Yet Another Restoration Project...
Sheesh, just couldn't resist for $200.
It's a rescued Drag Queen Russian SKS, sans stock, original receiver cover and bayonet. The previous owner did it a little disservice, as the mag cover and the bolt carrier have some surface rust, but experience tells me that it will come right off with some oil and steel wool.
Fortunately the flash hider is just pinned on and not welded, so removal should be a cinch and a new bayo can be installed. The rest of the metal (all matching) was never cleaned of its cosmoline and is incredibly at 95 plus % blueing. I may never know the exact year of this Tula arsenaled gem in the rough without the original dated receiver cover, and the Russians reused their serial numbers, so the best guess is a '51 to '55.
The Dragunov stock has got to go, so I'm now in search of a Russian stock, handguard and Tula stamped receiver cover. Anyone got a line on these?
Sheesh, just couldn't resist for $200.
It's a rescued Drag Queen Russian SKS, sans stock, original receiver cover and bayonet. The previous owner did it a little disservice, as the mag cover and the bolt carrier have some surface rust, but experience tells me that it will come right off with some oil and steel wool.
Fortunately the flash hider is just pinned on and not welded, so removal should be a cinch and a new bayo can be installed. The rest of the metal (all matching) was never cleaned of its cosmoline and is incredibly at 95 plus % blueing. I may never know the exact year of this Tula arsenaled gem in the rough without the original dated receiver cover, and the Russians reused their serial numbers, so the best guess is a '51 to '55.
The Dragunov stock has got to go, so I'm now in search of a Russian stock, handguard and Tula stamped receiver cover. Anyone got a line on these?