Just picked up this SKS from my LGS. My 1st SkS. Read several posts and it appears this May b a “letter” Tula from ‘56. Can anyone provide any info , as I know very little. It appears Unfired.
(https://i.ibb.co/wpSZ68C/224-CAE27-BA10-43-E6-8-A69-784882-B477-C1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MPcyNKp)
(https://i.ibb.co/DM4jW2d/27-D6-C506-94-A5-4-E7-B-89-CF-3-DB439698-E4-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/94ndg5P)
(https://i.ibb.co/2ShL8P6/11096-CBD-ED55-413-F-B315-389802-D72321.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RNbMhPS)
(https://i.ibb.co/Cz7N991/6-CD4-D5-CB-01-DC-45-E1-84-E2-D033183-A0-ADF.jpg) (https://ibb.co/c1FM88g)
(https://i.ibb.co/FbgVbGQ/490-AE138-5797-473-C-B90-F-12-B1-F79860-B1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8D6cDFy)
(https://i.ibb.co/0r7mHQ0/A246-C5-BD-A7-C7-48-D7-ABCB-A11-EEB819-BB1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rHjFDvB)
(https://i.ibb.co/wsDjWnB/713-EC802-B5-C0-4942-AD77-AC2-C8-CAF55-CF.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YZvwk5P)
(https://i.ibb.co/MRM1fw3/5180-B049-D007-4843-98-CE-6-B627-A10-B395.jpg) (https://ibb.co/khQDJbW)
(https://i.ibb.co/YT65DN0/6617-BFBD-DE95-41-F6-8-A67-754-BF3-A08-DBA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0Vk0Bns)
(https://i.ibb.co/QQjpX3d/4-F9-D39-EC-6-EFB-4-D44-88-E5-374-A1-B46-FCC9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2hYW51N)
(https://i.ibb.co/2SpRSxz/B6-A998-AC-A5-A1-4-A11-B811-2861-B1938-A07.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9hdBh6x)
(https://i.ibb.co/nkxpwkL/5-A8-EDC87-CB0-C-4-B54-8528-F0-A6071052-ED.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RHR8gHD)
(https://i.ibb.co/4wb8L5c/5-D00-CBFF-3-B55-44-DB-8-B40-5-E88041-BA290.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Y45cSq6)
Welcome to the board scubaman.
Yes, you have a '56 letter gun there. Looks 'as-issued' to me, but I would need to see some detail of the stock S/N area (and any cartouche on the right side...hard to say if there is an acceptance stamp on there in one of your photos?), trigger group matching S/N, magazine matching S/N and bolt matching S/N before I would feel comfortable enough to make that call 100%.
It's a very nice specimen though. The laminated stock is the correct color, the handguard matches, the metal has the correct blued luster, bayo is gold with an EP'd number, and the receiver cover has the correct two toned bluing with matching font on the stamped S/N. Others here may have additional insights.
^^^What he said.
Check here, too:
https://clone.sks-files.com/index.php?topic=764.0
Nice catch.!!!
Nice Russian, but I'm really diggin' the fur skin on the chair.
Welcome to the Files BTW. :)
That’s a beautiful 1956! Welcome to the Files thumb1
Nice one thumb1. Welcome from Kentucky!!
Welcome! More pics coming?