Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this incredible semi-auto rifle todya for a penny start auction, this is the Russian Tula Arsenal SKS-45!
This Russian SKS-45 was made back in 1951 at the Tula Arsenal, and later refinished for importation to the US. It has matching part numbers on the metal and a large Tula Arsenal “star” on the receiver cover.
This Russian SKS-45 was made back in 1951 at the Tula Arsenal, and later refinished for importation to the US. It has matching part numbers on the metal and a large Tula Arsenal “star” on the receiver cover.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Tula
Model: SKS-45
Serial: RH011688
Date of Manufacture: 1951
Caliber: 7.62x39mm
Finish: Black
Barrel Length: 20" with Underfolding Blade Bayonet
Optics/Sights: Hooded Post Front and Tangent Notch Rear with 100-1,000 Meter Graduations
Stock/Grips: Wood
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard / The left side of the receiver, back of the receiver cover, the left side of the buttstock, the bolt carrier, trigger guard, the underside of the gas tube (hand-scribed), and the magazine cover are marked with the original arsenal serial number, “BM4155”. The right side of the receiver is import-marked “RUSSIA SKS-45 7.62X39 / KBI, INC HBG, PA”, and the import serial number, “RH011688”. The receiver cover is marked with the Tula Arsenal arrow in a star stamp and “1951r”.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The SKS is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in 1945. The SKS was first produced in the Soviet Union but was later widely exported and manufactured by various nations. Its distinguishing characteristics include a permanently attached folding bayonet and a hinged, fixed magazine. As the SKS lacked select-fire capability and its magazine was limited to ten rounds, it was rendered obsolete in the Soviet Armed Forces by the introduction of the AK-47 in the 1950s. Nevertheless, SKS carbines continued to see service with the Soviet Border Troops, Internal Troops, and second-line and reserve army units for decades.
The SKS was manufactured at Tula Arsenal from 1945 to 1958, and at the Izhevsk Arsenal from 1953 to 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million. Throughout the Cold War, millions of additional SKS carbines and their derivatives were also manufactured under license in the People's Republic of China, as well as a number of countries allied with the Eastern Bloc.
The SKS was exported in vast quantities and found favour with insurgent forces around the world as a light, handy weapon which was adequate for guerrilla warfare despite its conventional limitations. Beginning in 1988, millions were also sold on the civilian market in North America, where they remain popular as hunting and sporting rifles.
Contents:
This Russian Tula SKS-45 will ship with a Russian SKS-45 box that we believe has been aded for storage purposes and all contents pictured above!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: SKS-45
Serial: RH011688
Date of Manufacture: 1951
Caliber: 7.62x39mm
Finish: Black
Barrel Length: 20" with Underfolding Blade Bayonet
Optics/Sights: Hooded Post Front and Tangent Notch Rear with 100-1,000 Meter Graduations
Stock/Grips: Wood
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard / The left side of the receiver, back of the receiver cover, the left side of the buttstock, the bolt carrier, trigger guard, the underside of the gas tube (hand-scribed), and the magazine cover are marked with the original arsenal serial number, “BM4155”. The right side of the receiver is import-marked “RUSSIA SKS-45 7.62X39 / KBI, INC HBG, PA”, and the import serial number, “RH011688”. The receiver cover is marked with the Tula Arsenal arrow in a star stamp and “1951r”.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The SKS is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in 1945. The SKS was first produced in the Soviet Union but was later widely exported and manufactured by various nations. Its distinguishing characteristics include a permanently attached folding bayonet and a hinged, fixed magazine. As the SKS lacked select-fire capability and its magazine was limited to ten rounds, it was rendered obsolete in the Soviet Armed Forces by the introduction of the AK-47 in the 1950s. Nevertheless, SKS carbines continued to see service with the Soviet Border Troops, Internal Troops, and second-line and reserve army units for decades.
The SKS was manufactured at Tula Arsenal from 1945 to 1958, and at the Izhevsk Arsenal from 1953 to 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million. Throughout the Cold War, millions of additional SKS carbines and their derivatives were also manufactured under license in the People's Republic of China, as well as a number of countries allied with the Eastern Bloc.
The SKS was exported in vast quantities and found favour with insurgent forces around the world as a light, handy weapon which was adequate for guerrilla warfare despite its conventional limitations. Beginning in 1988, millions were also sold on the civilian market in North America, where they remain popular as hunting and sporting rifles.
Contents:
This Russian Tula SKS-45 will ship with a Russian SKS-45 box that we believe has been aded for storage purposes and all contents pictured above!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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