Which type of SKS is this?

I wanna say russian, but nothing can really be gathered from these pictures because they're of everything but the parts that are marked.

Well, I'm no expert, and I've only seen a few Chinese, Russian, and Yugos so I can't comment on Romanian variants or 'others'.

Looks to be a Russian. Trigger guard appears milled, bayonet is the Russian pattern, sling swivel is in the Russian position. Stock is about the ugliest I've seen (no offense if it's a home job...), never seen one that dark personally.

Interesting 'do-dad' in front of the trigger guard-aftermarket someting or other?

Now, we really need to see the top of the receiver cover, which would underneath that scope. That's where the Russian arsenal marks would be. Chinese arsenal marks would be on the left side of the receiver opposite the bolt handle.

Gladly will accept any help with this if someone else wants to offer it...

well, it is a nice looking piece of wood, and it looks to have a few extra features on it, that I haven't seen on any sks I've ever seen. So it may be russian, which would deff up it's value...

The Bubba is strong with this one.

What is that thing hanging off the trigger guard? I was thinking it was a switch, but it looks like it could be a trigger mod...

Too bad if it was a Russian, originals go for $400+ lately.

BSW

Now, we really need to see the top of the receiver cover, which would underneath that scope. That's where the Russian arsenal marks would be.

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What he said.

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Try "SKSBoards".

Many of those people 'know' the SKS, in ways that I never could have imagined.

Too bad that it is almost impossible to learn whether a given rifle was imported with a bayonet, unless the paperwork is available.

i have no idea but i really wanna know who makes that scope cover

-$50 For the useless receiver cover scope mount.

Those cotton balls remind me of my mother-n-law. Every winter she gets ear aches and stuffs cotton in her ears for the duration of winter.

I'll have to tell her about using a rubberband to keep them in. I bet she doesn't know about that trick.

Not Chinese

It looks a lot like mine,as mine is a Russian but I dont have the scope and as stated in above post thats where the markings would be.

If the stock is in original condition I would have to guess Russian. Second guess is Chinese. Echoing others if it's Chinese the markings will be on the other side of the receiver.

I have no idea what that thing on the trigger group is. It looks like the stock have been refinished, and is missing the nut for the recoil bolt.

If there are no import markings on the gun it's possible it could be a war souvenir "bring back". If so it is the best condition of any "bring back" I've ever seen. However, without the bring back paper work any extra value it had is gone.

I would really like to know what the function of that screw thing on the under side of the trigger group is, and what it's function is.

I know that NO SKS producing country ever used that type of scope mount. So with out the original top cover I doubt it's value will reach what the owner estimated.

If you figure out what that screw thing does let us know.

I would stay a LONG way away from that rifle; the screw threaded into the forward part of the trigger-group appears to be a typical "home gunsmith" conversion to full-auto, which circumvents the operation of the disconnector lever.

It looks Russian so that puts the price at about $400, however the stupid cover for the scope that is totally useless is about $50 off if they don't have the original.

The bubba screw is part of a mod to alter the disconnecter lever and allows the rifle to be fired out of battery. This is non too surprising quite unsafe to do. I don't know if the mod works here and it possibly could be illegal.

that is of questionable safety to get around the disconnecter knocks off say about a $100 or more off the price.

If I had to guess that odd piece of metal on the front barrel a cheap muzzle break that was pinned or clamped into place. Doesn't do much of anything with the low recoil but add more weight and lowers the value further by say $30-50 off.


So in the end you have a bubba Russian SKS, of questionable legality and safety, that is probably worth closer to $200-250, or what a Chinese SKS costs. Those alterations have destroyed most the value the rifle once had.

At least the stock is nice however, and they didn't coat the bolt and bolt carrier.

I would stay a LONG way away from that rifle; the screw threaded into the forward part of the trigger-group appears to be a typical "home gunsmith" conversion to full-auto, which circumvents the operation of the disconnector lever.

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The nail has been hit on the head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think it's Russian or Romanian. Need to see stampings to know.

My neighbor, Bob Schmuckatelli said he'd be interested in talking to your friend's fiance's father about possibly obtaining that rifle.

I'll agree with the others that markings are needed to ID for sure, but I'll also guess a Russian with an aftermarket, or heavily (but nice looking at least) refinished stock.

Also, if that screw dohickey is an attempt (even if a failed one) to make it full auto capable like others have said, and it wasnt registered with the BATFE properly prior to 1986, its worth around 20 years in federal prison, and thats about it.

Far too rich for my blood. I'd pass

What a mess – too bad, particularly if it’s a Russian.