1950 Soviet Tula SKS

[SVT-40]

More inventory related pic's. I bought this rifle at the "Great Western" gun show in 1993. It was the first laminated stock Soviet SKS I had seen. I fell in love with the wonderful honey colored stock. It's obviously had it's original hard wood stock replaced during a refurb, but it's still one beautiful rifle. All stamped matching... I paid $179.00, which was a $30 premium over the hard wood carbines...

Should have bought a hundred of them...

These beautiful firearms are why, still after over 35 years of collecting I still get excited.



















Thats grease on the bolt face.

[G-Man WC]

Thanks for sharing. I picked up a few matching ones about the same time
at the nice price.
Still has a little cosmo poop stain in there!
-g

[aghauler]

More inventory related pic's. I bought this rifle at the "Great Western" gun show in 1993. It was the first laminated stock Soviet SKS I had seen. I fell in love with the wonderful honey colored stock. It's obviously had it's original hard wood stock replaced during a refurb, but it's still one beautiful rifle. All stamped matching... I paid $179.00, which was a $30 premium over the hard wood carbines...

Should have bought a hundred of them...

These beautiful firearms are why, still after over 35 years of collecting I still get excited.



















Thats grease on the bolt face.

Very nice! Be interesting to see what shows up at the first gun show of the year here in ABQ in Feb.

[Yugo]

picked up one of these a 1954 about 5 years ago for 300 cant wait to see what theyll be worth in another 30 years if the planet still exists.

[zhyla]

Nice! I cheaper out and bought a ‘51 with original stock around that same time. Glad too, I like the reddish hardwood.

[highpower]

I have both hardwood and laminated and even though laminated is mostly going to be a replacement stock, I just love the look of them.

Like yours, I have one that is still blued with all matching numbers.

[Bainter1212]

Lookin good!

In 1993, I was 11 years old and in no position to buy a rifle. You guys should feel lucky to have had such an opportunity.

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[echo1]

Good looking rifle. I love the blonde laminate furniture. I've got one on my Egyptian/Israeli capture, that was my first endeavor into the SKS land, $75 bucks in 2000. It was down the rabbit hole from there. PAX

[Donkeypunch0420]

Love that serial too! I might have bought out for that reason alone.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Even to this day the SKS is a relative bargain for what they cost, the collector interest, and complete viability as an all around regular shooter and capable defensive weapon if needed. If I were to have to bug out with one rifle it would be an SKS with as much ammo as I could carry. Yes, even before an AK or AR.

[echo1]

Even to this day the SKS is a relative bargain for what they cost, the collector interest, and complete viability as an all around regular shooter and capable defensive weapon if needed. If I were to have to bug out with one rifle it would be an SKS with as much ammo as I could carry. Yes, even before an AK or AR.

^^^This. Still good deals to be found, but the Kali supply is sporadic. They're the rifle equivalent of air cooled VW to me. PAX

[seanbo]

Op the serial number looks like AK 47!

[beerman]

Some nice Lammys guys. I remember buying mine around 1990 at Fed Ord/Briklee trading..Got the "regulars" price of $99. Oh yea, still got it although my Triangle 26 Chinese will shoot circles around it.

[zhyla]

Even to this day the SKS is a relative bargain for what they cost, the collector interest, and complete viability as an all around regular shooter and capable defensive weapon if needed. If I were to have to bug out with one rifle it would be an SKS with as much ammo as I could carry. Yes, even before an AK or AR.

[Ultralight]

Gorgeous SKS'. I've always had a love for that rifle.
They just look so b1tchin'.
True gun porn.