SKS-FILES FORUM

Russian SKS45s are the most sought after on the market right now.  In my opinion they will never be "rare", but they do get expensive, especially for low productions years, as-issued guns, or Izhevsk arsenal.

• # sold: 46
• Lowest Sale Price: $310.00
• Avg. Sale Price: $541.87
• Highest Sale Price: $900.00
• Tula Avg. Price: $550.91
• Izhevsk Avg. Price: $558.33
• As-Issued Avg. Price: $630.00

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

• 709985956 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=709985956) | Russian 1954 Izhevsk SKS Original Matching | 7 | $805.00  | 1954 | Izhevsk | As-Issued | Good | HП244 | Beauty!
• 702722873 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=702722873) | 1952 Russian Tula SKS | 1 | $750.00  | 1952 | Tula | As-Issued | Good | CB3978 | Nice enough gun.
• 695977231 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=695977231) | C&R Original 1953 Tula Russian SKS Penny Start! NR Non-Refurb., All Matching! Perfect Bore! Russia | 29 | $710.00  | 1953 | Tula | As-Issued | Good | KГ871 | Nice gun!
• 710024409 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=710024409) | 1952 Russian SKS Type 45 Tula Arsenal / #`s match | 1 | $620.00  | 1952 | Tula | As-Issued | Good | ЗA3931 | Stock is a little rough.
• 704588946 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=704588946) | Russian SKS-45 Tula Matching # Collector NoReserve Collector Grade- Lots of clear Cartouches! | 15 | $575.00  | 1953 | Tula | As-Issued | Good | AB2958 | Is it truly as-issued?  Hell if I know.
• 702198313 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=702198313) | Russian Tula SKS 1954 | 1 | $499.99  | 1954 | Tula | As-Issued | Good | Uncertain | Terrible photos for a gun this nice...
• 712172605 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=712172605) | Russian SKS 1954r 7.62x39 | 1 | $450.00  | 1954 | Izhevsk | As-Issued | Good | HЛ88 | Dang, missed out on this one.  This guy is just down the road from me too! :(
• 711853443 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=711853443) | TULA RUSSIAN SKS | 28 | $490.00  | 1954 | Tula | Bubba | Fair | KB5136 | This gun did not come out of that KBI box with that stock.  No way, no how....
• 706186062 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=706186062) | RUSSIAN SKS 7.62x39mm 1953 TULA RUSSIA I TRADE BUY 762 x 39 MM 7.62 Blade Bayonet Sling Milled NICE! | 2 | $899.00  | Uncertain | Uncertain | Bubba | Good | Uncertain | A Russian in a Chinese stock.
• 713679597 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=713679597) | RUSSIAN SKS TULA Arsenal 1950 matching numbers matching numbers tula 45 russian SKS 1950 | 1 | $599.99  | 1950 | Tula | Bubba | Good | ЮH1131 |
• 708913385 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=708913385) | All Original Russian SKS Mint | 1 | $575.00  | 1955 | Tula | Bubba | Good | Uncertain |
• 705224794 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=705224794) | 1953 Russian Tula SKS; 3 Detachable Mags PENNY NR! | 13 | $455.00  | 1953 | Tula | Bubba | Good | BM1929 | Does this banana mag make me look fat?
• 706521335 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=706521335) | 1950 Tula Refurb Russian SKS, 1¢ auction, N/R | 36 | $431.02  | 1950 | Tula | Bubba | Good | ЛГ1234 | With a bubba gun like this, who cares if it's a refurb or not?!
• 705892713 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=705892713) | Century International Arms SKS 7.62x39 NICE | 7 | $385.00  | 1953 | Tula | Bubba | Good | HA3001 | This is one of the obvious receiver cover swapped guns....no way this is a '53.
• 695964901 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=695964901) | Russian SKS | 1 | $450.00  | Uncertain | Uncertain | Bubba | Uncertain | Uncertain | Meh :/
• 708610024 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=708610024) | Russian SKS w/ extras | 1 | $390.00  | Uncertain | Uncertain | Bubba | Uncertain | Uncertain | I guess it's a Russian.
• 706988555 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=706988555) | Russian SKS 45 w/Scope and Dragunov AK 47 | 1 | $350.00  | Uncertain | Uncertain | Bubba | Uncertain | Uncertain |
• 704637244 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=704637244) | Norinco SKS 7.62x39mm Semi Auto Rifle | 6 | $365.00  | Uncertain | Uncertain | Refurbished | Fair | Uncertain | C'mon webstore, you're a top 100 seller.  This carbine even says "RUSSIA" on the damn import stamp…
• 704100811 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=704100811) | Norinco SKS | 3 | $310.00  | 1955 | Tula | Refurbished | Fair | KИ1953 | "Norinco"….right…
• 700711865 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=700711865) | Russian Tula SKS Rifle Matching 1st Year 1949 | 20 | $900.00  | 1950 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | CЯ3029 | I have bad news for this buyer this gun is an early 1950 with a swapped receiver cover, not a true '49.
• 706506946 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=706506946) | Russian SKS-45 Tula 1953 Laminated Stock Very Nice | 1 | $849.00  | 1953 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | MP3614 |
• 706701175 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=706701175) | Rare TULA Russian SKS LETTER Gun All Matching, Rare Laminated Soviet SKS! $1.00! NR | 37 | $681.00  | 1957 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | Uncertain | Some kind of '57 letter gun here.
• 711436948 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=711436948) | BEAUTIFUL 1953 RUSSIAN TULA SKS MATCHING 7.62X39 | 1 | $649.99  | 1953 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | ЗK4156 |
• 699653432 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=699653432) | RUSSIAN SKS TULA MATCHING # HARDLY SHOT BEAUTY NR 1 OWNER GUN MFG 1953 C&ROK SLING CLEAN KIT BAYONET | 16 | $630.00  | 1953 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | BE4723 |
• 704192078 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=704192078) | Russian Tula SKS #s Matching laminated stock NICE | 14 | $598.00  | 1954 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | ЗЛ2712 |
• 702715032 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=702715032) | Russian Tula SKS #s Matching laminated stock NICE | 6 | $595.00  | 1951 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | ГЛ1298 | This one sold once before...
• 702158418 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=702158418) | SKS RUSSIAN, 1950, #'s ALL MATCH, NEW- UNFIRED | 18 | $585.00  | 1957 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | ЛO4760_И | Nice blonde laminate refurb here.  Nothing 1950 about it though...absolutely NOTHING.
• 699546514 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=699546514) | RUSSIAN SKS UNISSUED MATCHING W/HANG TAG C&R NORES TULA 1955 FANTASIC SHAPE ALL ORIGINAL BAYONET | 34 | $566.00  | 1958 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | BФ643_K |
• 707069556 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=707069556) | Russian SKS Immediate Submission of Transfer! | 9 | $565.00  | 1951 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | Uncertain |
• 709107050 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=709107050) | Russian Tula SKS w/ Sniper Conversion - Excellent | 1 | $550.00  | 1952 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | KП2745 | I almost marked this one down as a bubba but he took all that crap off for a few photos...
• 709292725 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=709292725) | Russian SKS 1954 Tulle, Excellent condition | 3 | $535.00  | 1954 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | ЛA5330 |
• 703309338 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=703309338) | 1951 Tula Russian SKS 7.62X39mm Matching All #'s | 23 | $530.00  | 1951 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | HИ2274 |
• 710935639 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=710935639) | Russian SKS 7.62x39 | 15 | $515.00  | Uncertain | Uncertain | Refurbished | Good | ЛC1812 | Looks like a blank receiver cover on this pre-'52 gun.
• 703401208 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=703401208) | Russia SKS 7.62x39 Nice Russian Bayonet Matching | 1 | $499.99  | 1952 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | ЗP1756 |
• 706443848 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=706443848) | Russian SKS Rifle 7.62X39 1954 Tula | 5 | $485.00  | 1954 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | Uncertain |
• 699297785 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=699297785) | RUSSIAN SKS 1950 CAI 7.62X39 - EXC | 4 | $470.00  | 1950 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | Uncertain |
• 710553579 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=710553579) | Russian Tula Arms SKS 7.62x39 Beautiful $1.00 | 16 | $451.00  | 1954 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | ЗM5509 |
• 702474960 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=702474960) | Russia SKS 1952r 7.62x39 Matching Serial #'s | 1 | $449.99  | 1952 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | HM5458 |
• 700587584 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=700587584) | RUSSIAN SKS SEMI AUTO RIFLE-TULA 1951-MATCHING | 17 | $444.00  | 1951 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | ГC3627 |
• 706678449 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=706678449) | Russian SKS 7.62x39 Item-S130 | 11 | $378.00  | Uncertain | Uncertain | Refurbished | Good | CП2946 | That's a cheap gun right there, Russian or not.
• 707568733 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=707568733) | Russian SKS 45 1951 7.62X39 Matched #'s KBI NICE | 18 | $345.00  | 1951 | Tula | Refurbished | Good | AП5043 | Great postage stamp sized photo guys...
• 702176063 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=702176063) | Russian SKS 7.62X39 "NICE RUSSIAN SKS"!!! | 1 | $499.00  | Uncertain | Uncertain | Refurbished | Uncertain | Uncertain | Photos too dark, can't tell much detail at all.
• 702169705 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=702169705) | Russian SKS 7.62x39 | 1 | $400.00  | 1956 | Tula | Uncertain | Fair | Uncertain | Letter D gun here.
• 711587015 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=711587015) | Very Nice Russian Tula SKS 1956 7.62x39 | 2 | $640.00  | Uncertain | Uncertain | Uncertain | Uncertain | Uncertain | Note to seller, use images larger than 220x160pixels.  C'mon man, my damn avatar has better resolution than that!!!!
• 708598340 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=708598340) | RUSSIA/RUSSIAN SKS SEMI_AUTO RIFLE NR! | 17 | $585.00  | Uncertain | Uncertain | Uncertain | Uncertain | Uncertain | Photos gone.
• 703548346 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=703548346) | Izhesk (Russia)/CAI SKS Rifle 762x39MM | 1 | $420.00  | Uncertain | Izhevsk | Uncertain | Uncertain | Uncertain | What a bizarre auction.  Looks like a really nice gun, but the photos are absolute horsetrash.  This was definitely one to take a flyer on.  Could be an as-issued Izhevsk.

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Quote711853443 | TULA RUSSIAN SKS | 28 | $490.00  | 1954 | Tula | Bubba | Fair | KB5136 | This gun did not come out of that KBI box with that stock.  No way, no how....

Fish scale in the wood grain kind of set my Cugir detector off :) stock/handguard are kinda Romanian-ish looking..them little teeny tiny photos suck.

Item #31.  Seller forgot to turn spell-check off.  Tulle fabric does sell well, though.

Quote from: martin08 on December 01, 2017, 09:23:00 AM
Item #31.  Seller forgot to turn spell-check off.  Tulle fabric does sell well, though.

I've seen a French Tulle Mle M16 Berthier...never a Tulle SKS.. a French SKS  rofl2