Figured I'd post this up quick before the import marked Sino-banian 13 millions start rolling in.
Picked up this non-import marked 1968 at an auction a few weeks ago. A matching (I've disassembled to see all the parts and scour it for hidden import marks) 13 million Jianshe that still has preservative grease in the gas tube, trigger group, etc. However, the exposed part of the magazine and bolt carrier especially show brown patina consistent with exposure to a corrosion-inducing environment. I think it's a likely Vietnam bringback that sat since it's return.
(https://i.ibb.co/x2HxxJx/01-left-full.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6yBjjgj)
(https://i.ibb.co/hFGvCvr/02-left.jpg) (https://ibb.co/whn1Y18)
(https://i.ibb.co/0tTP8WV/03-left.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9t6Rzf3)
(https://i.ibb.co/ZVtWw0v/04-left.jpg) (https://ibb.co/W6qgdL7)
(https://i.ibb.co/v336HR2/05-right-full.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sKKd2zL)
(https://i.ibb.co/PxgXXtY/06-right.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Zdx44NJ)
(https://i.ibb.co/zHzL2Z8/07-right.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BK976B4)
(https://i.ibb.co/mHRgdVy/08-right.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wKdj8FQ)
(https://i.ibb.co/PQ8NgDt/09-SN-rec.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HdQVqhX)
(https://i.ibb.co/XCs9mt0/10-SN-stock.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3CNwtc6)
(https://i.ibb.co/876PBbh/11-SN-mag.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QKrYck5)
(https://i.ibb.co/whXpd3P/12-SN-tg.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jk238BQ)
(https://i.ibb.co/cQqd6w4/13-SN-bolt-carrier.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WfC1k0m)
(https://i.ibb.co/rpNVwsr/14-bolt-carrier.jpg) (https://ibb.co/R6dqDyw)
(https://i.ibb.co/C65j3Wc/15-VN-cache.jpg) (https://ibb.co/w7NnFYk)
Inverted take down lever too....I bet you are right.
Nice that they didn't do the rainforest beaver chew stock mod to allow for it.
Very cool!
Quote from: Justin Hell on March 21, 2019, 01:38:34 PM
Inverted take down lever too....I bet you are right.
Nice that they didn't do the rainforest beaver chew stock mod to allow for it.
rofl Yes, it has the factory modification.
Quote from: Justin Hell on March 21, 2019, 01:38:34 PM
Very cool!
Thanks!
Here's my other 13 mil likely VN bringback just 480 rifles earlier
https://sks-files.com/index.php?topic=3216.0
nice example, all number matching is something i really like. thanks for sharing. thumb1
Quote from: carls sks on March 21, 2019, 03:09:25 PM
nice example, all number matching is something i really like. thanks for sharing. thumb1
Thanks Carl!
Nice score!
It's none of my business, but did it bash the wallet a lot to pick that one up?
Quote from: Larry D. on March 21, 2019, 07:05:42 PM
Nice score!
It's none of my business, but did it bash the wallet a lot to pick that one up?
Thanks! No, they only mentioned that it didn't have import marks. I was happy to win it for $423 with the fees added.
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on March 21, 2019, 10:16:22 PM
Quote from: Larry D. on March 21, 2019, 07:05:42 PM
Nice score!
It's none of my business, but did it bash the wallet a lot to pick that one up?
Thanks! No, they only mentioned that it didn't have import marks. I was happy to win it for $423 with the fees added.
Well played!
Nice rifle.. thumb1 PATINA... :P I wonder if any hard core gun nut ever named their son or daughter..........................Cosmo or Patina. rofl2 I mean CCR had Cosmo's Factory along about the 15 million Chinese series... rofl2 chuckles1
Whats in the box? How many are hiding in the box? :)
These experienced non-import marked guns in their glorious patina just don't seem to garner the proper level of recognition among internet critics.
But this SKS collector says, "Helluva nice Vietnam bringback you got there, sir."
Quote from: Greasemonkey on March 22, 2019, 09:52:25 PM
Whats in the box? How many are hiding in the box? :)
That's the sides of a packing crate that surrounded a crate of 10 MAS-45s. I kept the three that were consecutive serial numbers, 2 still in the mummy wrap.
Quote from: martin08 on March 22, 2019, 10:55:56 PM
These experienced non-import marked guns in their glorious patina just don't seem to garner the proper level of recognition among internet critics.
But this SKS collector says, "Helluva nice Vietnam bringback you got there, sir."
Thank-you sir! I agree. I'd love to have a papered bringback but picking up these honest paperless bringbacks is almost as pleasurable. They are still historically significant pieces.