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[Boris Badinov]

I forgot to say:

For a standard surplus sks you got a great deal.

The non-import stamp is just icing on the cake.

Nice catch, and congrats!

[JesseSks]

I forgot to say:

For a standard surplus sks you got a great deal.

The non-import stamp is just icing on the cake.

Nice catch, and congrats!

Thanks Boris! I was very surprised i was the only bidder

[owenj492]

You did get lucky, sometimes people don't bid on great deals on GB, couple years ago I won a SKS Cowboy Companion with it's original type 89 scope mount in a plastic stock for $445, still have it, but I found the correct stock and handguard for it also.

[Boris Badinov]

Thanks Boris! I was very surprised i was the only bidder

It happens.

I imagine there's a bit of Type56 fatigue with all of the recent imports. And possibly a bit of post-Christmas bank account fatigue. Couple those with a lot of folks not knowing what they're passing up when they come across it. And also a bit of luck.

I've had similar luck a few times. The best being an all matching 1969 Albanian, that I acquired with an opening bid of $599.

[JesseSks]

You did get lucky, sometimes people don't bid on great deals on GB, couple years ago I won a SKS Cowboy Companion with it's original type 89 scope mount in a plastic stock for $445, still have it, but I found the correct stock and handguard for it also.

nice!

[owenj492]

That scope mount alone is worth the $445. They are rare find.

http://chinesesks.weebly.com/navy-smr.html

[JesseSks]

My rifle was delivered today. Here is some pics before i cleaned it up a bit. Cant find a import stamp anywhere as the seller described.






























































































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[astronut]

What is up with the gloves?  Afraid to get your hands soiled?   

[JesseSks]

What is up with the gloves?  Afraid to get your hands soiled?   

was cleaning about to clean this and another rifle. Yes i wear gloves when cleaning my guns. After 20 years as a house painter and washing my hands with paint thinner and kerosene I figured Ive absorbed  enough chemicals in my time.

[astronut]

What is up with the gloves?  Afraid to get your hands soiled?   

was cleaning about to clean this and another rifle. Yes i wear gloves when cleaning my guns. After 20 years as a house painter and washing my hands with paint thinner and kerosene I figured Ive absorbed  enough chemicals in my time.

Are you aware of how many chemicals those gloves contain that you are absorbing while you are wearing them?  Are you from Comiefornia where everything there causes cancer? 

[JesseSks]

What is up with the gloves?  Afraid to get your hands soiled?   

was cleaning about to clean this and another rifle. Yes i wear gloves when cleaning my guns. After 20 years as a house painter and washing my hands with paint thinner and kerosene I figured Ive absorbed  enough chemicals in my time.

Are you aware of how many chemicals those gloves contain that you are absorbing while you are wearing them?  Are you from Comiefornia where everything there causes cancer? 

no in not from Comiefornia. The post is about the rifle not the gloves.

[astronut]

What is up with the gloves?  Afraid to get your hands soiled?   

was cleaning about to clean this and another rifle. Yes i wear gloves when cleaning my guns. After 20 years as a house painter and washing my hands with paint thinner and kerosene I figured Ive absorbed  enough chemicals in my time.

Are you aware of how many chemicals those gloves contain that you are absorbing while you are wearing them?  Are you from Comiefornia where everything there causes cancer? 

no in not from Comiefornia. The post is about the rifle not the gloves.

Point taken, was just wondering. 

[Randy]

In some pictures the metal is white, in others they're nicely blued. Are you stripping all that loveliness down to bare metal?

I think that stock is awesome! Great grain and nicely 'used'!

[JesseSks]

In some pictures the metal is white, in others they're nicely blued. Are you stripping all that loveliness down to bare metal?

I think that stock is awesome! Great grain and nicely 'used'!

thanks man. Yeah it just the lighting the blueing is nice under the stock line and under the hand guard. The rest is definitely weathered but its there. I would never strip anything cleaned and oiled her up a bit

[Bacarnal]

I've noticed the dark and light colors on several worn covers I've seen now, including this one.  It looks like the front and back are annealed (hence the darker color) like they did with the back of the M1 Garand receivers at one point.  Possibly the tempering process made the covers hard, but they wanted either end to be more ductile, so they dunked the ends in lead to draw the temper back.  Interesting.  Nice weapon with good character.  Cheers, Bruce.

[JesseSks]

I've noticed the dark and light colors on several worn covers I've seen now, including this one.  It looks like the front and back are annealed (hence the darker color) like they did with the back of the M1 Garand receivers at one point.  Possibly the tempering process made the covers hard, but they wanted either end to be more ductile, so they dunked the ends in lead to draw the temper back.  Interesting.  Nice weapon with good character.  Cheers, Bruce.

very interesting. Thanks Bruce!

[JesseSks]

Anyone notice the odd cleaning kit. Ive done a bit of research and it seem to be a North Korean kit? Anyone have any more info?

[jmaurer]

Kalashnikov variant cleaning kit?

[JesseSks]

Kalashnikov variant cleaning kit?

oh possibly i do a little more research

[Larry D.]

Kalashnikov variant cleaning kit?

That's what I was thinking.

The guys over on the AKFiles would likely ID it fairly quickly.