Well my Monday night GunBroker search of "Russian 1953 SKS" worked well to find the title of this listing rofl It was accurate, but he could have said more ;)
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/560901616
I usually like to wait to post my own pics but I was excited about this light (plus) refurb, even with the strike over SN on the stock and the scrubbed and EP'd bolt and carrier.
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/1953%20Izhvesk%20Auction%20Pics/left%20full.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/1953%20Izhvesk%20Auction%20Pics/left%20full.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/1953%20Izhvesk%20Auction%20Pics/SN%20rec.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/1953%20Izhvesk%20Auction%20Pics/SN%20rec.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/1953%20Izhvesk%20Auction%20Pics/SN%20rec%20cover.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/1953%20Izhvesk%20Auction%20Pics/SN%20rec%20cover.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/1953%20Izhvesk%20Auction%20Pics/rec%20cover.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/1953%20Izhvesk%20Auction%20Pics/rec%20cover.jpg.html)
Nice snag!!! Great price too......now you have an Izhevsk!!
Quote from: CARBINE on June 01, 2016, 03:39:09 PM
Nice snag!!! Great price too......now you have an Izhevsk!!
Thanks! Yeah, I couldn't believe a '53 Izhevsk went that low. Missing key words, like "Izhevsk" doh1, and perhaps a Wednesday morning auction end ???, contributed to that dance2
I confess, I have a '54 Izhevsk in the SKS crate/locker too.
Nice find! They've had a few collectible ones on GB the past few months with terrible descriptions. They had a Yugo long barrel and M59 B barrel that went below market.
Quote from: MEBears on June 01, 2016, 05:30:37 PM
Nice find! They've had a few collectible ones on GB the past few months with terrible descriptions. They had a Yugo long barrel and M59 B barrel that went below market.
Thanks! Agreed; there have been some sleepers lately. I've had some good luck the last couple of weeks on GB after not buying anything off of the site for many, many months. I think my Romanian SKS was the last one before the VN Type 53 and this Izhevsk SKS.
clap1 I have yet to get my Russian and here you are grabbing up the goodies! Great score, its a beauty!
Quote from: Shotz90s on June 01, 2016, 09:44:53 PM
clap1 I have yet to get my Russian and here you are grabbing up the goodies! Great score, its a beauty!
Thanks man! It was just one of those things. Try a casual search on GB and find something I had to at least take a shot at. Lesson learned, it's kind of dangerous to do those "casual searches" rofl Sort of like walking into the gun shop just to look around ;)
It's a nice gun Jon at an excellent price! I looked in my records to see if I could verify that I could find a '53 ЛH prefixed gun.
While I found several '53's, my results were not quite what I had hoped to find:
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Russian/1953_Tula/H796_receiver.jpg)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Russian/1953_Tula/H1706_receiver.jpg)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Russian/1953_Tula/H3916_receiver.jpg)
Unfortunately, they are *all* '53 Tulas, not Izhevsks.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Russian/1953_Tula/H3961_receiver_cover_top.jpg)
Not to fret though, your gun is most certainly an Izhevsk, the 4 on the receiver is distinctly Izhevsk and the font has the correct wide aspect ratio. It's a darn nice looking one too! thumb1 Hopefully one day an as-issued '53 Izhevsk turns up with this prefix and we can put this one to rest 100%.
Nice snag!
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on June 01, 2016, 10:02:25 PM
Quote from: Shotz90s on June 01, 2016, 09:44:53 PM
clap1 I have yet to get my Russian and here you are grabbing up the goodies! Great score, its a beauty!
Thanks man! It was just one of those things. Try a casual search on GB and find something I had to at least take a shot at. Lesson learned, it's kind of dangerous to do those "casual searches" rofl Sort of like walking into the gun shop just to look around ;)
What is this "Just look around" you speak of LOL. chuckles1
Hey RM,
Yeah, I studied the numbers on the receiver and compared them to those in your Izhevsk numbers thread before I made a bid. I convinced myself that it was the real deal with the distinctive font for the 4 that Izhevsk used 8) :)
https://clone.sks-files.com/index.php?topic=2247.0
Awesome Jon! I'm glad that post helped you decide whether to pull the trigger or not on this one. clap1
Reminds me that I need to finish up the later Tulas... doh1
You dog! clap1
:o Way to go Phosphorus, you are lucky as a hen-house rat sir!! Beautiful carbine...congratulations clap1
congrats! that is a beauty, have fun with it. thumb1
Thanks guys! I'm looking forward to getting it in my hands next Friday, giving it a once over and taking better pictures :)
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on June 02, 2016, 03:01:55 PM
Thanks guys! I'm looking forward to getting it in my hands next Friday, giving it a once over and taking better pictures :)
Friday...huh..welp,
nea1
Nope, no way, fa-git-about-it bat1
The UPS man is Jimmy's.. I mean, after what you did, the mess you caused and all. Beware of the hotrod blown hillbilly pickup with lil Miss Katy blarring rofl2 rofl2
Quote from: Greasemonkey on June 02, 2016, 03:12:35 PM
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on June 02, 2016, 03:01:55 PM
Thanks guys! I'm looking forward to getting it in my hands next Friday, giving it a once over and taking better pictures :)
Friday...huh..welp,
nea1
Nope, no way, fa-git-about-it bat1
The UPS man is Jimmy's.. I mean, after what you did, the mess you caused and all. Beware of the hotrod blown hillbilly pickup with lil Miss Katy blarring rofl2 rofl2
Uh-oh nailbite1 ...Hmm... think1 I'll be having it held for pick up at the local UPS warehouse. Bring it on Jimmy assassin1 rofl
I'm only going to offer this once.... I'm willing to give you the chance to make $20.
Message me before I change my mind.
Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on June 02, 2016, 09:01:40 PM
I'm only going to offer this once.... I'm willing to give you the chance to make $20.
Message me before I change my mind.
$20!!!(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/USD20_MJackson.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/USD20_MJackson.jpg.html)
Uh, no, but thanks!
Gone all week on work travel. It was nice to come home and be able to pick up this from the UPS warehouse :)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/receiver%20cover.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/receiver%20cover.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/left%201%20full.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/left%201%20full.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/left%202%20rear.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/left%202%20rear.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/left%203%20mid.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/left%203%20mid.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/left%204%20front.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/left%204%20front.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/right%201%20full.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/right%201%20full.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/right%202%20rear.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/right%202%20rear.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/right%203%20mid.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/right%203%20mid.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/right%204%20front.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/right%204%20front.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/rear%20sight%20leaf.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/rear%20sight%20leaf.jpg.html)
SERIAL NUMBERS
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20receiver.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20receiver.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20stock.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20stock.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20rec%20cover.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20rec%20cover.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20tg.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20tg.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20mag.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20mag.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20fp%20extractor.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20fp%20extractor.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20bolt%20and%20BC.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20bolt%20and%20BC.jpg.html)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20rear%20sight.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20rear%20sight.jpg.html)
Seriously Ivan! You had one fricken' job bat1 :))
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20piston%20and%20tube.jpg) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/53%20Izhevsk%20SKS/SN%20piston%20and%20tube.jpg.html)
Beautiful Jon...simply beautiful. Bring it over tomorrow and we'll fondle it under a shade tree! Are you going to shoot this one?
Quote from: Dannyboy53 on June 10, 2016, 07:56:40 PM
Beautiful Jon...simply beautiful. Bring it over tomorrow and we'll fondle it under a shade tree! Are you going to shoot this one?
Thanks! I sure wouldn't rule out shooting this. It's a refurb so no degradation of value by shooting it. However, it still has some Cosmoline in it and I'll probably leave it that way for now. I've got one or two other SKSs that I can shoot...
...although, that trigger feels pretty good drool2 shooting1
I wouldn't fault you at all for retiring it, that's a fine looking specimen. The trigger on my Russian leaves a lot to be desired but it's much better than our Chinese carbines.