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    Chinese SKS Red Wood stocks and handguards.

    Red Wood vice Redwood. I was looking for information on Chinese SKS rifles and while doing that I found pictures of SKS rifles where the stocks were red. I first I just thought that the owner had stained the rifle stocks and handguards red. Then I found red handguards at both SARCO and Liberty Tree.

    They seem to be Chinese, anyone know the story behind the red finish? Was this a commercial thing on the imported "sporter" rifles?

    I have to say the SKS looks really nice dressed in red.



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    Dark reddish finish is what the Chinese used on the early Type56's, like the soviet guns. In the early 1960's they transitioned to a lighter, dull orange finish.


    I would guess that that handguards in the advert aren't as red in real life as they are in the photo.



    Is that your Type56 in the photo?

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    I have the dull orange version. Its ugly, but its original.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boris Badinov View Post
    Is that your Type56 in the photo?
    I only wish it was! no mine is a train wreck, I do have a beautiful Blade Bayonet Type 56 and two Russians that I bought Unfired NIB in the late 80's/early 90's for $79.00 each.

    This is the one from Albaina you helped me with.
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    I was going to ask...so you're just going straight across with this wood? Then a rust blue, should look great after.
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    so you're just going straight across with this wood? Then a rust blue, should look great after.
    Hi Jim, Yeah.. I'm going to clean up the wood, leave the graffiti and rust blue rather then parkerize. I'll have to do a small repair on the handguard it missing part on the right side. I thought about not rebluing it but, I don't feel right leaving it in the white.
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    Personally I might just clean it up and do the wood and leave it. But I don't tend to hold onto some of this stuff that long after...so the outlay of cash would be wasted. Let it sit a bit and it will tell you what to do...
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    Let it sit a bit and it will tell you what to do...
    That's probably good advice. I have 6 kids and all of them want my SKS's so this one will be going to one of then eventually, I still need two more so I'm looking for a couple Yugoicon's right now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Singer B View Post
    Lucky kids....all I got from my dad was a Ben Franklin pump BB gun (which is actually pretty nice!).
    Kid's make a great excuse to buy firearms.
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