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Offline newchi

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Russian something
« on: February 24, 2023, 10:11:38 AM »
Can someone tell me what im looking at here, i lost interest in guns around covid and have forgotten most of what i learned here.
I thought it was a letter gun, but L isnt a letter, so light strike of some other stamp.
It also has black bolt, milled trigger group, bare metal rear sight, blank receiver cover.



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Re: Russian something
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2023, 12:26:28 PM »
Couldn’t tell you what the “L” stamp is, possibly a partial strike from a square refurb stamp. The carbine itself is a ‘52 or earlier Russian SKS45 based on the top square shoulder on the receiver round. The Blank cover indicates that part at least was swapped during refurb and the stripped RSL & black bolt is also a heavy refurb traits.
      

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Re: Russian something
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2023, 01:54:58 PM »
Looks like a "6" stamped on the carrier fore end.

Not definitive, but number stamps are commonly seen on Middle East contract carbines captured by Israeli military.

Do you have a photo of the serial number on the carrier?

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Re: Russian something
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2023, 06:28:28 PM »
Looks like 69 on the carrier and the frame.









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Re: Russian something
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2023, 10:07:06 PM »
Nice laminate stock, stock is a replacement?

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Re: Russian something
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2023, 10:08:06 PM »
and is this rifle an old Century import?

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Re: Russian something
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2023, 03:29:34 PM »
its in canada.   The stock numbers match the trigger group, the bolt, frame, receiver cover match each other.