GB listings for May, 2015 - Russian

[running-man]

Three months in and I think I've finally hit my stride.  Only 48 Russians this month, $295 low, $975 high, $523.96 avg.

Please let me know any feedback (good or bad) to these.

-RM


Item Link   Description   # Bids   Final Price   Year   Arsenal   Arsenal Condition   Current Condition   S/N   RM's Notes

479224180   Pair of Russian SKS TULA 1951, 1952 WOW!!   11   $762.50    1951   Tula   As-Issued   Very Good   ГИ4802   I think the guy that paid the two for one is having second thoughts.  This gun is nice, but it's not *that* nice to pay a mid range as-issued price plus $300 more than the going rate for a refurb '52.

479224180   Pair of Russian SKS TULA 1951, 1952 WOW!!   11   $762.50    1952   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   OЗ2446   I don't know that I buy this is a '52…. That's a wicked high price for a gun like this.

479473136   Russian SKS All Matching   2   $590.00    1957   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   BM1778_И   Interesting that a BM2778_И turned up in my records as I was entering this one. It's a heavy BBQ refurb too.

479475169   Russian SKS 7.62x39 Semi Auto with Simmons Scope SKS Russian 7.62x39 with Simmons SKS 762 4x28 scop   14   $305.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Bubba   Fair   Uncertain   I'm surprised this one went this high.  Horrible presentation.

479731039   Russian SKS Tula 1950 Matching C&R OK   13   $462.00    1950   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ЮB2848   Decent shooter in a pretty laminate stock.

479869396   Russian Tula SKS C&R 7.62x39 rifle no Chinese Yugo   13   $449.99    Uncertain   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Fair   KП5707   I see at least four different S/N's on this Sino-Banian.  Decent enough shooter and kudos to GaryCCR for the excellent photo spread.

479877820   SKS Russian -Tula Matching SKS 1955r   1   $550.00    1955   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   HT1609   If not for the stock, this one would have sold much higher I'd bet!

480855750   Russian SKS 7.62x39 CDI Import Safe Queen C&R $499   2   $499.00    1950   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ЮM1114   Not much to say about the gun, but dang I like this seller.  Putting a "Yes I will ship to CA/ Yes I will accept your C&R" right up top of the ad is pretty awesome in my book!

480863480   Russian SKS   1   $500.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Heavy Refurbished   Good   Uncertain   No surprise this one didn't hit the $550 BIN with those photos.  Terrible.

480888889   1955 Tula Russian SKS EXCLNT Matching saiga svt   27   $640.00    1955   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   PK1574   Only reason I gave it a heavy refurb instead of light was the grinding and force matching on the bolt and carrier.  I don't know many collectors who would make a gun like this more than a placeholder until a better gun came along.

480975318   Tula Arsenal Russian SKS 7.62x39 1953 Century Arms   10   $490.55    Uncertain   Uncertain   Bubba   Good   Uncertain   This gun is fishy, exact same gun with exact same listing sold for $40 more on the 18th.  Something not quite right with Red's Trading Post.

481041781   Russian SKS 1950 Tula Hardwood Stock   3   $420.00    1950   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Fair   ЮP278   This one is a classic example of a BBQ refurb.  Someone got a shooter for a great price.

481205387   Russian SKS 20" 7.62X39 Semi Auto Rifle. Layaway!   4   $520.00    1954   Tula   Bubba   Good   ИB1455   Too bad about that banana mag. Nice gun otherwise.

481768757   Tula SKS-45 Matching SKS Collector 1952 Unissued Molot Izhmash Izhevsk   1   $500.00    1952   Tula   As-Issued   Very Good   CO1431   Dang, another screaming deal here.  What's with you guys!?

481906113   Tula Arsenal Russian SKS 7.62x39 1953 Century Arms   9   $530.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Bubba   Good   Uncertain   This gun is fishy, exact same gun with exact same listing sold for $40 less on the 13th.  Something not quite right with Red's Trading Post.

481906283   1951 Russian SKS TULA, Beautiful Condition!!   3   $480.00    1951   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   KЮ2628   Heavy BBQ refurb here.  Stock sheen looks off to me.

481933005   Russian SKS Tula Unfired since Import All Matching   1   $549.00    1957   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Very Good   BK1408_И   Darn nice looking, even if it is a refurb.

482124265   Russian SKS   6   $405.00    1957   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   Uncertain   Certainly looks like a BBQ gun that is no longer a BBQ gun to me.  Metal has that look of being bead blasted/chemically stripped.  Would have liked to have seen some more detail on this one.

482126141   Superb Russian Tula 1953 SKS all original unfired not re-arsenalled or rebuilt, pristine condition   1   $975.00    1953   Tula   As-Issued   Very Good   KT3950   Pretty gun, I'll give him that.  10 bills pretty?  Not 100% certain.

482187175   Russian SKS 7.62X39 All Correct Numbers 7.62 x 39   2   $504.95    1954   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   KA356   Laminated stock sold the gun.  Otherwise it could have just been a $400 shooter.

482499852   Russian SKS   13   $520.51    1952   Tula   Bubba   Fair   MO1810   Bubba got to this stock with his grandiose burned-in camouflage tiger stripe pattern attempt.

482671435   Russian Tula SKS 1951 #s Match Excellent Cond.   14   $599.00    1951   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ИЮ44   I love this S/N.  Man this gun has more BBQ paint on it than I think I've ever seen.

482680798   Russian Tula SKS 1950 #s Match Excellent Cond.   10   $599.00    1950   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ПK1834   Pretty cool that the refurb mark on this one looks to have been stamped after the paint.  Nice transitional '50 bolt on it too.

483042629   1952 Russian SKS - Unissued - TULA Built Unfired condition - Numbers Matching - ALL Correct   30   $570.00    1952   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   ЗИ1545   Interesting features on this gun.  All very late minus the gas tube latch.

483070609   Russian 1954R SKS Matching # Unfired Price lowered   1   $600.00    1954   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   BK5266   Not going to win any beauty contests, but it's a pretty good shooter I bet.

483070770   Russian SKS 7.62x39 matching number   2   $380.00    1957   Tula   Light Refurbished   Fair   УA7551_И?   Pretty sure this is a И Letter gun.  The seller could have gotten $200 more if they had put a decent spread of photos in with this listing.  Horsetrash award right here, and it cost him.

483441327   Russian SKS 7.62x39 sporter   1   $400.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Bubba   Fair   BЛ3565   I've got this gun in my records before.  Maybe someone had buyers remorse.  Sure is a monstrosity.

483497958   Russian SKS "1955" In As New Condition.   1   $499.00    1955   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   OП5675   Decent looking refurb with a black bayo.

483540051   NHM Russian SKS, 7.62x39, 20", w/sling, NICE/NR   10   $315.00    1950   Tula   Bubba   Fair   TИ1685   

483589835   Russian SKS 7.62x39caliber numbers match 1950   3   $500.00    1950   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ФP2279   Not a bad looking shooter here.  Still not fussy about that wood color no matter how many times I see it.

483706078   Chinese Type 56 SKS 7.62x39 Rifle   11   $425.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Heavy Refurbished   Fair   EГ1746   Russian sneak!

483725100   Russian SKS   4   $415.00    1951   Tula   Light Refurbished   Fair   ГЛ2675   Ok looking gun.  Nothing really special about it though.

483869049   Tula (Russian) SKS-45 SKS 7.62X39 Never Issued   28   $755.00    1953   Tula   Light Refurbished   Very Good   BE3803   Sorry Gunslinger, that stock's been both sanded and restamped.  'Not-issued' is a pretty balsy claim.  Large circle 33 is a known repair arsenal according to the .ru guys.  Not worth $7 bills, but still a nice gun.

484228076   Authentic Russian SKS KBI numbers match 3 magazine   6   $455.00    1957   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Fair   AP4657_И   Ridden hard, put away wet.

484262913   RUSSIAN SKS UNFIRED IN BOX WERY NICE   3   $460.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Uncertain   Uncertain   Uncertain   Wow, 11 pictures and I don't know anything about this gun except it has a non painted bolt and looks to be a '50 model (maybe) 

484268173   Russian SKS WITH EXTRAS   1   $550.00    1950   Tula   Bubba   Good   УH643   Putting a Chinese spike bayo on a Russian gun is kind of like flying a Canadian flag in front of the White House is it not?

484394897   Awesome MINT Russian SKS 7.62X39   13   $575.00    1951   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   MП889   Pretty decent heavy refurb '51.  Laminate stock isn't gorgeous, but it dresses things up nicely.

484398063   RUSSIAN SKS 7.62X39   1   $450.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Light Refurbished   Fair   Uncertain   If I had to guess on this one, I'd say it's a letter gun. Obvious refurb mark on the blank receiver cover.  Stock is nice though…might be an original stock.

484406748   Tula Russian SKS Matching Numbers 7.62x39   1   $399.99    Uncertain   Uncertain   Bubba   Good   BB7144   Don't see too many double letter prefixes in the Russian SKS world.  This is only the second I've ever seen.  There must be more though eh?  Wish I knew the date.

484487416   TULA 7.62x39 SKS with collapsable stock 5 RD mag   1   $319.00    1954   Tula   Bubba   Good   HC5478   Too bad about the combat exchange stock. 

484679195   Russian SKS NOT Arsenal Refurbished Tula AK   1   $900.00    1954   Tula   As-Issued   Very Good   ГT5952   Failed to sell at least once before, someone hit the BIN this time around.  Nice looking gun, bit pricey for my tastes.

484734679   1951 Russian SkS w/ Bayonett & Folding Stock   20   $295.00    1951   Tula   Bubba   Good   Uncertain   This was probably a really nice little gun before Bubba 'improved' it.

484753980   Tula SKS 7.62x39 Russian 1954 Matching cai import   18   $530.00    1954   Tula   As-Issued   Very Good   ГT7055   Someone absolutely stole this one.  Awesome photos presentation by the seller and it still didn't break 6 bills.  You guys were asleep at the wheel for this one!

484789793   CAI Russian SKS 7.62X39 Semi Automatic Rifle   17   $363.00    1953   Tula   Bubba   Fair   MT3993   I don't get why Bubba leaves the bayonet on rifles where the stock clearly doesn't accommodate it?  Looks like hell.

484929628   RARE Russian SKS 7.62X39 Rifle 762 Matching #'s NR   25   $605.00    1951   Tula   As-Issued   Good   BK5266   Looks like the real deal to me.  The shellac is certainly red when seen in the right light.

485132575   1954 Russian Izhevsk un-refurbished SKS.   1   $750.00    1954   Izhevsk   As-Issued   Good   П978_Д   It is a real shame about that stock…  This one lasted in his collection, what, 2 weeks?

485490694   Russian SKS 1953 - Near Mint!   1   $575.00    1953   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   ЛH796   Ok looking gun.  I'm not a huge fan of that stock coloration though.

485660156   RUSSIAN SKS SEMI AUTO RIFLE-EXCELLENT-TULA 1950   3   $450.00    1950   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   KB1676   I'll take buddy's word about the S/N.  Photos are so horsetrashy (not a word) that I give up.

[Loose}{Cannon]

Lots of action on the bidding of that gun...   Me thinks thats just what the market says its worth. 

484753980   Tula SKS 7.62x39 Russian 1954 Matching cai import   18   $530.00    1954   Tula   As-Issued   Very Good   ГT7055   Someone absolutely stole this one.  Awesome photos presentation by the seller and it still didn't break 6 bills.  You guys were asleep at the wheel for this one

[running-man]

Could be.  I count 9 separate bidders there.  Just seems cheap compared to the low end stuff running $450+.  I don't see why such a premium is given for low end Russian stuff just because it's 'Russian'.  I blame snobbish collectors!

Take this one for example:

484268173   Russian SKS WITH EXTRAS   1   $550.00    1950   Tula   Bubba   Good   УH643   Putting a Chinese spike bayo on a Russian gun is kind of like flying a Canadian flag in front of the White House is it not?

$20 more than the as-issued gun we're talking about?  Extra stock and magazines are great, but there's no way they are worth the difference between those two guns, no way!

[Loose}{Cannon]

But....  It has extras that cost the owner some coin.