You fellas have probably seen them but passing it on anyhow:
“Stamped receiver SKS, early 1970s experimental/trials SKS $1250
Chinese 1956 Ghost
First year production Chinese SKS, these are the ones with no Arsenal stamps etc.
This one is actually all matching even the stock which I thought was pretty cool.
$850”
https://www.gunboards.com/threads/chinese-stamped-receiver-0138-sks-and-chinese-1956-ghost-sks.1221470/
First posted them in May and he still has them both. A stamped gun with the mismatch magazine is a pretty tough sale. Only reason to own a stamped SKS is the collectability and w/o that matching magazine it's a temporary hole-in-the-collection filler. $1250 likely a pipe dream.
The all matching Ghost is probably closer to reality, but considering the condition it's still a couple to few hundred $ too rich for most people.
It's a tough climate to get premium prices for avg. collectables these days...
Nope, he sold the Ghost, just has the stamped receiver left.
There is a stamped receiver SKS locally for $700 - he cut the price from $800.