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Alphabrew · Jul 7, 2014

Docster said:
Took a chance on one of those Royal Tiger SKS's with their 'no returns' policy. Even the box was soaked with cosmo, but on first glance I 'm happy. Looks to be an all-matching E-prefix Sino-Soviet; no cracks in the wood but lots of character, with bayonet. Overall in pretty decent shape, will be cleaning it up later today and checking the bore, but I suspect that will be in pretty good shape as well. I don't think I'm worried about the 'no return' policy.

Wow, that's really nice!

Machodoc · Jul 7, 2014

That one looks exceptionally nice! I even see a little /26\ peeking through the grease!

Alphabrew · Jul 7, 2014

Machodoc said:
That one looks exceptionally nice! I even see a little /26\ peeking through the grease!

I believe that makes it what we have been calling a "letter gun" instead of straight Russian.

Machodoc · Jul 7, 2014

Machodoc said:
That one looks exceptionally nice! I even see a little /26\ peeking through the grease!

Alphabrew said:
I believe that makes it what we have been calling a "letter gun" instead of straight Russian.

???

Yeah ... the terminology on these has been morphing a bit, but most people still think of them as Sino-Soviet "letter guns", and some one guy has a compelling (but not convincing) theory that they were made about 1960. I don't think anyone has claimed these to be "straight Russian". The Jianshe arsenal stamp is proof that they are not.

Alphabrew · Jul 7, 2014

Machodoc said:
???

Yeah ... the terminology on these has been morphing a bit, but most people still think of them as Sino-Soviet "letter guns", and some one guy has a compelling (but not convincing) theory that they were made about 1960. I don't think anyone has claimed these to be "straight Russian". The Jianshe arsenal stamp is proof that they are not.

I meant the Cyrillic letter serials without the /26\ are straight Russian (at least the parts

). Obviously anything with /26\ is Chinese.

Machodoc · Jul 7, 2014

Alphabrew said:
I meant the Cyrillic letter serials without the /26\ are straight Russian (at least the parts ). Obviously anything with /26\ is Chinese.

I'm not so sure about that. The ones with a two-letter prefix all seem to be Russian, but there are one-letter prefix Chinese that do, and some that don't, have the arsenal mark. Nobody's really sure why, but there are a few theories floating around.

nobis1 · Jul 7, 2014

Docster, you done good. That stock is nice. Royal Tiger has their warts for sure. However, they have sent out some nice SKS's for good prices during the last few months. My u fix-ems have been great for the price.

Docster · Jul 7, 2014

Here's some pix after cleanup, and yes. there's a /26\ marking there.

Machodoc · Jul 7, 2014

Steve - Any numbers on the stock? The color of that one is far nicer than most that have been soaking in cosmo for decades. I hope its an original! Really nice!

Alphabrew · Jul 7, 2014

You did way better than me, and about $30 cheaper to boot.

Oldcarjunkie · Jul 7, 2014

Docster said:
Here's some pix after cleanup, and yes. there's a /26\ marking there.

true Sino soviet, not a "ghost"

Docster · Jul 7, 2014

Machodoc said:
Steve - Any numbers on the stock? The color of that one is far nicer than most that have been soaking in cosmo for decades. I hope its an original! Really nice!

No, no numbers on the stock. Don't know if it's original or replacement. The buttplate has 2 openings in it which is not typical of the Chinese, more likely Albanian I think.

Shazam · Jul 7, 2014

Likely a replacement stock. I just got my Royal Tiger today. It's not as nice as yours, but still pretty good. Close serial E63XX. Unlike yours, it has a matching serial number on the stock. The stock is also darker and has a splotchy finish typical of my other early Chinese SKS's.

Yours is an really nice looking example, however! Congratulations.

Alphabrew · Jul 7, 2014

Shazam said:
Likely a replacement stock. I just got my Royal Tiger today. It's not as nice as yours, but still pretty good. Close serial E63XX. Unlike yours, it has a matching serial number on the stock. The stock is also darker and has a splotchy finish typical of my other early Chinese SKS's.

Yours is an really nice looking example, however! Congratulations.

No pics

Machodoc · Jul 7, 2014

Docster said:
No, no numbers on the stock. Don't know if it's original or replacement. The buttplate has 2 openings in it which is not typical of the Chinese, more likely Albanian I think.

Yep. That would be an Albanian stock. I wondered about that when I saw the color, but I couldn't see the front part of the stock well enough to tell if it had been modified.

I think that makes it interesting and unusual in its own right. Nice snag! I had one like that awhile back, did a trade for it to a LGS, and they sold it to a guy who bubbaed it up. What a shame.

Docster · Jul 7, 2014

Machodoc said:
Yep. That would be an Albanian stock. I wondered about that when I saw the color, but I couldn't see the front part of the stock well enough to tell if it had been modified.

I think that makes it interesting and unusual in its own right. Nice snag! I had one like that awhile back, did a trade for it to a LGS, and they sold it to a guy who bubbaed it up. What a shame.

Damn,no matching stock! And I paid $242....

Machodoc · Jul 8, 2014

Pop open the two ports on that buttplate and see if there are holes under each of them ... or pull it off and look (the hinges probably need cleaning anyway).

Docster · Jul 8, 2014

Machodoc said:
Pop open the two ports on that buttplate and see if there are holes under each of them ... or pull it off and look (the hinges probably need cleaning anyway).

OK, but I did stick my pinkie into each of the ports.....

Onwrd Farm · Jul 8, 2014

Docster said:
OK, but I did stick my pinkie into each of the ports.....

Ouch..............sorry had too.......................... :innocent0

reverendbeer · Jul 8, 2014

Docster said:
Here's some pix after cleanup, and yes. there's a /26\ marking there.

Niiiiiiiice!

That is, without a shadow of a doubt, the best looking stock I've yet seen on a SinoSov....

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