I just received a Chinese SKS from Century and it is a Sino-Soviet. It has the right serial number of D49XX, factory 26 mark, one piece gas tube, lightening cuts on the bolt carrier and bayonette lug, milled trigger assembly and the side facing sling swivel on the butt stock. All serials match but no number on the gas tube or stock.

My question is about the bluing, or rather the lack of bluing. I'm inclined to re-blue the entire thing at this point. I'd say it has about 40% of the original bluing on it. The exposed barrel has no bluing but the bayonette is still in good shape. The cover has no finish at all but the action and barrel beneath the wood has some bluing.

The stock has some cracks that run through and I'm tempted to Acra Glass those back together. The action fitting of the stock is really rough and I'm thinking of at least cleaning up the gouged wood.

Does any of that plan sound wrong? I want to keep it original but not harm its value. I'll eventually post photos but I'm in the process of cosmolineicon removal and its in pieces.

Jim
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