56 hardwood

[jstin2]

Here is another SKS oddball. It has a black bayonet, stock is stamped different(??) and an early design magazine but with the proper S/N. All S/Ns are matching. I have seen black bayonets on some carbines sold at Cabelas but the early magazine is puzzling. Did they find a unstamped early magazine and put S/N on it? Mag does not look scrubbed. Magazine is internally pinned to 5 rounds.

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[Loose}{Cannon]

You mean a t45...

Yes, there were black bayos.  Commonly thought to be result of refurb. 

[Justin Hell]

You mean a t45...

Yes, there were black bayos.  Commonly thought to be result of refurb.

I think he means it is a 1956 Russian.

Correct me if I am wrong, but are there not two types of black bayonet, one that has a deep shiny bluing...more like a black chrome...and others that appear to be painted black. The painted black ones would seem likely to be refurbished, nicked up blasted grey bayonets...but the 'black chrome' ones appear to have been like that in the first place.   Most I have seen appear to be the painted type, few and far between the shiny ones show up....but much less frequently.   Many of the painted ones have nicks where the blade meets the stock ferrule....something that doesn't seem possible with the black chromed ones.

[carls sks]

very cool, never saw one. thanks for sharing. 

[running-man]

That's a Westrifle 'custom original' stock.  You can usually spot those from a mile away they are so different from your typical as-issued or refurb stocks.  The mag stamping looks suspect to me.  With Westrifle, who knows?  Nice gun all in all though. 

[jstin2]

running-man, I have to agree with you about the stock. It looked suspect to me also. No cartouches on stock along with the way it was finished around S/N. The early magazine also stumped me.

[Loose}{Cannon]

I think he means it is a 1956 Russian.

Ah,   yes