I thought of a follow up question on the accessories. With Albania being in close proximity to Yugoslavia and other Soviet influenced countries and having received Chinese SKSs, if an Albanian SKS was to get a sling replacement "in the field", would it most likely be Chinese, Russian, or Yugoslavian? I'm thinking, with the Chinese contract they possibly received a bunch of spare parts, etc. so a Chinese sling would be more feasible than the other 2, but any of the three is possible. Thoughts?

Yes sir RM. Those Tiger stripe cosmoline embeded M59 LBs are something special. Those Yugos remind me of the guys that fetch those logs that have been soaking under water for decades. Same as the wooden Yugoslavian SkS stock thats been soaking in cosmoline for the past 50 years. You can emuliate but never duplicate the beauty of that look.   M59s are the Shi* !!

051. Damn Dude !! That thing is Georgous !! Ive never seen a m59 bolt stamped serial number nor the back of the receiver. Maybe the long bbls all have it idk but thats the first time ive seen these serialized stamps where you have them. Thats a Sweet Gem you have there. The wood is simply amazing with that darker oily shine look. Nice.. Very Nice ! Great picture package. You did it right !!

Thats the gun of the Month for sure

My CAI Yugo does not have the bolt stamp but does have strange trench art , yours is in great shape and your pics are fantastic 🫡

Papahound

Yeah I agree with P32.  Get that rattle can job off that stock as soon as you can.  That carbine is going to look amazing when you are all done I suspect.

Good luck on the kit (and oil bottle) and sling, they truly are a tough find nowadays.