Just picked up a Russian SKS. All numbers match except bbl. (CAI Saint Alban Vt. Russian SKS 7.62x39 on the bbl.). (Bright red stock stained/white wood, with no Bayo cut in it and no marks at all). (Receiver cover is very nicely blued with no marks at all except a capital R on the inside rear) was this refurbed?
Thanks for any help. Bruce
Most likely refurb, but you should know without pics this thread is going nowhere ;) but the gun sounds interesting to say the least...
The barrel? The barrel isn't a #ed matching part. Your likely seeing the batch/lot # on the lug. No tellin if its been refurbed without good pics of the whole rifle.
Quote from: Boris on April 07, 2015, 03:14:40 PM
Just picked up a Russian SKS. All numbers match except bbl. (CAI Saint Alban Vt. Russian SKS 7.62x39 on the bbl.). (Bright red stock stained/white wood, with no Bayo cut in it and no marks at all). (Receiver cover is very nicely blued with no marks at all except a capital R on the inside rear) was this refurbed?
Thanks for any help. Bruce
Interesting you say the stock is blank and has no bayo groove. Even the 49's had a bayo groove in the stock. Maybe this stock is off a commercial Chinese like a KS-30 or a Clayco? As other's have said, photos would definitely help.
I am not to good at posting pics. Is there a show and tell here somewhere?
Absolutely!
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I will take my pad next door and have the neighbors 12 year old download them from photobucket .
Pics(//)
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I can e mail pics for posting by a savvy person!
Do you have the url address to the photo bucket you uploaded them to?
Boris, check your PM.
Sent. Thank you. running man
Got em:
That stock screams Chinese to me as does the handguard. Does the receiver cover have the correct KA S/N number on it? It's a later Russian, maybe a '54 or '55 I'd guess from the features. CAI import and the extra KA in the receiver S/N are 100% consistent. It's interesting how far the rear of the receiver sticks out past the cutout of the stock in the last photo. Looks like you got a really nice one!
Thats one of those Albanian surplus stocks for standard sks.
Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on April 08, 2015, 11:58:23 AM
Thats one of those Albanian surplus stocks for standard sks.
W/o the bayo groove? I didn't realize they had those! think1
The brass reinforcing pin is located for a blade cut. Man, that's one interesting stock….
I missed that part.... Hmmm. It sure looks like one to me. The overall square mid section and the rear receiver overhang or spitting images of the pot belly Albanian replacements.
Looks heavily sanded and refinished also, so all bets are off.
QuoteThe brass reinforcing pin is located for a blade cut. Man, that's one interesting stock….
Thats just it... There are TWO versions of the standard length alby replacement stocks.
1: Imported long ago in large amounts and also seen on some recent imported Banian guns.... what sealed the identity. These are the same in almost every way to a blade cut chinese stock having normal placement of cross pins, a potbelly fore end at the bayo area, and 1 hole butts. Tell/tell sign of them being alby made is they are Beech wood and have dif contours including a more square shape just forward of the wrist, dif angle of the puttplate, and often have that rear receiver overhang.
2: Seen in recent Banian batch rifles in higher quantities then other version. These started life destined to be long Alby stocks. They have two hole butts, and a non pottbelly fore end. At some point they received a cut down to standard length and were bayo cut for a blade.
Looks Chinese Blade style Chu wood stock to me.
Quote from: Greatguns on April 08, 2015, 12:46:10 PM
Looks Chinese Blade style Chu wood stock to me.
Almost as to be GG... I missed the part earlier regarding no bayo cut. The heavy sanding must have changed contours making it more resemble the stocks im talking about.
I am more interested in the top cover, if its matching? I'm guessing replacement.
The stock is all white no grain at all. They did not stain the interior stock crap poly job. I did notice the overhang. Very red stain.
One hole in butt for cleaning kit. Just checked.
Bruce
I have two stocks in my collection one identical to the OPs and one with two reinforcing pins
Both are without bayonet groove or serial number. They are Chinese. I thought the one with two pins was a Clayco. The problem is neither one has a serial number on it. That makes them a replacement stock. Clayco stocks are serial numbered to the gun. Some how Chinese grooveless replacement stocks have gotten in to this country.
:o...................Joe
Interesting
Will a Chinese or Russian stock fit on the rifle? I would like to install the correct Bayo. Blade?
Bruce
Quote from: Boris on April 12, 2015, 09:01:36 AM
Will a Chinese or Russian stock fit on the rifle? I would like to install the correct Bayo. Blade?
Bruce
A chinese blade cut stick will fit, but I would spend a few extra coins and get a correct Russian for it.