Author Topic: My good auction find: albanian 78 (Read 5562 times)

santaroga · « **on:** August 16, 2019, 07:45:24 PM »

so i got this. photos only do so much at auction, but I did go ahead and not bow out at $600 like I usually do looking for a bargain.

Came in this week, all matching, stock is okay (it has some rough patches in the finish, but no wood damage) - best part is, it's never been fired since import. Cosmoline has never been cleaned out.

Yeah, someone made $600 on this, but good on you, whoever you are, for not pulling a bubba! it's just like I'm getting it direct from the importer years ago.

imgur album:
https://imgur.com/a/t6hiQ1g

santaroga · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2019, 07:46:39 PM »

Phosphorus32 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2019, 09:27:11 PM »

That looks like a winner. Does she match?

santaroga · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2019, 09:39:01 PM »

All matching, yeah. That's the best part. went for about the average price on the "gun stock market", which makes me happy.

Phosphorus32 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2019, 10:21:22 PM »

Quote from: santaroga on August 16, 2019, 09:39:01 PM

All matching, yeah. That's the best part. went for about the average price on the "gun stock market", which makes me happy.

Definitely a good price for a matching Albanian in very good condition

running-man · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2019, 10:57:15 PM »

I agree with P32, hell of a nice pickup at a very reasonable price. You just don't see Albanians in this condition at that price anymore these days.

Loose}{Cannon · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2019, 08:27:24 AM »

Looks like a nice one... When do we get a range report?

Bob_The_Student · « **Reply #7 on:** August 17, 2019, 09:17:21 AM »

Looks great. Thanks for sharing and congratulations.

Boris Badinov · « **Reply #8 on:** August 17, 2019, 09:59:11 AM »

I got my all matching 1969 Albanian for $599. It's a great looking rifle.

But it's not nearlt as nice as this one.

Extreeeemely Nice catch for a phenomenal deal.

santaroga · « **Reply #9 on:** August 17, 2019, 10:44:29 AM »

range report is gonna be a bit, farm and family stuff, and this one needs a complete "every part" cleaning.

Direct Connection · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2019, 11:34:11 PM »

Thats a beauty Santaroga. And yes, You are money ahead on that one. My range report would look like this..Leave cosmo preservative cosmoline alone and put back in box

Very Nice Score !!!!!

Loose}{Cannon · « **Reply #11 on:** August 18, 2019, 01:16:15 AM »

I would walk up to a paper target and smudge some Cosmo on it in a few spots with my finger. There.... There's your damn range report.

santaroga · « **Reply #12 on:** August 18, 2019, 09:53:00 AM »

Yeha, i'm thinking about that. I have other SKSs to shoot.

astronut · « **Reply #13 on:** August 21, 2019, 11:48:22 AM »

Nice looking albanian! Good score!

Boris Badinov · « **Reply #14 on:** August 21, 2019, 12:11:20 PM »

Its a rifle. It was made for shooting boolits.

Just sayin'

firstchoice · « **Reply #15 on:** August 22, 2019, 01:14:43 AM »

Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on August 17, 2019, 08:27:24 AM

Looks like a nice one... When do we get a range report?

Quote from: Direct Connection on August 17, 2019, 11:34:11 PM

Thats a beauty Santaroga. And yes, You are money ahead on that one. My range report would look like this..Leave cosmo preservative cosmoline alone and put back in box!
Very Nice Score !!!!!

Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on August 18, 2019, 01:16:15 AM

I would walk up to a paper target and smudge some Cosmo on it in a few spots with my finger. There.... There's your damn range report.

Quote from: santaroga on August 18, 2019, 09:53:00 AM

Yeha, i'm thinking about that. I have other SKSs to shoot.

No doubt, santaroga! Especially if you have other SKS' to shoot. Keep it in that "as-imported" condition! If you ever need or want to sell it it will be at the best possible collectors value. If you ever come down to the last firearm you have and want something to shoot then, well,...nah, just keep it in the grease!! What was I thinkin'?

firstchoice

carls sks · « **Reply #16 on:** August 22, 2019, 09:20:57 AM »

nice!

----->I would have to clean the cosmo, i would want to fondle it and the cosmo stuff would deter me from doing that.

santaroga · « **Reply #17 on:** August 22, 2019, 09:24:28 AM »

certainly don't ahave to decide now, but I always wipe off what I need to for basic fondling and checking over.

Larry D. · « **Reply #18 on:** August 22, 2019, 06:16:00 PM »

I think I need an Albanian now.....

NEED IT, I say.......

santaroga · « **Reply #19 on:** August 22, 2019, 09:57:05 PM »

Quote from: Larry D. on August 22, 2019, 06:16:00 PM

I think I need an Albanian now.....

NEED IT, I say.......

A few have turned up in the past few weeks, it looks like. Might be The Time to get one.

I'm doing okay, now. not perfect. I would really like a sino-soviet and a sheet metal chinese. I have an apparently unrefurbed russian (with a non matching stock, of course) and m59, m59/66a1, the probable bringback, a 11 million, with this I'm in pretty good shape on the standard collection. Except, for some reason, I haven't found a Romanian for sale anywhere near me ever.

Of course, I lack the funding to snag a trinity. and none of what I have makes a "world class" collection, but I'm not doing bad.

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