The result was an EYE for an unissued Soviet carbine. And oh, it's rather sharp.
Pics, and thanks for looking.
Sharp EYE for a Russian SKS
Sharp EYE for a Russian SKS
On occasion, the importers missed a translation. On the following '54 Tula, Century Arms didn't stop at the usual two Cyrillic letter prefix, and kept translating into the number sequence, mistaking a 3 for an E.
The result was an EYE for an unissued Soviet carbine. And oh, it's rather sharp.
Pics, and thanks for looking.
The result was an EYE for an unissued Soviet carbine. And oh, it's rather sharp.
Pics, and thanks for looking.
No words of wisdom come to mind at this time....
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Re: Sharp EYE for a Russian SKS
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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Re: Sharp EYE for a Russian SKS
I love that ruby red stock! Very nice.
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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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Re: Sharp EYE for a Russian SKS
Very nice Martin, thanks for sharing.
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Re: Sharp EYE for a Russian SKS
Daaaaaaang! That is super nice. Look at the deep blue finish how it contrasts with the gorgeous deep red stock.
Re: Sharp EYE for a Russian SKS
The wood looks to be light with the color coming from the finish. The brushed strokes lend it a charm that was probably absent in the raw wood.
I have quiet a number of Chinese and Russian SKS carbines and they all seem to work perfectly. They are one of my favorites for a day at the range.
I have quiet a number of Chinese and Russian SKS carbines and they all seem to work perfectly. They are one of my favorites for a day at the range.
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Re: Sharp EYE for a Russian SKS
That's a very nice piece. Thanks for sharing.
Damn, I'll bet that's going to leave a mark! Probably hurt too!
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"I think Congressmen should wear uniforms,
you know, like NASCAR drivers, so we could
identify their corporate sponsors."
"When I die, I want to be facing my enemies surrounded by their dead bodies and piles of spent brass"
"Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience." - Mark Twain
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