A decent 42 SKS45s this time around. $300.00 low, $914.99 high, $757.50 avg.
Please feel free to post up any feedback (good or bad) to any one these entries.
If you have an objection or observation to add to anything I've listed, by all means call it out. Let's all look at it long and hard (I only look at each listing for a minute or two at most, I miss things all the time and as I continually try to remind people: we simply don't have all the answers, no matter how good we'd like to think we are) and maybe everyone can learn a thing or two including me! thumb1
-RM
Item Link Description # Bids Final Price Year Arsenal Condition Current Condition RM's Notes
529238994 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529238994) Romanian Type 56 SKS 7.62 x 39 Rifle Used 1 $580.00 1958 Bubba Fair Does this banana magazine make me look fat?
530270319 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530270319) Norinco SKS Semi-Auto Rifle 7.62x39 24 $355.00 1960 As-Issued Poor What part of this gun is "Norinco" exactly? I will say that it is God awful ugly.
531439249 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531439249) Romanian SKS 7.62x39mm Matching In Box CAI 56 37 $670.00 1960 Refurbished Good That stock is iffy to me. I can't give this one a pass, that number is stamped so poorly I can't help but think this is a replacement stock. Maybe not, I've been wrong many times before, but for almost 7 Benjamins I want a pristine Romy, not an iffy one with 10 blurry photos and a box.
531464593 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531464593) Romanian SKS Very Good Condition 9 $371.77 1958 Bubba Good Another one with what looks like a refinished stock. These DE prefixes are interesting, the sub 2000 ones fall in '57 while the higher number ones like this 488x gun fall in '58. I wonder if they transitioned the year during the run of this prefix.
531989159 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531989159) Romanian SKS NOT Russian Yugo Chinese Albanian 1 $435.00 1960 Refurbished Good Nice gun here, looks like it still has a sheen of cosmo on the stock too. Too bad about the mismatch stock, but it's not a bad deal at $435.
533013089 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=533013089) Romanian SKS rifle1960 type 56 1 $430.00 1960 Bubba Good Real shame about the stock on this one. You can even see where the sander took off the top of the left crossbolt head. Too bad. Could have been a real home run gun here. Ahh well, what can you do?
Item Link Description # Bids Final Price Year Arsenal Arsenal Condition Current Condition S/N RM's Notes
521861628 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=521861628) 1954 r Russia SKS-45 KBI,INC 1 $550.00 1954 Tula As-Issued Good HC448 Nice gun with an absolutely horrible presentation. This could easily be a $700 gun if the listing wasn't horsetrashy.
525960745 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=525960745) Russian Tula SKS 1952 Matching Excellent No Res! 14 $655.00 1952 Tula Light Refurbished Good MO1507 This is actually a pretty nice little carbine. Seller may have embellished the description a bit, but I dig the MO prefix on the S/N.
526330675 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=526330675) Russian SKS 7.62x39 1 $399.00 Uncertain Uncertain Bubba Fair Uncertain This bubba wont ever go back to stock w/o some major effort.
527100087 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527100087) Russian Tula SKS Late Production Letter Gun 7 $600.00 1957 Tula Light Refurbished Good AT3485_И Here's one replacement stock that retained the almost red color instead of going full-tilt blonde. Nice gun.
527166806 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527166806) CHINESE TYPE 56, SKS, 762x39, BLADE BAYONET, C&R 14 $455.00 1957 Tula Light Refurbished Good AO2820_И This one almost slipped through as it was listed as a Chinese gun. Decent looking letter suffix gun with a horizontal numbered replacement stock.
527246110 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527246110) Tula 1954 Russian SKS 1 $650.00 1954 Tula As-Issued Very Good AH2961 I think this one could have gone higher with some brighter photos. As it is, quite a nice looker at a very reasonable price.
527518270 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527518270) Russian SKS Tula (ALL MATCHING) (NO RESERVE) 3 $460.00 1952 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good BЛ1582 I wonder if the AK rear sight ladder & slider came on the gun or if Bubba added it? On a Chinese gun I wouldn't hesitate to believe it was put there during refurb, but I've never seen a Russian out of the crate with one of these...
527626433 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=527626433) Russian Tula SKS 1952R UNFIRED!! #'s Matching NR 11 $675.00 Uncertain Uncertain Light Refurbished Good Uncertain "I laugh when I see listings like this:
""Russian Tula SKS 1952R unfired and numbers matching. Very rare to find a Russian Tula in this condition. Great for any collection!!! 63 year old rifle in NEW condition.
[Information added 12/3/2015 10:20:20 PM]
This is rearsenalled.""
Man going from ""unfired"" to ""rearsenalled"" in record time there! Horsetrash listing..."
528104862 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528104862) Russian SKS Rifle Tula 1954 18 $487.00 1954 Tula Light Refurbished Good ЛA5800 For some reason, I just love nice round S/N's like this one. The stamping just looks sharp and clean. This seller was nice and honest too, calling out the mismatch gas tube.
528191653 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528191653) RUSSIAN TULA SKS 7.62 X 39 1953r 2 $435.00 1953 Tula Light Refurbished Good ЛH3961 15 photos that really don't show all that much. My opinion is this gun got a low price because of the presentation rather than anything really lacking in the gun itself.
528227923 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528227923) Russian SKS - 1954 Tula, Numbers Match, Excellent! 1 $699.00 1954 Tula Bubba Very Good ЛП5010 Heck of a reach for someone on this one in my opinion. I know the wood stock looks pretty nice, but this gun is in a Tapco stock, with a Tapco handguard. The chances of reusing the handguard rivet a third time are pretty remote. The chances of buggering up the handguard ferrule on the other hand are pretty high. If you're going to spend this kind of money, why not just buy an as-issued '54?
528232557 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528232557) Russian SKS Tula Nice 7.62x39 (CAI) 1953 4 $395.00 1953 Tula Bubba Fair ЛA1388 Missing bayo really hurt the allure of this one. That and the bluing certainly leaves much to be desired. Still, it's a genuine Russian SKS-45 and 4 Benjamins isn't bad at all.
528303778 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528303778) RUSSIAN SKS - MATCHING NUMBERS 14 $391.00 Uncertain Tula Uncertain Good ПP3055 Kind of surprising this one went so low. Auction isn't great, but it's not sub $400 bad. Not really that bad a light refurb, heck it could even be an as-issued gun. This is the kind of gun to take a flyer on. At this price, even if it turns out to be a goat, you won't lose your money.
528348627 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528348627) Russian Tula SKS Unissued | Unrefinished | 1954 True Collectors Piece | Never Issued or Refinished 8 $715.00 1954 Tula Uncertain Uncertain ГT2475? Horsetrash, Horsetrash, Horsetrash!!! I sure as heck hope the buyer get additional detailed photos of this one! This seller is PRECISELY the reason I detest the terms 'unfired', 'unissued', and 'unrefurbished'. Like they (or *anyone*) is good enough to know every last detail of the 60 year life of a Russian SKS45. The hubris is unbelievable!!!
528463676 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528463676) SKS Russian manufacture, in excellent condition 2 $525.00 1950 Tula Bubba Fair Uncertain With all that camo, you can't even see the gun!! :)
528745514 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528745514) Russian Tula SKS 1955 #s Match 7.62x39 Nice Bore 13 $670.00 1955 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good CM3039 Neat little '55 here. Kind of high for a heavy 'furb, but sometimes you just need to fill a hole in the collection.
528825724 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=528825724) Russian SKS 7.62 x 39 All Matching Numbers 1 $601.00 1953 Tula Light Refurbished Good ЗE16 Neat serial number on this one. Not sure it warrants 6 Benjamins though.
529062429 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529062429) Russian Tula SKS (1950) 7.62x39 11 $575.00 1950 Tula Light Refurbished Good ФЮ1177 That stock is simply not a pretty stock...
529213053 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529213053) Russian SKS Tula 1951 2 $525.00 1951 Tula Light Refurbished Good ИЮ1965 "Pretty clean gun here. Kind of a horsetrashy presentation with only 3 photos, but this gun isn't a total dog. One thing to note, seller says: ""I can end this auction any time I want even with bids."" Uhm, actually Gunbroker says no, you can't do that.
""A seller can only end an auction early if:
a) there is not a bid on the item
b) the highest bid does not meet the Reserve Price (if applicable)"""
529258965 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529258965) Russia SKS-45 KBI, Inc 7.62 x 39 1 $400.00 Uncertain Uncertain Bubba Fair ГP1453 Can't say much about this one. Only other ГP prefix I have are 1949 guns. This one is likely a '51.
529266539 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529266539) Russian SKS Izhmash Izzy rifle 7.62x39 excellent 32 $655.00 Uncertain Tula Light Refurbished Good HM1273 Ok, repeat after me guys: "An Izhevsk receiver cover does NOT make the gun Izhevsk made!!" Before getting hot to trot on a gun and screaming "Take my money please" at a seller, step back and look at the features of the gun. 45 degree gas block, check. Tall, early style receiver & RSB, check. Square eared solid bayo lug, check. No S/N visible on the receiver cover, check. Mismatched but certainly an Izhevsk S/N'd magazine, check. Hey wait a second, that S/N on the magazine looks familiar (http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Russian/1954_Izhevsk/481__magazine.jpg~original). This gun is a '50 or '51 Tula that likely has a mismatching (Б481_Ф) receiver cover that looks exactly like this (http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Russian/1954_Izhevsk/481__receiver_cover.jpg~original). Obviously a flipped gun. Guns like this take the newbie collectors for a ride all the time, be vigilant!
529669417 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529669417) RUSSIAN - SKS - CAL. 7.62X39 1 $300.00 Uncertain Uncertain Bubba Fair Uncertain Hard to even say with any amount of certainly that this one is indeed a Russian gun.
529677251 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529677251) C&R Russian 1951 Tula Arsenal SKS, No Reserve All Matching, Non Rearseled, Penny Start, NR, 7.62 20 $642.00 1951 Tula As-Issued Good OB5367 This is a really nice '51 Tula. Looks good to go to me!
529710702 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529710702) Russian Tula SKS 1950 #s Match Laminated Exc Cond. 8 $707.00 1950 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good ШK37 Wow 7 Benjamins for a heavy furb '50. Coincidentally, I have a light furb S/N ШK27 already in the database.
529711572 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529711572) Russian SKS 49/56 7.62x39 semi auto rifle 1 $550.00 1950 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good ЮB2908 Not a big fan of this gun.
529899488 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=529899488) Russian SKS 1952 7.62 x 39 New Condition 17 $480.00 1952 Tula Bubba Good HP3912 Not sure how that bipod mounts (looks easily removable). W/o it you have a nice heavy furb here.
530083692 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530083692) Tula Russian SKS 7.62X39 21 $600.00 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Good Uncertain Two man bidding war on this one. Not quite sure what they are seeing that I'm not though. This is a decent refurb, but I'd have stopped long before $600.
530392935 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530392935) Russian SKS 1952 all original & matching numbers 2 $695.00 1952 Tula Bubba Good HK5502 Why does this one get a bubba rating? Take a close look at photo 24. That looks like a stamped Chinese trigger group if you ask me. The next logical question is: Is a gun really "all matching" or "all original" when one of the parts clearly doesn't match? :) I think the seller took a few too many liberties on this one.
530523753 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530523753) russian sks 1952 minty w sling all matching 1 $599.99 1952 Tula As-Issued Very Good ЗM474 I'm calling this one an as-issued '52. It may have had some work done to it, but hell if I can tell what. Great discussion and much better photos from MEBears on this one here: https://clone.sks-files.com/index.php?topic=2008.0 This was an excellent purchase.
530709049 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530709049) Russian SKS 7.62x39 Like New In The Box ! 1950 9 $585.00 1950 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good ПM1589 Not a big fan of this gun at this price.
530782564 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530782564) Russian SKS 1951 serial numbers match 3 $460.00 1951 Tula Bubba Good AГ4563 Decent enough heavy refurb '51 here. 20 round magazine installed gives it a bubba rating, but that is the absolute easiest one to 'unbubba', esp. if the pictured original mag is original to the gun.
530934656 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=530934656) 1953 Russian SKS-Tula 10 $590.00 1953 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good OB2163 Disappointing horsetrash auction here. Really can't tell much about this one at all.
531013026 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531013026) Russian Tula SKS 7.62x39mm 8 $550.00 1952 Tula As-Issued Very Good ЮK2370 Even with a semi-horsetrashy auction with only 4 photos, I would have been all over this one @ $550 had I been in the market for an as-issued '52.
531246274 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531246274) Russian SKS 7.62X39 Matching 1954 1 $600.00 1954 Izhevsk As-Issued Very Good BH947 Photos on this one scared a good many away. More detailed photos show this was one heck of a steal: https://clone.sks-files.com/index.php?topic=2057.0
531325630 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531325630) Russian SKS Tula Nice 7.62x39 LOW RESERVE 4 $450.00 Uncertain Uncertain Bubba Fair Uncertain Horsetrash.
531638842 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531638842) SKS-45 Russian 7.62X39 LNIB 12 $655.02 1952 Tula Light Refurbished Good HT3188 This one generated a fair number of bids. Not a bad looker at all.
531954212 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=531954212) RARE 1951 RUSSIAN SKS LAMINATE STOCK MINTY! 16 $555.00 1951 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good ПH364 I'm surprised this one drew so many bids. It's a nice gun, but nothing spectacular.
532127608 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532127608) Russian SKS 1953 Tula 1 $525.00 1953 Tula Heavy Refurbished Fair ЛE4534 Not a big fan of this gun.
532639724 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532639724) Russian SKS 7.62x39 #'s Match not norinco chinese 1 $475.00 1956 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good HP4907_Д Here's a '56 with what I'd say is a no date Tula receiver cover. It'll be interesting to see if any as-issued HP prefixed guns turn up.
532755759 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532755759) Russian Tula SKS 7.62x39 Matching serial 4 $530.00 1956 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good HM2900_Д Here's a '56 letter Д gun with one of the darkest replacement laminate stocks I've ever seen. Reserve must have been $530 as this one failed to sell @ $525.
532809528 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532809528) Russian SKS Izhevsk Arsenal 762X39 rifle 1954 28 $914.99 1954 Izhevsk As-Issued Very Good П785_H Another really nice Izhevsk. I'm pretty surprised that it didn't top $1k. Great color on that stock!
532901511 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=532901511) Russian SKS/7.62x39 3 $474.13 1956 Tula Light Refurbished Good TP7340_Д "Undated, SKS, some people say this means late 1955's or 1956 MFG." Actually SKS-files.com says this is a 1956 SKS because of the feature-set and the Д suffix.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Auction_images/2015/201512_Russian.jpg~original)
532809528 Russian SKS Izhevsk Arsenal 762X39 rifle 1954
half diamond (D0) mark on receiver cover, please see the 4th photo from top.
I was surprised to see a '50 with the FU prefix 529062429. I have a '53 #FU162 so I guess the prefixes don't help identify the year.
Quote from: pcke2000 on January 10, 2016, 05:15:31 PM
532809528 Russian SKS Izhevsk Arsenal 762X39 rifle 1954
half diamond (D0) mark on receiver cover, please see the 4th photo from top.
I certainly overlooked that one. I think I was so enamored with the stock that I glossed right over it. It's funny, over at the 'other' boards, you'd have five guys vehemently stating that that is just a scratch on the receiver cover with another few claiming that the D0 isn't a refurb mark after all!
I think we have seen enough D0s that seem as-issued except for that one little mark that we can say this one is very likely one of them.
Nice work Joe. I just dropped by to see if your numbers jived with the $700 asking price I have on a 54 Izhevsk. It looks like an easy pass. I'm not sure about SKSs but many other collectibles seem to be selling cheaply at the moment.