Help identifying my SKS

[GT_80]

That’s the crossbolt from my jungle stock. This stock didn’t have one when I got it. You’re sharp though 👍🏻

[GT_80]

Yup, it's a Chinese in a Russian stock, but they are both built to SKS-45 specifications so it works perfectly, as you found. I think it looks good! 

The Russians were the only manufacturer of the SKS to use Cyrillic serial number blocks. The Yugoslavians chose to use the Roman alphabet and none of the other countries speak the Slavic language group, so never use the Cyrillic alphabet.

Thanks! I know it’s not original, but I like this stock better than the jungle stock, and I like that it looks like a Russian SKS. I’m a sucker for Mosins, and this stock has a more mosin look to it. It’s tough to find a Chinese wood stock with the correct cross bolt placement and the blade bayonet lug, so this is the next best thing. Also, I like that even know the serial number has two Cyrillic letters, it’s not far off from my gun serial, and the upside down “U” on the stock matches the rear sight leaf, so it looks like it could have been some weird cross year / country model, even though I put it together.

[echo1]

Interesting, non-stnadard crossbolt.
Anyone seen this variation before?
Can you post some pics of the crossbolt inside the stock?

I have a couple of stocks with that bolt (wood & glass), and a couple in my spares heap. The threaded side can have be "flat"  versus curved profile and are finished a little more coarse. Other than that, they appear the same demensionally. PAX

[Matchka]

Nice one! I'll bet that the crossbolt was a 'non-standard' arsenal replacement for a parts inventory shortage.