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SKS Carbines => Unaltered SKS Rifles => Albanian SKS => Topic started by: Papahound on February 14, 2023, 01:29:18 PM
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A friend knew I had picked up a few SKS rifles and gave me the heads up on a rifle at a local shop . I decided to check it out and found this .. Albanian , an all numbers matching And the finish is in great shape !
The dealer was asking big $$ and wouldn’t budge a dime . I hated to hand it back not knowing if I’d ever find another , especially one in this great of shape so I had to pony up the $$ and think of it as a great investment - I don’t think I’ll be disappointed ; )
I started out with one .. now there’s 8 , is there a cure for this ? ?
(https://i.ibb.co/zHX4tbK/FC722-BE2-0-E35-4-EA7-93-F2-F04-F2-BAC4-A50.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Xk7CGpm)
(https://i.ibb.co/GTrY053/28928-DE1-FD75-4404-82-EF-A262-F5-AAAFC1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vYMyHjv)
(https://i.ibb.co/y6kvYvN/657-A5-AC7-1974-4-FF2-83-A1-E11-DDC7-B7096.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GWMYtYd)
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FN 49s are your only hope. Nice score. I've sold 13 SKSs over the last few years (including an Alby) and I'm down to 32, with 9 Paratroopers 8) (in the case) PAX
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FN 49s are your only hope. Nice score. I've sold 13 SKSs over the last few years (including an Alby) and I'm down to 32, with 9 Paratroopers 8) (in the case) PAX
(https://i.ibb.co/BwG2j7R/011.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BwG2j7R) (https://i.ibb.co/DCJPz94/display.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DCJPz94)
I really like the FN49s and keep thinking I need one in 30-06 or maybe 8mm Mauser.
Seeing how many you have makes me feel better about how many I have. chuckles1 chuckles1 chuckles1
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A friend knew I had picked up a few SKS rifles and gave me the heads up on a rifle at a local shop . I decided to check it out and found this .. Albanian , an all numbers matching And the finish is in great shape !
The dealer was asking big $$ and wouldn’t budge a dime . I hated to hand it back not knowing if I’d ever find another , especially one in this great of shape so I had to pony up the $$ and think of it as a great investment - I don’t think I’ll be disappointed ; )
Beautiful example - I'm sure you will enjoy owning it.
I started out with one .. now there’s 8 , is there a cure for this ? ?
(https://i.ibb.co/zHX4tbK/FC722-BE2-0-E35-4-EA7-93-F2-F04-F2-BAC4-A50.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Xk7CGpm)
(https://i.ibb.co/GTrY053/28928-DE1-FD75-4404-82-EF-A262-F5-AAAFC1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vYMyHjv)
(https://i.ibb.co/y6kvYvN/657-A5-AC7-1974-4-FF2-83-A1-E11-DDC7-B7096.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GWMYtYd)
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Good looking Alby, Papahound! What year of production is it? I'll guess 1976, but it's only a WAG. '76-'78 were similar in the stock finishes.
They're a bit harder to find nowadays and when you do, it may cost you a bit more. But I think you'll find the investment worth it. Especially for an all-matching specimen. Did it come with the correct oiler and cleaning kit in the stock? They're a bit rare but you can find them. The actual Alby-made slings are hard to find. Mine came with old well-used Chinese slings on them.
firstchoice
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Last 2 digits in the s/n are - 71
Unfortunately there was no cleaning kit in the stock and I’m not sure about the sling ; it may be from another manufacturer .. I’m not up on my slings but it is good shape .
The dealer wanted $1200 and wouldn’t budge , I decided to take the plunge since it was in good shape and numbers do match , wasn’t sure if I’d ever get another chance at another one , very pleased so far :)
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FN 49s are your only hope. Nice score. I've sold 13 SKSs over the last few years (including an Alby) and I'm down to 32, with 9 Paratroopers 8) (in the case) PAX
(https://i.ibb.co/BwG2j7R/011.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BwG2j7R) (https://i.ibb.co/DCJPz94/display.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DCJPz94)
I really like the FN49s and keep thinking I need one in 30-06 or maybe 8mm Mauser.
Seeing how many you have makes me feel better about how many I have. chuckles1 chuckles1 chuckles1
The 3rd is 8mm Egyptian, and could be had. Not matching but has a crown not eagles.
The 4th one is my most recent acquisition, about 2 years ago. Belgium 30-06 was traded for 3 SKSs. PAX
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Beautiful Albanian. You will love having one in your collection.