GB listings for August, 2016 - Russian

[running-man]

A very impressive 52 Russians on Gunbroker this month. 

Lowest Sale Price: $340.00
Avg. Sale Price: $563.03
Highest Sale Price: $850.00
Tula Avg. Price: $572.87
Izhevsk Avg. Price: $675.00
As-Issued Avg. Price: $610.00

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

If you have an objection or observation to add to anything I've listed, by all means call it out.  Let's look at it long and hard (I only look at each listing for a minute or two at most) and maybe everyone can learn a thing or two! 

-RM


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

576507888   Russian Tula 1953 SKS Non-Rebuild, # Matching   4   $600.00    1953   Tula   As-Issued   Good   OИ3306   Excellent specimen.  Quite a steal at this price.  Seller should have not been so tight with the $$ and added additional inline auction photos instead of a dropbox link, may have been the difference between $600 and $800 as the selling price.

576530102   Tula Russian SKS 1954R UNISSUED #s match $99 NR   17   $755.00    1954   Tula   As-Issued   Good   KП4852   Nice enough gun.  The close up of the stock really makes it look plain though.  Gold chromate bayonet on this one may not have been on any original '54, but we simply don't know enough to make that call.

575903882   Russian SKS 1955   2   $595.00    1954   Tula   As-Issued   Fair   KИ2080   Condition dropped this one down quite a bit.

580815050   Russian SKS 7.62x39 original 1954 matching numbers   1   $575.00    1954   Tula   As-Issued   Good   ГT2357   Pretty '54, I'm surprised it went for less than the KИ2080 auction as it's in much better shape.

578516556   Genuine 1954 Russian Tula SKS   1   $524.99    1954   Tula   As-Issued   Good   KИ2275   Photos are dark and small, but with the original box, I'm surprised it didn't go higher.

576474106   Soviet Russian SKS Rifle 1952 Tula   9   $340.00    1952   Tula   Bubba   Fair   MИ638   How do you turn a $600 gun into a $340 one?  This.

577500845   Russian "Tula" SKS 7.62x39mm C.A.I. Import Used NR   19   $345.00    1954   Tula   Bubba   Fair   Uncertain   

577669680   Russian SKS - Just a Gun C&R Good   4   $585.00    1955   Tula   Bubba   Fair   OЛ7110   

578753230   RUSSIAN-SOVIET SKS-COLD WAR ERA, 7.62X39MM MINT!   2   $529.00    1957   Tula   Bubba   Good   BH5531_И   

574340057   Russian SKS Rifle 7.62x39 Red Star scope BEAUTIFUL This ain't no Norinco! Authentic RUSSIAN SKS   33   $600.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Bubba   Uncertain   Uncertain   

579984638   Russian SKS and 1400 Rounds of Ammo russian, sks , ammunition, ammo   1   $579.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Bubba   Uncertain   Uncertain   

576234679   Russian SKS-45   2   $550.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Bubba   Uncertain   EO194   

577287854   Russian SKS Rifle with Bull Pup Kit   1   $550.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Bubba   Uncertain   Uncertain   

576769547   SKS RUSSIAN,7.62X39 (TULA),LAMINATED STOCK,EXTRAS.   2   $495.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Bubba   Uncertain   Uncertain   H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!

579317040   RUSSIAN SKS 7.62x39MM   25   $375.01    Uncertain   Uncertain   Bubba   Fair   Uncertain   

576985615   RUSSIAN SKS 7.62x39MM   24   $351.02    Uncertain   Uncertain   Bubba   Fair   ГП2193   Not a pretty looker at all.

577721333   Russian SKS 7.62X39   4   $470.00    1950   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ДO1722   

580305176   Russian SKS   1   $350.00    1950   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   Uncertain   Transitional '50

572155447   Russian SKS (Tula) /w Bayonet 7.62x39 MATCHING #'s   32   $703.00    1951   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   KB4326   

576677705   Soviet Russian SKS 1952 - All Matching Numbers   14   $555.00    1951   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ГП4445   

578774950   Russian SKS 1953 laminate stock   2   $650.00    1953   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   OП6177   

577295301   RUSSIAN SKS 7.62X39 #8947   1   $550.00    1953   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   HE4152   

574816981   Russian SKS, 1954, Excellent Condition +Acces   22   $635.00    1954   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ЛB5054   

574829506   Russian SKS Tula 7.62x39 1954 Matching Unissued   19   $590.00    1954   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   AT7494   

580058071   Izhevsk SKS   1   $550.00    1954   Izhevsk   Heavy Refurbished   Fair   Uncertain   

574504792   1954 russian sks laminate   1   $525.00    1954   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ЗE6450   I don't love the mismatched handguard to stock.  Either go with both laminate or keep both hardwood.

575179689   Russian SKS - Tula Armory - 1954 - Matching #'s   14   $450.00    1954   Tula   Heavy Refurbished   Fair   ЛA284   

578559776   Quality Russian SKS 7.62x39 Unissued   1   $498.50    Uncertain   Uncertain   Heavy Refurbished   Good   Uncertain   

579467368   Russian SKS 7.62X39 Folding Bayonet, CAI Import   22   $485.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Heavy Refurbished   Good   ДM9   

572745878   Unfired C&R Russian 1950 Tula SKS , No Reserve w/ Original Sling, Matching #s, SVT, M44, M91, NR   15   $555.00    1950   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   ФB2622   Nice enough gun.  I'm a bit bummed they didn't show the actually receiver S/N stamping though.

573429108   SOVIET, RUSSIAN SKS 7.62X39 TULA 1951   7   $585.00    1951   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   Uncertain   H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!

578263759   Russian SKS 7.62x39 Tula Arsenal   2   $430.00    1951   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   PA2165   

573841811   Russian Tula SKS 1952 #s Matching Excellent Famous Featured in the book "The SKS Carbine (CKC45g)"   11   $755.00    1952   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   ГO3292   

575886023   Russian SKS 1952 Tula All Matching NO Reserve!   10   $600.00    1952   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   OA591   

574239005   Russian SKS 1952 Tula Light Refurb   1   $525.00    1952   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   MГ1412   

577575990   RUSSIAN SKS TULA 1953   2   $850.00    1953   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   MT5571   

574787444   Ruusian Soviet SKS Tula 1953 Rifle MINT   1   $499.95    1953   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   PИ738   This one has gone through the cycle once before.

575630847   Russian KBI Import SKS 7.62x39 20" 69009   1   $499.95    1953   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   OB3513   

577559730   Russian SKS 1954 Izhevsk - Original Matching Hard To Find In This Condition - Not A Refurb!   1   $825.00    1954   Izhevsk   Light Refurbished   Good   HM667   

578526672   Russian SKS-45 IZHEVSK 1954 100% MATCHING! RARE! EXCELLENT LOW SER# PERFECT COLLECTORS RIFLE!   1   $650.00    1954   Izhevsk   Light Refurbished   Good   C553_И   Mismatching magazine really seems to have dinged this one.

579395791   Russian SKS Super Clean 762x39   22   $500.00    1954   Tula   Light Refurbished   Uncertain   Uncertain   

575400895   Rare Russian 1956 SKS letter gun Tula   1   $550.00    1956   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   TB1323_Д   

575169435   RUSSIAN SKS 762 X 39   5   $465.00    1956   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   Uncertain   

579410870   Russian tula sks   1   $455.00    1956   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   HM2230_Д   

575411772   1957 Letter Series Late Russian SKS Rifle   2   $550.00    1957   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   TP2964_И   Not a bad gun for the money I suppose.  Photos are a bit dark to see anything other than glaring issues though.

577417112   Russian SKS New, Unissued, Possibly Unfired. Free shipping. C&R FFL OK.   4   $775.00    1958   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   ФO6048_K   

575857947   Russian SKS Rifle Matching Very Good   1   $715.00    1958   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   PИ3458_K   

576097654   Tula 1953 SKS   14   $561.99    1952   Tula   Uncertain   Uncertain   Uncertain   Horsetrash, Horsetrash, Horsetrash.

574636315   Rare As Issued Russian SKS Unfired NIB Collector 2 Don't Miss The Best SKS on Gun Broker, See It Now!   9   $770.00    1954   Tula   Uncertain   Good   Uncertain   

576151968   RUSSIAN- SKS-45 100% MATCHING-TULA-1957 – RARE RUSSIAN- SKS-45 100% MATCHING-TULA-1957 - RARE   7   $800.00    1957   Tula   Uncertain   Good   CB8794_И   

580363811   Russian SKS, 1952, Like New   2   $550.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Uncertain   Good   TC874   

576272421   Russian SKS Used GC, all matching numbers, 7.62x39   2   $450.00    Uncertain   Uncertain   Uncertain   Uncertain   Uncertain   H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!

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575169435   RUSSIAN SKS 762 X 39   5   $465.00    1956   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   Uncertain

This is one I picked up.  It is a matching (except for replaced stock) 1956 Tula letter gun.  Bore is in very good condition; original finish about 95%--very nice bluing including bayonet.  Some of the deep red shellac has been chipped off in 2 small areas on handguard.  SN#  НА 2387 Д.  With better write up and clearer pictures, this could easily have fetched 2-3 more Benjamins.

[running-man]

575169435   RUSSIAN SKS 762 X 39   5   $465.00    1956   Tula   Light Refurbished   Good   Uncertain

This is one I picked up.  It is a matching (except for replaced stock) 1956 Tula letter gun.  Bore is in very good condition; original finish about 95%--very nice bluing including bayonet.  Some of the deep red shellac has been chipped off in 2 small areas on handguard.  SN#  НА 2387 Д.  With better write up and clearer pictures, this could easily have fetched 2-3 more Benjamins.

Nice.  I knew it was a '56/Д suffix gun, but just couldn't make out anything else.  Now that you've mentioned you bought it, P32 is going to want photos!   

[Phosphorus32]

Now that you've mentioned you bought it, P32 is going to want photos! 

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