i picked this SKS up... has 5 digist SN no other markings... all matching including stock...
what is it? what is the stock made out of?
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thanks allot for any info...
Mike
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i picked this SKS up... has 5 digist SN no other markings... all matching including stock...
what is it? what is the stock made out of?
Attachment 77191
thanks allot for any info...
Mike
Are you able to provide some more and better/closer pictures, please?
here you go.. i will try to take apart an clean an take better pics...
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This is the same rifle from this thread a presume?
https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=58392&page=1
yes...i ended up purchasing it off of GB... i think it what they call a ghost gun... but whats interesting is that stock... it matches the rifle but seems to be Albanian maybe...
That's a new one to me, sounds like a way to upscale an early Jianshe Arsenal SKS 56-Carbine for sale. If it's a five digit serial that should be a 1956 dated rifle, According to yooper's page an Albanian rifle should have a dash (123456-XX) year of production suffix, and the Albanian forestock is a fair bit longer than any of the others.Quote:
Originally Posted by winston94
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...ightMine-1.jpg
yeah... thats what throwing me... that stock... it dont seem to fit the rifle like the other i have ... very cool rifle anyway...
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ill strip it an take better pics this weekend..
How so? From the photos at least, it seems to fit adequately from where I am sitting. Anything in particular out of place?Quote:
Originally Posted by winston94
i will take some better pics tonight ... but there at the end of stock an those metal caps... there like a gap its not fitted tight..
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The stock ferrules? They look pretty normal to me, and SKS is not a precision fitted gun and they do vary. Keep in mind modern production versions of these guns from the same factory retailed in Canada for about $130 not too long ago. Given the rule of markups, that is less than $50 USD out the factory door.Quote:
Originally Posted by winston94
here is some more pics...
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the other thing is the stock forearm and the color why the difference?...
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thanks...mike
Is the stock a birch? If you had the laquer off it might be easier to see. Are you stripping it?
Look at that, there is a pot belly in that stock, Yooper speaks of those, and it wasn't obvious for the initial photos, I think we are seeing a pretty much properly matching early Sino-Soviet produced SKS.
"The pot belly stocks of these early lettered Sino's were also unique. They had the same finish color of the Russian Artic Birch stocks. They had a side sling swivel with the serial number and inspector cartouche to the rear of the swivel. There was a star stamp on the right rear off the butt stock. The finish on these guns rivaled that of the Russian made SKS's. Many of these guns were imported by CJA in Southfield, Michigan. The only purpose of this page is to help make the collector aware that differences do occur and about anything could be possible. These are ALL from my personal observations and not from any books. Photos courtesy of MANY."
yeah very cool... i haven't touch the finish.. but that another thing that caught my eye... its like when you paint a car an dont prep right u get what they call orange peel... thats what its like very rough an has like bubbles...
i dont know if should start a new thread or not but after starting this one i took a look at my other SKS... turns out i have another "potbelly" stock on a all matching type 56... thing that gets me on this one is the stock look like it might be beech wood maybe? an the forearm finger grovves is shorter then other, 3" vs 4" or so...
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thanks,
mike
It's a replacement Albanian Beechwood stock. You'll find them occasionally on type56 carbines from the recent Alabanian stockpiles. I have one too--a blonde--an all metal matching 7mil serial from factory /26\. Mine has no serial number on the stock though. The improper fit at the stock ferrule is also fairly common for the Albanian replacement stocks. I remember seeing that one for sale. Nice grab.Quote:
Originally Posted by winston94
Welcome to the forum...and thank you for the identification.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boris Badinov
Thanks. And glad to be here. I'm a member of other forums. Also coming to terms with my addiction to SKS collecting. (17, 18, or 19 sks variants currently).Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
Beech is my best guess. Elm (used on Yugo SKSs) is a darker brown and has distinct, tight, almost pin-striped grain. And artic birch has broken, tiger stripe grain and reddish hue. The two M44's that I've owned (Hungarian and Romanian) had beech stocks as well -- a bland, lighter colored, vaguely grained wood. Its a fairly unremarkable wood, but I've read that its fairly plentiful and relatively cheap (or was at one time) in that part of Europe.