We had 44 Russians change hands this month.
Lowest Sale Price: $350.00
Avg. Sale Price: $552.81
Highest Sale Price: $830.00
Tula Avg. Price: $543.17
Izhevsk Avg. Price: $523.50
As-Issued Avg. Price: $645.92
Please let me know any feedback (good or bad) to these.
If you have an objection or observation to add to anything I've listed, by all means call it out. Let's look at it long and hard (I only look at each listing for a minute or two at most) and maybe everyone can learn a thing or two! thumb1
-RM
Item Link Description # Bids Final Price Year Arsenal Arsenal Condition Current Condition S/N RM's Notes
562472062 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=562472062) Tula Russian SKS 1952r UN-REFURBED #s match $99 NR 53 $730.00 1952 Tula As-Issued Good ЗГ224 I waffled on this one between as-issued and light-furb. It's certainly a nice gun, but w/o having it in my hands, there will always be questions. That prominent "H" stamp on the receiver cover bugs me badly... In the end, the last photo with the Tula acceptance stamp on the stock pushed me towards as-issued. I had to laugh a bit when I read this one though: "Diamond Cartouches at crossbolt = not refurbished (they put diamond cartouches on them when they came back to the factory but did not need any work at all)." Aside from the "not refurbished" nonsense, that's news to me & I've been doing this a long time.
559429500 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=559429500) Russian SKS Tulsa 1952 Matching w/Box Nice NR! 25 $670.51 1952 Tula As-Issued Very Good MЛ3213 Very nice gun here. I wonder how the seller knows it's a pre-ban? Russians were imported after the 1994 AWB as the VRA wasn't signed until 1996...
564639032 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=564639032) Russian SKS 7.62X39, 1954 Tula arsenal, Collector 2 $650.00 1954 Tula As-Issued Good AM7046 Nice gun, good price.
566492336 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=566492336) Russian SKS Matching #'s 7.62x39 w/extras CLEAN 10 $630.00 1953 Tula As-Issued Good HP331 Pretty nice looker here. Very decent price for an as-issued '53
565283672 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=565283672) Russian SKS Rifle Tula 1952 matching 9 $615.00 1952 Tula As-Issued Good MП1855 There is one large missing area of shellac on the buttstock, but other than that, looks like a good one.
565282123 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=565282123) Russian SKS Rifle Tula 1954 matching 7 $580.00 1954 Tula As-Issued Good ИA133 Looks legit even if it's not a knockout looker. I really don't care for the Ansel Adams isometric view photography by these guys.
565010307 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=565010307) Russian SKS-45 1954 MATCHING ORIGINAL 2 $525.00 1954 Tula Bubba Fair ЗK5549 Ok, you put "MATCHING ORIGINAL" in the title. Then you have the AUDACITY to say "All visible numbers match, besides the magazine floor plate." C'mon man!! That's like me saying "Yup, I've got all my limbs, well except for my left arm, right arm and left foot. This would be funny if some poor noob collector wasn't going to lose hundreds of dollars on a deal like this...
567740954 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=567740954) SKS RUSSIAN Tula Izhevsk All Matching Numbers 7.62 6 $482.00 1954 Izhevsk Bubba Fair C897_K Not a big fan of this one. Bubba has almost gone too far.
562598771 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=562598771) Russian Tula Mfg. SKS 7.62x39 Matching numbers 2 $470.00 1951 Tula Bubba Poor MO1822 For those of you guys who want to 'improve' your guns by removing the BBQ refurb paint on them, take heed of this disaster. You've got to understand the consequences of not knowing what you're doing. It makes me sick to my stomach to see guns like this.
559787506 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=559787506) Russian SKS 7 $406.00 1951 Tula Bubba Good ИП1551 Pretty light bubba if it's just that receiver scope mount. I don't understand what the plastic handguard is from in the second photo though.
562340401 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=562340401) KBI Russian SKS 7.62x39MM Item-S192 12 $385.00 1956 Tula Bubba Good KP6367_Д All I can say, is dang, I wish I hadn't missed this one - even with the missing magazine. Letter D gun, KP prefix, S/N in the 6k range, receiver cover has at least the Tula Star on it. I'd have to say this is a no date Transitional '55-'56 gun. S/N's KP6338_Д & KP6640_Д have no date receiver covers, I'd expect this one to have the same. Charcoaled stock look screams Liski refurb as well. Man I'm sorry I missed this one, awesome price for a neat gun.
563017955 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=563017955) * Russian SKS 7.62x39 Russia Rifle * Tula 1953 14 $375.00 1953 Tula Bubba Fair Uncertain Not a great listing. That Chinese stock looks so out of place it's not funny!
564055546 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=564055546) Russian SKS semi-auto 7.62x39mm rifle, Xclnt! 2 $355.00 Uncertain Uncertain Bubba Good Uncertain Meh :/
561294940 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=561294940) Russian SKS 7.62X39 Rifle !NO RESERVE! 23 $350.00 Uncertain Uncertain Bubba Uncertain Uncertain H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
566721884 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=566721884) BEAUTIFUL TULA Russian SKS Matching 1955 7.62x39 10 $699.00 Uncertain Uncertain Heavy Refurbished Uncertain Uncertain Horsetrash, Horsetrash, Horsetrash.
563191028 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=563191028) Russian Tula SKS 1951 #s Matching Excellent 11 $640.00 1951 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good AП3682 Bought for $440 in May, sold for $640 in June...that's what a good listing will do for a gun.
566101463 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=566101463) Russian SKS Tula 7.62x39 1954 Matching Unissued 25 $582.00 1954 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good HO5253 I'm surprised this one got 25 bids.
567003996 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=567003996) Russian SKS 7.62x39 1954 2 $550.00 1956 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good HO4768_Д Not a bad little gun.
559664220 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=559664220) MINT UNISSUED RUSSIAN SKS 7.62X39 MM 20 1/2" BBL. 28 $550.00 1958 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good TУ7871_K Get rid of that ridiculous Chinese 2 rounder and you've got a nice enough letter K gun here.
562973904 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=562973904) Very Nice 1954 Matching #s Russian Tula SKS Rifle 9 $540.00 1954 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good HП4999 Nice little '54 refurb here. Solid looking gun for a shooter.
563734410 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=563734410) Russian Tula 1954 SKS 15 $495.00 1954 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good AK8892 Pretty poor listing.
563392915 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=563392915) RUSSIAN IMPORT SKS SEMI-AUTO 7.62x39 9 $470.00 1954 Tula Heavy Refurbished Fair Uncertain Not a great auction...
564143841 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=564143841) Russian SKS Tula 1950 all matching, good condition 1 $450.00 1950 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good ФA2639 Decent little shooter at a below avg price.
566060768 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=566060768) RUSSIAN SKS MATCHING NUMBERS 5 $450.00 Uncertain Tula Heavy Refurbished Good Uncertain Not a great auction...
563168421 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=563168421) Russian SKS Tula 1957 Matching KBI w/ Box 15 $830.00 1957 Tula Light Refurbished Good УK3873_И Liski refurb with a replacement amber laminate stock.
563636186 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=563636186) Nice C&R Russian 1957 Tula SKS Carbine, No Reserve w/ Original Sling, Matching #s, SVT, M44, M91 15 $695.00 1957 Tula Light Refurbished Good TB161_И Not sure what's going on with the stock at the right rear, but 7 bills for this one seems a bit excessive to me.
564101592 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=564101592) Russian Tula SKS 1954r MINTY 9 $607.03 1954 Tula Light Refurbished Good ИЛ5685 Not a great auction. Seller still managed to attract 9 buyers on a very common year refurb.
566490998 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=566490998) Russian SKS 7.62x39 Tula 1952 Unfired 1 $599.99 1952 Tula Light Refurbished Good Ю0975 Dreaded droopy bayo on this one. Looks like an angled collar on a square cut bayonet lug.
560901616 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=560901616) Russian SKS 1953 7.62x39 SKS-9919231 4 $565.00 1953 Izhevsk Light Refurbished Good ЛH242 It's definitely an Izhevsk, might not be a '53, but definitely an Izhevsk. Receiver cover is not original to the gun as evidenced by the wrong font and two line stamping. That's one of the heaviest light forbs I've ever seen. EP'd carrier and bolt along with a sanded and deep XX'd out stock.
564425045 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=564425045) * Russian SKS 7.62x39 Rifle * Tula 1952 4 $555.00 1952 Tula Light Refurbished Fair ЗM1678 I wouldn't call it 'non-refurbished' ever, but especially not with that stock… Still not a bad rifle all in all if you get rid of the bubba crap.
565290311 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=565290311) Russian Made SKS 12 $550.00 Uncertain Tula Light Refurbished Fair ДH2066 Not a great auction...
566127867 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=566127867) Russian SKS Tula 1953 7.62x39mm Soviet 1 $549.99 1953 Tula Light Refurbished Fair ИП660 Interesting bayo EP markings on this one. Don't usually see that!
562760500 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=562760500) Russian SKS Made 1952 by Tula cal 7.62x39 8 $545.00 1952 Tula Light Refurbished Good MП1273 Another nice looker.
566474058 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=566474058) Russian SKS 1954 Tula 2 $500.00 1954 Tula Light Refurbished Good ЗE4682 Not my cup of tea, but it's an honest to goodness Russian.
561353716 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=561353716) SKS Tula Arsenal 1952 6 $455.00 Uncertain Uncertain Light Refurbished Fair OЗ4191 H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
560984760 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=560984760) Russian Tula 1954 SKS 7.62x39 with bayonet 18 $455.00 1954 Tula Light Refurbished Fair KB7825 Things *not* to do in an auction listing: Include blurry photos. Include photos of parts of the gun that nobody cares about like a dirty, poorly lighted, out of focus bolt face. Include photos of a gun that's not the one for sale. Neglect to include photos of the receiver cover and bolt while claiming "all matching".
564434895 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=564434895) Russian SKS 7.62 x 39mm semi-auto extras ORIGINAL! 23 $550.00 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
560872153 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=560872153) 1950 SKS 1 $500.00 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
567250618 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=567250618) Russian SKS 1954R 1 $450.00 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
562719741 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=562719741) Russian SKS 7.62x39MM Item-S257 23 $430.00 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain It's a letter gun, but what letter? Your guess is as good as mine. Horsetrash listing.
563555388 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=563555388) Russian SKS 7.62x39MM Item-S235 15 $400.00 1954 Tula Uncertain Fair Uncertain Man, terrible auctions from King's this cycle. Their prices reflect it too, cost themselves many hundreds of dollars this month with craptastic auction listings / photos.
567384917 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=567384917) Russian SKS 1953 1 $375.00 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Fair Uncertain I can understand why the guy didn't want to post more photos of this one. Definitely an Ugly Betty.
562873478 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=562873478) SKS, Chinese, 56. 1 $369.00 Uncertain Tula Uncertain Fair PB2841 Sino-Banian Russian sneak here. Late '50 to mid '52 gas block on it and a '49 to early '52 bayo lug helps to narrow it down just a little bit.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Auction_images/2016/201606_Russian.jpg~original)
I agree with you on Bubba almost going too far (I think he did go too far). But my question on this is..."Tula Izhevsk", what the heck is that? ??? Maybe that's one like mine, a mix-master!
567740954 SKS RUSSIAN Tula Izhevsk All Matching Numbers 7.62
Just a way to get more keywords into the mix so people searching for either Tula or Izhevsk will find it.
As it is, that rifle can be saved with a generic 10 rounder and removal of the wart up front. It'll never be much of a collector's piece even with the 'all matching numbers', but it's an Izhevsk, and for some people that's all that matters. At $482, it wasn't a terrible deal though...
Yes sir, I would have bought it without hesitation to try to restore it as much as possible. It is a nice looking rifle. Do you think the bluing was another product of Bubba or a refurb?
559429500 Russian SKS Tulsa 1952 Matching w/Box Nice NR! 25 $670.51 1952 Tula As-Issued Very Good MЛ3213 Very nice gun here. I wonder how the seller knows it's a pre-ban? Russians were imported after the 1994 AWB as the VRA wasn't signed until 1996...
rofl One of them there uber rare Tulsa rifles thumb1 And of course it's "pre"ban, if it were a "post"ban rifle it wouldn't be here.. rofl2
562598771 Russian Tula Mfg. SKS 7.62x39 Matching numbers 2 $470.00 1951 Tula Bubba Poor MO1822 For those of you guys who want to 'improve' your guns by removing the BBQ refurb paint on them, take heed of this disaster. You've got to understand the consequences of not knowing what you're doing. It makes me sick to my stomach to see guns like this.
A Dewalt grinder with a wirebrush wheel, been just as easy to chuck it in a bead blasting cabinet..
And where is this place... :o
Characteristics for Item # 562598771
Manufacturer: Russian American Armory <------ this ain't on any list we have rofl2
Model: SKS
Caliber: 7.62x39
Barrel Length: 20 inch
Capacity: 10
Quote from: Greasemonkey on July 21, 2016, 12:30:49 PM
559429500 Russian SKS Tulsa 1952 Matching w/Box Nice NR! 25 $670.51 1952 Tula As-Issued Very Good MЛ3213 Very nice gun here. I wonder how the seller knows it's a pre-ban? Russians were imported after the 1994 AWB as the VRA wasn't signed until 1996...
rofl One of them there uber rare Tulsa rifles thumb1 And of course it's "pre"ban, if it were a "post"ban rifle it wouldn't be here.. rofl2
562598771 Russian Tula Mfg. SKS 7.62x39 Matching numbers 2 $470.00 1951 Tula Bubba Poor MO1822 For those of you guys who want to 'improve' your guns by removing the BBQ refurb paint on them, take heed of this disaster. You've got to understand the consequences of not knowing what you're doing. It makes me sick to my stomach to see guns like this.
A Dewalt grinder with a wirebrush wheel, been just as easy to chuck it in a bead blasting cabinet..
And where is this place... :o
Characteristics for Item # 562598771
Manufacturer: Russian American Armory <------ this ain't on any list we have rofl2
Model: SKS
Caliber: 7.62x39
Barrel Length: 20 inch
Capacity: 10
You've got to understand the consequences of not knowing what you're doing. Words to live by.
As my teamster bicycling buddy likes to say: "People are all puckered up"...except he uses a different consonant.
I'm shocked GM, you never heard of the TULSA Russian American arsenal? That's where Bubba is employed.
Quote from: Dannyboy53 on July 21, 2016, 12:40:25 PM
I'm shocked GM, you never heard of the TULSA Russian American arsenal? That's where Bubba is employed.
woe is me ??? guess I'll go to the front desk and trade my SKS man card in for my usual dunce cap senil1 wacko1 I didn't know :o or I missed the memo on this uber super secret arsenal rofl2
Quote from: Dannyboy53 on July 21, 2016, 12:07:35 PM
Yes sir, I would have bought it without hesitation to try to restore it as much as possible. It is a nice looking rifle. Do you think the bluing was another product of Bubba or a refurb?
Finish on 567740954 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=567740954) is std bbq paint Danny. Only bubba'd stuff I see on it were the detachable duckbill mag and the twist on muzzle brake. This is likely what 562598771 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=562598771) looked like before being 'improved'.
Yeah I wondered if any of you would catch the "TULSA" arsenal. chuckles1
566721884 BEAUTIFUL TULA Russian SKS Matching 1955 7.62x39 10 $699.00 Uncertain Uncertain Heavy Refurbished Uncertain Uncertain Horsetrash, Horsetrash, Horsetrash.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=566721884 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=566721884)
And still pulled in $700.00! A nice refurb, it sure could've used some better pics.
*I'm not that familiar with the Russian SKS. Is this sling a common one? Mine are more of a tan color.
(http://pics.gunbroker.com/GB/566721000/566721884/pix312200660.jpg)
Overall, after looking through all these auctions, I wish I had the money that these Sellers cost themselves by throwing up lousy auction layouts/pics. Money wasted and lost.
firstchoice
I've seen them from a straw yellow all the way to a very dark green. This one looks more blue than anything else, though it could just be the lighting causing it to look darker than it really is.