Hicap
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Is it me or does pic# 8 kinda look like a blurry import mark?
Took a risk on this SKS
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Do you mean the lighter area on the barrel between the gas block and the bayonet mount? Zooming in on the pic, that looks more like just worn off finish to me.
Still even without an import mark, I'd take the bring back story as nothing more than a story without paperwork.
Hicap
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Yup. The seller definitely did a good job of not showing serial #'s and markings. I hope the OP comes out on top with this deal.
yellowsled
Retired C&R Addict
Looks like a fist year chinese with the 6 digit SN and no cyrillic letters and a russian stock to me. IDK... Maybe it is the real deal Russian, but the pics dont confirm the story at all.
Machodoc
Old Guy
^^^ This. It will be interesting to see what you get v. what all the hype claims. I'd be asking him the name of the veteran that he got it from, etc.
Could indeed be a Vietnam bringback that somebody replaced the stock on because it was beat to hell, badly cracked, or whatever. Unfortunate if replaced. Lots of possibilities. Speculation could probably go on forever even after he receives it.
Oldcarjunkie
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Good thing is the Seller is not some fly by night, so it could all be true.
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Machodoc
Old Guy
Yeah, there's that ... but the flip side is that someone with that many transactions has to know which parts of an SKS should be shown to give the buyer a clear idea what he's bidding on ... and those aren't shown.
We should have a pool on this one. I think that it's a first-year ('56) Sino-Soviet, possibly with an Arctic Birch stock. I can't read the numbers, but it looks like the stock has a serial number in the correct place for a Sino-Soviet. I also think that someone wire-brushed the thing quite a few years back, cleaning out some fairly minor pitting. It could be an NVA piece.
OH SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I clicked on his avatar. Something told me not to do that but I did thinking it WASN'T gonna' be what I thought it was, but it IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Snallygaster, you owe me a nice dinner for the one that I had tonight at SNI's that I just lost. It'll take a few days to get my appetite back after that ordeal.
Lol, yeah, I'll get something less vomity...
So I did ask him for papers and/or the complete "story." This is the response I received. Admittedly wasn't expecting much.
"Sorry, but not much of a story. I purchased it in app. 1976 from the gentleman that brought it back. He picked it up after a small fight that had left a few of the enemy dead and the rest took off. Sorry no papers. After he got back the papers got lost. Back then, Bring Back Papers didn't mean much, just like the gun boxes. Wish I had some of the ones that I threw away. I had started collecting SKS's and someone had given this man my phone number. He called and I met him and he needed money and I purchased it. Sorry, not much. The guy's name was Bob, never got his last name."
Should have it by or on Wednesday. Will post detailed pics as I'm not an SKS expert. I agree with the prevailing theory that this is early sino-soviet (based on serial number as provided and the rear sight), but who knows?
"Sorry, but not much of a story. I purchased it in app. 1976 from the gentleman that brought it back. He picked it up after a small fight that had left a few of the enemy dead and the rest took off. Sorry no papers. After he got back the papers got lost. Back then, Bring Back Papers didn't mean much, just like the gun boxes. Wish I had some of the ones that I threw away. I had started collecting SKS's and someone had given this man my phone number. He called and I met him and he needed money and I purchased it. Sorry, not much. The guy's name was Bob, never got his last name."
Should have it by or on Wednesday. Will post detailed pics as I'm not an SKS expert. I agree with the prevailing theory that this is early sino-soviet (based on serial number as provided and the rear sight), but who knows?
Machodoc
Old Guy
It's interesting that the rear sling swivel is on the bottom of the stock. I look forward to seeing better pics of it. I frankly don't know what to make of it at this point. The story is kind of anemic, and the gun is somewhat mixed.
BLACKTALON
Ammo is like food
buy the gun not the story but if you want to buy another story I have stalin's Type 1 AK and will take the low low price of 10 grand
yellowsled
Retired C&R Addict
Unless it has a cyrillic letter actually in the SN, its not considered a Sino-Soviet. The rear sight does not identify it as a Sino-Soviet. 6 digit ones are just considered early chinese. fwiw..
Oldcarjunkie
R.I.P
does not compute... You admit you were "collecting" SKS rifles but then cover your butt with the "im not a sks expert"
shady
does not compute... You admit you were "collecting" SKS rifles but then cover your butt with the "im not a sks expert"
shady
I'm saying I'm not an expert. The last sentence at the bottom without quotes was mine.
Oldcarjunkie
R.I.P
See what happens to my reading skills when i first wake up
Good luck to you man, i hope its worth what you spent. post pics so we can figure it out for ya
brentb636
Active Member
From the serial #, and the stock sling swivel, and LACK of Tula Star on sight ladder, I'm guessing it's a good looking '56 ghost rifle. I had one with a mismatched russian stock last fall, so until you see the real thing, we're just guessing.
So here it is. Clearly I'm not impressed. It was poorly packaged, with no protection at the bolt or muzzle.
For those interested, I see no obvious arsenal marks. Just a serial number. And maybe a 27 on the barrel.
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