definitely unissued. The remainder were mostly refurbed. none were franken-pin.
Yes, on guy had more than one - I remember very distinctly he sold the second within a month or so on the EE
If you read my post, I never claimed to have held 6 non-refub '53's. Ove the ones I've examined, at least one was definitely unissued. The remainder were mostly refurbed. none were franken-pin.
- Location
- Steel Town and The Peg
I have $500 for an unissued version. Anybody willing to sell?
Anybody willing to sell?
I have $500 for an unissued version.
then that would be the current price for an unissued yugo m59/66.
i sold my used but in excellent cond yugo m59/66 for $450 last year and a good cond one with cleaning rod missing for $350.
- Location
- south stukely
What exactly is a 59/66AB1? I've heard of the 59/66 and the 59/66A1 but never heard tell of a 59/66AB1 till your post last week
me too want to know.
me too want to know.
Well, for starters, Marstar sold tons of them. See their original page here:
http://www.marstar.ca/spec-rif.htm
Also, Joe Poyer's book refers to this model as the AB1.
I guess we're all wrong though?
AFAIK, the AB1 model had night sights.
- Location
- In the Badlands of Alberta
That is A M59/66AB1
Actually it's a pic of a 59/66 or a 59/66A1 from before the wood change for export sales.
- Location
- In the Badlands of Alberta
The 59/66A1 was the model designation for night sights.
