Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this outstanding semi-automatic rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the Tula Arsenal SKS-45!
According to the owner...this example is in all original condition with all matching serial numbers, and we see no evidence to the contrary!
According to the owner...this example is in all original condition with all matching serial numbers, and we see no evidence to the contrary!
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Tula Arsenal
Model: SKS-45
Serial: 4259
Date of Manufacture: 1955
Caliber: 7.62x39
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 20 1/2"
Optics/Sights: Hooded post front with Adjustable tangent rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth wood
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard / The receiver, bolt, dust cover, trigger guard, magazine floor plate, and stock feature all matching serial numbers. The top of the dust cover is stamped with the Tula Arsenal mark and the date 1955. The receiver is stamped "Russia SKS-45 7.62X39 KBI, INC HBG, PA RH612249".
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.
In 1949, the USSR began full production of the SKS and continued to produce it through 1958. Monetchikov, in his book "History of Russian Automatics", cites a production figure of 2.7 million for the SKS-45. Clearly, this number pales in comparison to the estimated 36 million Mosin family bolt action rifles that preceded the SKS-45 and the estimated 75 million AK-47 select-fire assault rifles that succeeded it. Mikhail Kalashnikov’s famous AK-47 began full production just two years after the SKS-45, and this undoubtedly led to the short production run and relatively low numbers of the latter. From 1949-58 SKS-45s were made under full production at Tula, and at the Izhevsk Arsenal from 1953 to 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million.
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: 4259
Date of Manufacture: 1955
Caliber: 7.62x39
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 20 1/2"
Optics/Sights: Hooded post front with Adjustable tangent rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth wood
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard / The receiver, bolt, dust cover, trigger guard, magazine floor plate, and stock feature all matching serial numbers. The top of the dust cover is stamped with the Tula Arsenal mark and the date 1955. The receiver is stamped "Russia SKS-45 7.62X39 KBI, INC HBG, PA RH612249".
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.
In 1949, the USSR began full production of the SKS and continued to produce it through 1958. Monetchikov, in his book "History of Russian Automatics", cites a production figure of 2.7 million for the SKS-45. Clearly, this number pales in comparison to the estimated 36 million Mosin family bolt action rifles that preceded the SKS-45 and the estimated 75 million AK-47 select-fire assault rifles that succeeded it. Mikhail Kalashnikov’s famous AK-47 began full production just two years after the SKS-45, and this undoubtedly led to the short production run and relatively low numbers of the latter. From 1949-58 SKS-45s were made under full production at Tula, and at the Izhevsk Arsenal from 1953 to 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million.
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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