The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Im thinking of adopting a 1963 sks. Looks like it may have been wartime issued. Not sure. crown is a bit worn but the overall appearance is just what I like.

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Get it !. I got one a month ago that shoots round for round with my M1A. I've had 6-7, never a bad one.

Trading a 399.00 dollar ar for it. I like the sks better.

Just curious as to why a Chinese SKS has a Russian Refurb stamp on the buttstock.

I don't know sir. Good eye. It was posted as a pre norinco sks. So I decided to come here and get some expert input. Any info would be great. Thanks

P.S. nice to talk to you again Longcolt. Do you still have that type 53 with the stars carved in the stock? I think we traded a 43 laminat for it?

Worth 399?

Longcolt44 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 7:18 pm Just curious as to why a Chinese SKS has a Russian Refurb stamp on the buttstock.

It's hard to tell but that looks like a Russian laminate stock. The Black buttplate and cross bolt look Russian .

steelbuttplate wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:52 am

Longcolt44 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 7:18 pm Just curious as to why a Chinese SKS has a Russian Refurb stamp on the buttstock.

It's hard to tell but that looks like a Russian laminate stock. The Black buttplate and cross bolt look Russian .

I see the Tula star on the stock now, right above the XXXXXX. Is there an import mark ?

Two reasons why a Soviet refurb stock might be on this. These issued 60's era Chinese SKS rifles sold for very little back around 1989-90, many of them had crap wood stocks on them, dry rotted, damaged, or gone. Some ended up in Tapco type plastic stocks, I bought one without wood for $20 in 1990, put it in a plastic stock and gave it to a friend. A few years back I had to remove the plastic folder and put it in a wood stock to stay state legal as he uses it on a public range sometimes. I think I did use an ex Soviet stock on that rifle, something I found on eBay on the cheap. This could also be one of the more recently imported Albanian used rifles, these had some interesting stocks on them.

Thanks for the info

After hearing what I did here im going to pass on this one. Thanks to everyone who took time to post

Celt wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 7:56 pm P.S. nice to talk to you again Longcolt. Do you still have that type 53 with the stars carved in the stock? I think we traded a 43 laminat for it?

Yes I do, I traded you for that because it had a 1960 date. I needed that date as I already had all the others from 1953, thanks again.

My pleasure

Didn't Russia give China SKS parts when the Chinese were first starting their own factory? I"ve heard of Sino-soviet sks's.

It's been a month, did you get it or not??