[0145]

[newchi]

This one should keep you guys entertained.
i think its the first one from [0145]
And i may have some of my answers wrong, these are the only photos they had.

Barrel Lug: Pinned
Battle Sight on RSL: Uncertain
Bayonet Type: Spike
Bayonet Lug: Late Non-Cut
Bolt Carrier: Late Non-Cut
Gas Tube:  Late 2 Piece
Gas Block: Early Milled/Late Cast/Late Cast w/Round/Uncertain
Receiver Cover Takedown: Normal
Rear Sight Block: Early Late Cast
Serial Number Format: X Digits,  711507
S/N on Components: 
S/N on Stock: Last X digits, leading zeros, Small/Medium/Large Font/Uncertain
Stock Swivel: Bottom
Trigger Group Type: Early Milled
Notes:  Cast receiver (Whoops, i knew it was odd looking though) and either a flush magazine (5 rnds) or a strange angle photo?

[running-man]

Dude!  That's a stamped gun!! From an arsenal other than [0138]!!!

1971 is what I make out as the S/N prefix.  Phenolic stock too! 

Where is this gun?  Is it for sale in Canada somewhere?  Posted on another board?

[Matchka]

0145 stamped - w/a goes-with phenolic stock! Whereizzit?

[newchi]

its in an auction in canada, is it fancy schmancy?  i just thought it looked different somehow.

i'll be nice and add the link as it seems to have made you go 
 

http://www.icollector.com/NORINCO-MODEL-SKS-CALIBER-7-62-X-39_i32500677

[Matchka]

Thanks for the link. I'd buy it for the CAD-USD price.... oh well.

[newchi]

theres still 2 weeks to go, i will let you know what it sells for.


Originally i thought; that receiver cover fits a little funny, wonder if its some variant RM and the sks guys would find interesting?

[Justin Hell]

The stamped receiver SKS is highly sought after by collectors. Especially those who can live with a gun they probably ought not shoot...at least too much...for mechanical reasons more than anything.

The fact that it looks like it has been living in that phenolic stock for some time...its from a factory not known for making stamped SKSs...is particularly intriguing. It not being in the US to have had bubba a chance to put it in one of those stocks...is likely.  Not impossible...but less likely.

If anything, a phenolic stock on a stamped receiver makes sense....and it looks like it was shaped to fit it even...unless that is a variation of the phenolic I havent seen yet.

Very cool. BUY IT PBBBBLEASE!!

[newchi]

Very cool. BUY IT PBBBBLEASE!!

I will let you buy it and ship it to me if that helps. 

[firstchoice]

The auction just previous to the [145] shown has another stamped receiver, albeit it's a [138] arsenal. Didn't know if you're still pulling pics and recording SN's for these RM?

http://www.icollector.com/NORINCO-MODEL-SKS-CALIBER-7-62-X-39_i32518523

firstchoice

[running-man]

Good stuff, thanks FC!