GB listings for April, 2015 - Russian

[running-man]

I've changed things up a bit to clean things up this month.  Hopefully the fancy links will work.  I'm not going to release the PDF or images, but I will make the entire spreadsheet available in the Members Only area for those who want to download and putz around with it.

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

474246432   RUSSIAN SKS SEMI AUTO RIFLE-EXCELLENT-TULA 1952 ALL MATCHING NUMBERS-NICE MARKINGS-BEAUTIFUL   37   $2,629.00    1952   Tula   As-Issued   Very Good   CB1209   Grey upholstery guy (GUG) (hey anyone notice he's a top 25 seller?!)  Ok, this one *may* be the real deal.  The 3 stock detail photos give me major heebie jeebies though.  What are the chances that the arsenal cartouche and the acceptance cartouche both got struck with a non-perpendicular stamp like that?  Numbers on the stock are very dark in the valleys.  Like I said it could be legit, but there's no way in hell that this gun is worth 26 Benjamin's.  You're talking EG/NK money tight there.  Insanity!  Maybe someone is just messin' with GUG?

474724425   Russian SKS   26   $680.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ИA440   Again we have the stock selling the rifle.  Photos don't even show the year or arsenal!

474760089   RUSSIAN SKS 7.62 x 39   2   $400.00    Uncertain   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Fair   KБ5601   How hard is it to actually take a photo that is in focus?  C'mon man, we're talking hundreds of dollars here, not some $5 knick knack on eBay!

474994863   1954 Russian SKS TRUE UNISSUED STUNNING! Svt Unfired Museum Grade None Better! ak47 saiga m1   22   $1,325.00    1954   Tula   As-Issued   Very Good   AO1634   Pissing contest between two guys took it from $619.99 all the way to $1300, than a third guy came and sniped it for $1325.  This gun went for $700 more than it should have.  I'm not a fan of that color of stock….

475166245   RARE RUSSIAN SKS   4   $531.00    1954   Tula   Bubba   Very Good   KC3711   What a shame about that stock.  That would have been a nice gun….

475211526   Russian SKS 7.62x39mm   15   $460.00    1957   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   TB161_И   A nice stock really makes any ole' gun pop doesn’t it?  Stock is dinged and rough, otherwise this one would have gotten a VG rating.

475560447   Russian SKS   1   $475.00    1951   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   CO5287   Not a bad deal here.  Nice stock grain in that last photo.

475596986   Russian 1955 Tula SKS Matching Serials NICE   20   $812.00    1956   Tula   As-Issued   Very Good   KP1194_Д   KP prefix with a Д suffix.  You guys who have been following the Russian transitional posts I've done know exactly what this gun is….

475634623   All Matching Russian SKS   5   $466.00    1952   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   CP4383   All the info on this gun comes from the listing itself.  No photos show anything of real usefulness.

475735429   Russian Tula SKS Laminated Rifle 7.62x39   4   $675.00    1950   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Very Good   ДK3010   Laminate stock again sells a refurbed gun for far more than a comparable as-issued specimen went for this month.

475955038   As New Unfired Russian SKS Laminate Stock   8   $580.00    1950   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   AЮ1906   A bit pricey for a heavy shooter.  Laminated stock sold this gun.

476088828   KBI INC SKS 45 Semi Auto Rifle 7.62 x 39   1   $325.00    1953   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Fair   Unknown   This gun's seen quite a bit of use.  Shooter for certain.

476206381   RUSSIAN RIFLE SKS 1951 CAL. 7.62X39 WITH MOU   1   $350.00    1951   Tula   Bubba   Fair   Unknown   Meh, bubba ruined this one, not that it was much to start with.

476287158   1950 Tula Russian SKS with Laminated Stock   1   $470.00    1956   Tula   Bubba   Good   TM3876_Д   Pretty good deal for a heavy refurb with  techsights installed.  If not for the refinished stock, this one could be brought back to original condition w/o a ton of work.

476477224   Russian SKS Rifle 7.62x39 All Matching Dated 1953   1   $495.00    1953   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ФT3000   Interesting one, it's a CAI import but the S/N on the receiver is not translated.  I wonder how the FFL puts down the Ф in his bound book?

476534828   SKS,Russian Complete,Matching Numbers   1   $500.00    Uncertain   Tula   Uncertain   Uncertain   Unknown   How is it so hard to get an in focus photograph?!  The technology has been around since the late 1800's for jimmny's sake!  This one wins the "HORSETRASH auction of the month award".

476841707   SKS Russian   3   $550.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Uncertain   Good   PM5147   How did this gun get 3 bids?!  People either got extra information, or they just have balls of steel.  No way I'd even consider dangling 5 Benjamin's out there for this one…

477396697   Russian Tula 1953 SKS, 7.62x39mm, NR, Penny Start! All Matching, Not AK47, SVT, Yugo, Izhmash, G43   16   $415.80    1953   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Fair   BБ4711   Looks like someone tried to strip that receiver cover and then gave up 1/3 of the way through.  Looks horrible!

477531435   RUSSIAN SKS TULA Dated 1953 Caliber 762x39   12   $515.00    1953   Tula   Light Refurbished   Fair   ИП1919   Pretty rare to see pitting like this on a '92-'96 imported Russian.  The gun is in decent condition otherwise.

477577862   1954 Izhevsk SKS...No Reserve!   20   $470.00    1954   Izhevsk   Heavy Refurbished   Good   Б377_T   This one is a good one for the noobs to look at.  In as-issued condition, this gun would have brought $900+ I bet.  Mismatched stock and magazine cut that number in half.  Don't get excited and jump off the deep end when you see an Izhevsk Triangle…

477875638   Russian SKS 7.62x39mm Blue / Wood Must See!   24   $411.00    1956   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   KA2742_Д   Not a bad price for a letter Д gun in decent shape.

477893070   Russian SKS 7.62x39 C&R - KBI Import all matching   10   $510.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Heavy Refurbished   Good   HB1764   For all the photos of this one, I really can't tell too much about it.

477899896   RUSSIAN SKS SEMI AUTO RIFLE-TULA-MATCHING-EXC   18   $900.00    1958   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   TУ8228_K   Pissing contest between two guys took this one from $550 to $900.  This gun's got no business selling for $900.

478065640   Russian SKS Tula 1954 matching 7.62x39 nice   1   $575.00    1954   Tula   As-Issued   Good   ГE6776   I don't know if it was the rug in the background or the fact this guy called 1954 an 'uncommon' date, but people shied away from this one.  Too bad, this was one heck of a steal to the guy who did bid for it!

478076930   RUSSIAN SKS,,7.62X39,,   8   $465.00    1951   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ЛP2893?   Does this guy speak English? "THIS AUCTION HAD 1951 ON REC. COVER,THE DOSKOSPORT WILL AUCTION ENDS,RIFLE PASSES TEST,20 BARREL,,10 SHOT, ,,C&R
"THE IS THERE[2 JAGS]BUTTSTOCK."  What?!

478085232   Russian SKS 1953 Laminate Excellent C&R   1   $500.00    1957   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   TK2927_И   You're likely thinking, "What the hell RM, the receiver cover says 1953, and the seller says it's a 1953 gun in his listing!"  The И suffix trumps *everything*.  Also notice that the receiver cover top has clearly been scrubbed.  Things are not always what they seem at first blush!

478207502   Russian SKS Tula 1954 unfired since import   25   $650.00    1954   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ЗK4459   Once again a laminated stock sells a lesser gun for more than you could get the exact same as-issued version this month.

478577231   1951 Russian SKS, not re-arsenalled, original fine condition, top collector grade, 100% matching   7   $750.00    1951   Tula   As-Issued   Good   BЮ4483   Not a bad little gun here.  Stock kind of gives me the heebie-jeebies, but I've seen worse.

478652966   Russian 1957 Letter gun SKS imported matching Tula   1   $499.00    1957   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   AK6206_И   Not a bad shooter.  Pretty decent price for a gun that's basically refurbished to new working condition….

478708895   Russian Tula SKS 1950   10   $440.00    1950   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ПИ1834   Not a bad deal here.  Again, nice enough looking stock in the whole gun photo.

478755751   Russian SKS-45 7.62x39 All Matching Serial #'s   16   $430.00    1951   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ЛГ1385   I never thought I'd see the day where so many photos tell so little about the whole gun.  There is one photo of the gun in the stock and the rest are all piece parts.  It's got a pretty clear /1\ ex-DDR stamp.

478768658   RARE RUSSIAN SKS   4   $555.00    1950   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   ФK2115   Another gun where the stock helped the price out… Still a decent buy here for a refurb. 

478809400   Russian SKS 45 SKS-45 Carbine   6   $420.00    1956   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   PB2284_Д   Not surprising that this gun didn't sell for more.  The presentation leaves much to be desired.

479012122   Russian SKS Tula 7.62x39 Bayonet No Reserve!   19   $390.89    1950   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   TK1217   This gun has the look of really heavy use.  The paint is pretty thick on this one.

479017756   Russian SKS CCCP 7.62x39mm w/ scope   1   $399.99    Uncertain   Uncertain   Bubba   Fair   ИM2137   One of the cheapest Russians this month…Bubba knows why now.

479638244   Russian SKS All Matching Dated 1954   4   $620.00    1954   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   Unknown   Not  big fan of this one, especially at that price.  I guess someone had to have it but there were some much better refurbs out there this month.

479827949   RUSSIAN SKS TULA PENNY START,NO RESERVE   17   $440.01    1958   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Fair   TИ6782_K   It might be the original stock on this one, but man is it ugly.

480881799   1954 Tula SKS; excellent condition; FS with BIN   1   $450.00    1954   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ИЛ5360   Not a great photo presentation, but this looks like a decent shooter.  Not much love though, only one bid.

[MEBears]

Thanks R-M! I like the way you've done this, very easy to digest.

[red state]

Thanks again for all your hard work, running-man.

[Dannyboy53]

Thank you running-man.