Info on this SKS?

TheWhiteBuffalo · Dec 13, 2020

Can anyone tell me about this SKS from these photos? I don’t know a lot about them and would like to know what model this is? This was advertised for $700, which I originally thought was sky high, but now I’m finding out that’s not bad. I was told this rifle was new, never fired.

Darkemp · Dec 13, 2020

TheWhiteBuffalo said:
Can anyone tell me about this SKS from these photos? I don’t know a lot about them and would like to know what model this is? This was advertised for $700, which I originally thought was sky high, but now I’m finding out that’s not bad. I was told this rifle was new, never fired.

You’ll need to add pictures of the markings on the opposite side of the receiver for more info on age. It appears to be Chinese and is missing its bayonet. As for the claim of unfired that’s impossible to prove.

TheWhiteBuffalo · Dec 13, 2020

Mark392001 said:
You’ll need to add pictures of the markings on the opposite side of the receiver for more info on age. It appears to be Chinese and is missing its bayonet. As for the claim of unfired that’s impossible to prove.

That is extremely helpful, thank you. I’m going to see if the seller will send me a few extra photos.

boothdoc · Dec 13, 2020

A lot of them were unfired and still covered in packing Grease

JaeLess · Dec 13, 2020

Not worth 700 without the Bayonet for a Chinese model. I have owned multiple SKS’s in the past (Chinese, Tula Russian, Yugo, Chinese spiker, Albanian) my advice would be to wait and find one for less. They are out there, you just may have to wait. Believe it or not, pawn shops in VA are a good source for them, at decent prices.

Darkemp · Dec 13, 2020

boothdoc said:
A lot of them were unfired and still covered in packing Grease

True it’s possible if full of cosmoline, that one looks pretty cleaned up though. I bought a Romanian years ago that came still in cosmo and it was pretty evident. Also wondering if it’s unfired- where’s the bayonet, they were generally only sold like that during the 1st AWB.

boothdoc · Dec 13, 2020

Good point about the bayonet being missing and the AWB. Thanks

JaeLess · Dec 13, 2020

I bought a Yugo still in the box for 150 from the Christian Solder back in 06. I had to soak it in gasoline for half a day to get the cosmoline out of it. After I broke it down, I put it in the oven and sweated out the stock for a few hours. I sanded it and hit it with some polyurethane. It was a gorgeous blonde when I was done. I used to shoot the hell out of it before I sold it.

Hecktor Peabody · Dec 13, 2020

If the bayonet lug is still intact (hard to tell from the photo), bayonets are fairly easy to acquire under $50.

With the bayonet, $700 is at the high end of the current covid/politics- influenced market.

It appears to be in excellent condition. Late production-- post 1966

Some haggling points you might use to get the price down:

NO sling.
NO bayo.

and...
Does it have a cleaning kit?

Acquiring all of those accessories will be another $75

JaeLess · Dec 13, 2020

Don’t stick your finger in the spring loaded circle in the butt of the stock looking for any accessories. Trust me, it will end bad for you...

Darkemp · Dec 13, 2020

JaeLess said:
Don’t stick your finger in the spring loaded circle in the butt of the stock looking for any accessories. Trust me, it will end bad for you...

Chinese finger trap.

Bullfrog · Dec 13, 2020

JaeLess said:
Don’t stick your finger in the spring loaded circle in the butt of the stock looking for any accessories. Trust me, it will end bad for you...

Voice of experience?

SKS proctology 101... keep finger out of butt hole when looking for accessories. :lol:

mauser58 · Dec 13, 2020

JaeLess said:
I bought a Yugo still in the box for 150 from the Christian Solder back in 06. I had to soak it in gasoline for half a day to get the cosmoline out of it. After I broke it down, I put it in the oven and sweated out the stock for a few hours. I sanded it and hit it with some polyurethane. It was a gorgeous blonde when I was done. I used to shoot the hell out of it before I sold it.

I surely miss Cristian Soldier. I gave Robert a lot of business there. I bought my first RRA AR15 from him. He closed suddenly some years ago.

wilcam47 · Dec 13, 2020

Worth about $400 the Russian sks is worth$600 ish

Jimbob2.0 · Dec 13, 2020

Seems exceedingly high but things are crazy right now. Just keep in mind there are no shortage of SKS's out there.

At the end of the day unless there is something special I am missing I would be pushing for $500. But if you really want one, buy once cry once.

I am going back and forth whether to put my Yugo up for sale since I have two Russians.

brownspotz · Dec 14, 2020

JaeLess said:
Don’t stick your finger in the spring loaded circle in the butt of the stock looking for any accessories. Trust me, it will end bad for you...

don't put you're finger in any butt!

Alea Jacta Est · Dec 14, 2020

Never become a good doc that way

Straightbolt · Dec 14, 2020

wilcam47 said:
Worth about $400 the Russian sks is worth$600 ish

Prices have gone up.
Find out if all the parts are stamped serial number matching including the stock.
Is the bayonet simply missing or has the bayonet lug been cut off ? Hard to tell in that pic.
IF all the parts are matching and the bayonet lug is still there it's worth more than $400 these days but certainly a whole lot less than $700

Straightbolt · Dec 14, 2020

brownspotz said:
don't put you're finger in any butt!

You're supposed to use the cleaning rod not your finger....you didn't read the manual :lol:

Beancounter · Dec 14, 2020

sks

Straightbolt said:
You're supposed to use the cleaning rod not your finger....you didn't read the manual

The manual was in Chinese and badly translated Engrish.

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