SKS bayonet blued
SKS bayonet blued
Hi, I got s SKS with blued bayonet. Does anybody knows if this was done by arsenal Or somebody made it just look "cool"? Thank you in advance.
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Re: SKS bayonet blued
There were some that were blued (Either it was originally or during refurb) but damn if I can tell you why or which ones.
Added: A quick check shows black finished bayonets can be found on the Russian made SKS's, made during the 1949 -1956 time frame.
Added: A quick check shows black finished bayonets can be found on the Russian made SKS's, made during the 1949 -1956 time frame.
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Re: SKS bayonet blued
I think you may have a Russian SKS. The sling looks right too. What is the info on it ?
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Re: SKS bayonet blued
Yes, this is russian. I tried to capture all useful information. Also, looks like it was refurbished.
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Definitely arsenal, I have had a couple that way myself. Nice SKS, enjoy it.
Re: SKS bayonet blued
I think it's a refurbished letter series rifle. The stock is not original to the rifle, and neither is the bayonet.
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Re: SKS bayonet blued
A nice Soviet-era SKS. Pretty much all Soviet weapons were refurbished during the Cold War, Make work projects were common and all the rage back then in the USSR.
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Re: SKS bayonet blued
In communist countries you are guaranteed a job even if they have to invent one, you don't get a say in that of course. My own 1950 Tula has a blued blade and is a Soviet Cold War era refurb.
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