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Commercial Rimfire / Remington Model 121 Fieldmaster, Pump Action .22
« Last post by Phosphorus32 on Today at 08:02:18 PM »
I found this diamond in the rough at the local gun shop four weeks ago. It had some old flaky shellac that I assumed was applied by a former owner. It was easy to strip off and replace with a couple of coats of BLO. Also did a detail cleaning and lube of all the internals.

This one was made in 1945. 1943-44 saw very little production of firearms for civilian sales at Remington. I guess they were busy making 1903-A3 and A4 rifles. Commercial production ramped up quickly in the latter half of 1945.

WWII Era and 1946 Model 121 Production Numbers
1941: 11,705
1942: 6,528
1943: 5
1944: 21
1945: 8,092
1946: 13,292

I was surprised at how many parts are serialized, with a total of five SNs.
Specs: OAL of 42”, 24” barrel, 28” for just the barrel assembly portion in takedown mode, 14” LOP, a capacity of 15 .22LR cartridges in the tube magazine. It can shoot .22short/long/lr.






























Additional serial numbers, besides the only externally visible one on the receiver.








Pics of the stock before removing the chipped and flaking shellac with denatured alcohol.










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Albanian SKS / Re: Trade for Albanian 561
« Last post by Greatguns on April 30, 2024, 10:04:34 PM »
I got it figured out. I have a Chinese contract to Albania sling with Albanian language writing on it on the way along with a cleaning kit that has the correct internal parts and an Albanian Chest rig. All I need now is the oil tube.  :)
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Albanian SKS / Re: Trade for Albanian 561
« Last post by running-man on April 30, 2024, 06:16:48 PM »
I've seen lots of Chinese kit on Albanian 561s, especially the spring coiled slings. dntknw1  One or two Yugo slings too, but these days they are as hard to find as the Alby stuff IMO.

Can't say I've ever seen a Russian sling on an Alby. 
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Albanian SKS / Re: Trade for Albanian 561
« Last post by Greatguns on April 30, 2024, 11:51:55 AM »
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?
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SKS FILES GEAR / Re: Laser Engraved Merch
« Last post by RatedZ on April 30, 2024, 11:48:00 AM »
Yea I'd be in for a 'Yeti style' coffee mug with tula or izzy logos on it....  also a shirt to spill on...   :D
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Yugoslavian SKS / Re: Long Barrel 051 Finally Made It!
« Last post by Direct Connection on April 29, 2024, 01:22:05 AM »
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. thankyou1  M59s are the Shi* !!


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Yugoslavian SKS / Re: Long Barrel 051 Finally Made It!
« Last post by running-man on April 28, 2024, 11:08:12 PM »
Quote from: Direct Connection on April 28, 2024, 09:42:20 PM
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.

Yup KK,

The bolts are all machine engraved as you can see the individual tool dwell swirls in this close-up.  (Relatively nicely done at that.)


They all also have the S/N stamped at the rear of the receiver.  Very distinct feature there:








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Yugoslavian SKS / Re: Long Barrel 051 Finally Made It!
« Last post by Direct Connection on April 28, 2024, 09:42:20 PM »
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 fart1 thumb1 :-* 8) :o :) dance2



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Yugoslavian SKS / Re: Long Barrel 051 Finally Made It!
« Last post by Bob_The_Student on April 28, 2024, 05:52:09 PM »
Great looking long barrel. I think you should take some photos so we can evaluate it better, however.  rofl2 rofl2

Really nice rifle. I have #039.
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Yugoslavian SKS / Re: Long Barrel 051 Finally Made It!
« Last post by Papahound on April 28, 2024, 11:41:21 AM »

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








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