Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this iconic Russian semi-automatic rifle today for a penny-start auction; this is the Tula SKS!
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Russian Tula
Model: SKS-45
Serial: KN7857 (Original) / RL017426 (Importer)
Date of Manufacture: 1954
Caliber: 7.62x39mm
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 20 3/4"
Optics/Sights: Hooded Post Front with Tangent Notch Rear Graduated from 100 to 1,000 Meters
Stock/Grips: Original Smooth Laminate
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: The left side of the receiver is stamped "KN7857", "RUSSIA SKS-45 7.62x39 KBI, INC HBG, PA RL017428." The top of the receiver is stamped with the Tula Star with Arrow in the middle and "1954r." The top of the bolt, left side of the receiver, receiver cover, left side of the buttstock, and trigger guard all feature the matching serial "KN7857." The magazine features the number "OT 4214" that has been crossed out.
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 introducing 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 1949 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 in a number of countries allied with the Eastern Bloc. The SKS was exported in vast quantities and found favor with insurgent forces around the world as a light, handy weapon that was adequate for guerrilla warfare despite its conventional limitations. In 1988, millions were also sold on the civilian market in North America, where they remain popular as hunting and sporting rifles.
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: KN7857 (Original) / RL017426 (Importer)
Date of Manufacture: 1954
Caliber: 7.62x39mm
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 20 3/4"
Optics/Sights: Hooded Post Front with Tangent Notch Rear Graduated from 100 to 1,000 Meters
Stock/Grips: Original Smooth Laminate
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: The left side of the receiver is stamped "KN7857", "RUSSIA SKS-45 7.62x39 KBI, INC HBG, PA RL017428." The top of the receiver is stamped with the Tula Star with Arrow in the middle and "1954r." The top of the bolt, left side of the receiver, receiver cover, left side of the buttstock, and trigger guard all feature the matching serial "KN7857." The magazine features the number "OT 4214" that has been crossed out.
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 introducing 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 1949 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 in a number of countries allied with the Eastern Bloc. The SKS was exported in vast quantities and found favor with insurgent forces around the world as a light, handy weapon that was adequate for guerrilla warfare despite its conventional limitations. In 1988, millions were also sold on the civilian market in North America, where they remain popular as hunting and sporting rifles.
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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