A nice 45 Russians on Gunbroker this month.
Lowest Sale Price: $265.00
Avg. Sale Price: $559.84
Highest Sale Price: $932.00
Tula Avg. Price: $545.72
Izhevsk Avg. Price: $743.75
As-Issued Avg. Price: $626.67
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
585487528 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=585487528) Russian Tula SKS 7.62x39 w/ 3 Mags C&R 2 $690.00 1951 Tula As-Issued Good MC1689 Beautiful gun.
581109568 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=581109568) Genuine 1954 Russian Tula SKS 8 $640.00 1954 Tula As-Issued Good AK7469 Nice gun, the stock cartouche gives me a bit of the heebie-jeebies though, pretty heavy strike if legit.
586843618 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=586843618) RUSSIAN SKS RIFLE..Matching, Excellent 1 $550.00 1951 Tula As-Issued Good HC1291 Very nice gun here.
582033509 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=582033509) sks tula 1954r russian sks tula 1954r great condition 1 $550.00 1954 Tula Bubba Fair Uncertain Not a big fan of this one.
580926640 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=580926640) Russian SKS - Tula Armory - 1954 - Matching #'s 23 $510.00 1954 Tula Bubba Good ЛA284 Bubba has an engraving tool and used it to engrave that steel duckbill mag.
586688794 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=586688794) Russian Tula SKS C&R Matching Numbers 4 $480.00 Uncertain Uncertain Bubba Good MP2481 H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
584053107 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=584053107) Russian SKS-45 1955 100% Matching Tactical PENNY! 11 $425.00 1955 Tula Bubba Fair OЛ5087 Sad to see what's happened to this firearm.
580862054 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=580862054) TULA SKS 762X39 RUSSIAN 1953 NO RESERVE 18 $410.00 1953 Tula Bubba Fair ФЮ527 Pretty stock, metal is so-so though. Shame about the tap and drill job.
580506399 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=580506399) Russian sks 1954 tula 1 $405.54 1954 Tula Bubba Good Uncertain H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
581519458 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=581519458) Russian - SKS - 762x39 2 $399.99 Uncertain Uncertain Bubba Uncertain Uncertain H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
582878282 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=582878282) Russia SKS KBI 7.62x39 1955 " Nice " No Reserve 11 $374.00 1955 Tula Bubba Good CM4126 Absolute travesty that this one was missing the bolt. Otherwise, it's an exceptional as-issued specimen in a very uncommon year.
580812188 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=580812188) KBI Inc. SKS 7.62x39 Rifle 8 $325.00 1950 Tula Bubba Fair Uncertain Man, put this one out of it's misery…
583180727 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=583180727) Russian SKS 7.62x39 - (1706G) 4 $316.00 Uncertain Uncertain Bubba Fair Uncertain I guess it's Russian.
582720924 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=582720924) Russian SKS 1954r 7.62x39 No Mag Century Import 24 $265.00 1954 Tula Bubba Fair KO8772 Ugly Ugly Ugly.
578980889 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=578980889) RUSSIAN SKS 7.62X39MM CARBINE NIB NR 43 $932.00 1953 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good ЛO3581 No way this one is worth more than 5 or 6 bills.
581774129 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=581774129) RUSSIAN MILITARY SKS SEMI AUTO RIFLE-EXCELLENT TULA 1954-ALL MATCHING NUMBERS 16 $705.00 1954 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good ЮЯ67 No way this one is a true '54 with those features….
586559521 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=586559521) Russian SKS 1954R Tula Armory in 7.62X39mm 1 $650.00 Uncertain Uncertain Heavy Refurbished Good Uncertain Not a big fan of this one.
584166415 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=584166415) IZHEVSH 1953 SKS RARE 7.62X39 1 $625.00 1953 Izhevsk Heavy Refurbished Good AP504 I think a member here bought this one. Not a terrible looking gun all in all, but the heavy furb is pretty apparent. Not a bad deal, though the jury's still out on whether it's a true '53 Izhevsk.
585458555 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=585458555) Late Production Tula Russian SKS 7.62x39 2 $570.00 1958 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good OУ5063_K Not a great auction but the final price is higher than I'd have thought. The clean laminated stock sold this one.
585570220 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=585570220) Russian Tula SKS 1953r 7.62x39 Rifle 20 $555.00 1953 Izhevsk Heavy Refurbished Good Uncertain Well worth a flyer on this one at the $99 initial bid but I would have stopped a bit short of the $555 sale price. All the features point towards a true '53 Izhevsk.
584516947 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=584516947) Russian SKS 7.62x39 1954 Laminated Stock Like New 6 $550.00 1954 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good Uncertain Meh :/
583799825 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=583799825) Russian SKS 7.62X39 2 $525.00 1950 Tula Heavy Refurbished Fair ДO1722 We've seen this one before. It still isn't a nice gun…
583588470 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=583588470) RUSSIAN SKS 1 $499.00 1954 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good KC626 Now *that* is a neat tiger-striped stock. Very nice!
584801056 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=584801056) Russian Tufia SKS 7.62x39 ALL MATCHING NICE! 18 $455.00 1952 Tula Heavy Refurbished Fair ЮP2703 Black bolt gun with a bubba slip on sleeve on the stock
581675161 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=581675161) Norinco Russian SKS PENNY AUCTION 7 $400.00 1958 Tula Heavy Refurbished Good Uncertain When you see Norinco and Russian in the same sentence, things usually don't work out the way you'd hope. This one is a legit SKS45 though!
580957937 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=580957937) Russian SKS 7.62 X 39 with bayonet 1 $399.95 Uncertain Uncertain Heavy Refurbished Uncertain Uncertain H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
584790958 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=584790958) 1954 Russian Izhmash SKS Non Refurbished 7.62x39 Izhevsk SKS, Russia, Soviet, Rare Collectible Izzy 16 $920.00 1954 Izhevsk Light Refurbished Good HP975 This one could have gone as-issued quite easily with those nice crossbolt stamps. I gave it a downgrade because of the poor stock cartouche and stock S/N. Either it's a refurb at best, or it's purposefully dickered at worst. Not a bad gun at all mind you, just not head and shoulders above the other '54 Izhevsks out there.
585900189 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=585900189) Russian 1954 Izhevsk SKS 2 $875.00 1954 Izhevsk Light Refurbished Good O264_P There is absolutely no way you can look at that stock and tell me it's 'non-refurb'. No way.
580058861 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=580058861) NOS Russian SKS - TULA - New in Box! 29 $799.00 1951 Tula Light Refurbished Good TB4112 Nice enough gun, maybe a bit overpriced.
581823027 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=581823027) Russian 1952 SKS 7.62x39 Rifle SO NICE $1START MUST SEE THIS FABULOUS RIFLE ALL MATCHING NUMBERS 38 $725.00 1952 Tula Light Refurbished Good ЮP2515 Nice enough gun. Was tempted to ding it with a bubba stock refinish, but I think this one could be arsenal re-done…
582217186 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=582217186) Russian SKS by Tula Arsenal Mfg. 1951 1 $699.00 1951 Tula Light Refurbished Good HЛ1097 Bit pricey for this one based on what it is. Not digging the EP'd magazine.
584598096 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=584598096) Russian SKS 1950 Tula 15 $695.00 1950 Tula Light Refurbished Good ЗC2131 Not bad little carbine here. I almost want to call this one a heavy furb, but I can't make out enough finish on the receiver or receiver cover to definitively tell.
583738882 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=583738882) RUSSIAN SKS W/BAYONET ALL MATCHING +EXTRAS*1950 7 $605.00 1950 Tula Light Refurbished Good CO2934 Interesting 90° gas block on this one. Long stamped takedown lever on the receiver cover too.
584239458 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=584239458) 1951 Tula Russian SKS 7.62x39 Matching $.01 Start 23 $600.00 1951 Tula Light Refurbished Good ПГ1159 Dollars to doughnuts this one's not a '51 Tula. Features are from a '53 or '54 Tula…
581485796 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=581485796) Russian Tula SKS 7.62x39 1 $550.00 1952 Tula Light Refurbished Good BP4078 Not a bad looker here.
584170566 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=584170566) Russian SKS (Tula, late model) CDI import 3 $530.00 Uncertain Uncertain Light Refurbished Good OП5451 Pretty bad presentation even with 10 photos, but looks like a decent enough gun here.
585528054 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=585528054) Russian Tula SKS 7.62x39 all Matching, Original 3 $485.00 1952 Tula Light Refurbished Good MT553 H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
582627574 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=582627574) RUSSIAN SKS-45 5 $358.00 1958 Tula Light Refurbished Fair Uncertain Terrible listing. Blurry photos, nothing of interest in detail, just terrible. I think this is a K suffix gun but honestly, it's anyone's guess.
586136390 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=586136390) 1953 TULA ARSENAL SKS UNISSUED 22 $825.42 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
584376888 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=584376888) 1954 TULA ARSENAL SKS UNISSUED NEW 14 $770.00 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
584885716 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=584885716) RUSSIAN SKS-45 WITH BAYONET NIB W BAYONET 42 $705.00 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
584690937 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=584690937) Russian SKS 1954 Tula 1 $600.00 1954 Tula Uncertain Good Uncertain H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
580789420 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=580789420) SKS Russian 1952 Tula 4 $475.00 1952 Tula Uncertain Good BT2333 H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
581174806 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=581174806) Russian SKS-45 matching numbers Nice NR 1 $400.00 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!!
580667696 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=580667696) Russian SKS 7.62 1954 1 $369.99 Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Does this banana mag make me look fat?
Photobucket took a dump. Will post the gridded table as soon as they are back up. -RM (10/24/16)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Auction_images/2016/201609_Russian.jpg)
Lotsa H-O-R-S-E-T-R-A-S-H!!! auctions.... 11 out of 45 auctions, roughly 25% of them sucked arse...
People must be getting complacent and lazy not wanting or even trying to get top dollar and milking everything red cent they can get. A little extra time and good pictures could have netted 50 to 150 more in cash in a few, not a bad return on spending 10-20 minutes of extra time to do it right. Just spending 20 extra minutes and possibly netting $150 extra, thats $7.50 a minute you earned. thumb1
Post it and hope for the best...whatever thumb1 Idiots are on both sides, those who cut their own throats on price and those who will over pay..
Russians were disappointing this month to say the least. Very few good deals out there.
The horsetrash auctions typically only have 4 photos. Does gunbroker charge more to go above that magic number? How much per extra photo is it? Whatever it is, it seems like a good investment when you can bring in an extra $100 pretty easily.
There is no fee for pics on gb. Free for all. So there's no pennypinching excuse available to these lazy illiterates who love to leave hundreds of dollars on the table.
Three of my favorite cutting, if trite, euphemisms:
Bless your heart.
It should make a great shooter.
If you're happy with it, that's all that matters.
The last two ring loudly as I scan these listings.
The k date for 358 looks like a sweet deal.