Hi i just bought an Izhmash sks. I will have to wait a solid half-year before I can shoot it. So in the meantime I want to do some research about it. Is anybody familiar with this brand and their sks series.
The receiver says made in Russia and the serial number starts with TP and then 3 digits. It has the classic wooden look and a bayonet.
Any info is welcome! Picture attached is from the one I bought.
>waiting a year to shoot
>Branded SKS
Where tf do you live?
Europe…
Those things are heavy af, you should've got a Chinese.
Lol.
Same as most other SKS rifles out there. Basically bomb proof. Can be pressed into service for hunting if you can hunt with semi-autos in your area and have access for good soft-points. Does yours have the side rail for optics like the MOLOT OP-SKS?
Chinese SKS are exactly the same as Russian ones. Yugos are the heavy bitches.
is that the "cowboy companion" model they sold in the US at some point? A shorty sks would be cool. What optic monunt? Does it block the stripper clip feed?
t. leaf
My dad has one, they were only made at that factory for two years, as a result they are more collectible than the Tula made SKS’s. All in all, great find Anon. I would recommend learning the ins and outs of the rifle, don’t forget to clean the entire piston system when cleaning. The bayonet can also be used as a monopod.
Try to stock up on stripper clips and a Chest Rig, I would try to get the authentic Russian pouches but the Chicom chest rig is probably the best way to store stripper clips…pic related
I weighed aforementioned Izhevsk one and compared it to my Arsenal 26 one, the weight difference was negligible. They really aren’t that heavy of guns, especially when compared to larger rifles.
What country?
Netherlands.
>Netherlands
Why does every gun I see posted from euros have the IT italian import mark? Does Italy import guns for everyone?
>Does Italy import guns for everyone?
The 2 biggest importers in europe are Italy and either France or Germany. If a distributor in CZ wants a gun and either Italy or some other country has already imported them they will just buy them from the italian importer who already did all the import and CIP cert stuff. It wouldn't make any sense to do otherwise unless you're importing a shitload of a specific model.
post more pics and maybe i can help you.
BTW bist du deutsch?
Not Germans but I am a neighbor of Germany.
This was the only picture I managed to get before they threw it back in storage to make it ready for the paperwork.
Is it an "OP SKS"? I have only seen the K marking on those new "hunting rifle" style SKS, does it still have its bayonet or the bayonet mount? Also did you see if it had any other special markings?
It does have the bayonet and the bayonet mount.
It had some special markings on the buttstock. It was a row with x’s and under those x’s was some Russian writing. All the other markings on the gun where Russian except for the made in Russia and the Izhmash TP19 I have added another photo of it.
>It had some special markings on the buttstock. It was a row with x’s and under those x’s was some Russian writing.
Sounds like removed serial numbers on stock. Probably used to be on another gun (different serial number) and was swapped to this one to replace its old worn out stock. Neat that they're being cleaned up, polished, and blued for commercial sale.
Probably was. I'm surprised there's still enough around to be refinished for resale.
Greetings Swamp German.
T. Part Swamp German
you have the 2014 onwards version of the Kalashnikov logo
>tfw their websight is range banned
So it would not have been produced in the 50ties the right?
I've no idea
the serial number should have the date of manufacture encoded into it
and there is a shorter number letter sequence for the inspection date
.eg manufactured in the 1950s and inspected for sale in the 2010s
There should be a serial number on the left side of the receiver near the front, just behind where the barrel screws into the reciever.
You may need to take the stock off if it is hidden, I can't remember if the stock covers it on the Russian ones.
I think based on the serial number you can tell date of manufacture.
Even if it is very I'd though, that doesn't mean it's bad.
I have a Yugo one and a Chinese one, both made in the early 60s, and they're both great.
1953 & 1954
There is often a date stamp with a “r” suffix on the top of the dust cover near the Circled Triangle Izhevsk logo.
>he bought one of those new import sks from izhmash
LMAO. You done goofed, fellow euro. They are often not izzys but tulas and often they aren't even all matching. You should've bought one of the thousands already available with no shitty izhmash import marks for 400 euro.
That’s the problem no sks availability here. They told me it’s a true genuine Izhmash and it also had matching serial numbers on all the right places.
>genuine Izhmash
Check if it had an arrow. If it has a star it's a tula. I hope they didn't sell you it as a izzy just because it's been refurbished by modern day izhmash.
There was no star on the dust cover.
Also the gun store I bought i from is an izhmash dealer and I got a good price for it. Even if it’s a Tula in the worst case is that really a bad thing then?
I am totally new to the SKS platform I just wanted one cause I think it looks cool.
Yes, the Izhevsk marking is a arrow inside of a triangle inside of a circle.
Tulas are just as good as Izmash so no it doesn’t matter
>izhmash dealer
That doesn't mean shit with milsurp. The sks you bought is a modern refurb by the IZHMASH COMPANY of an old sks. It has no historical value but I doubt you cared. What I meant was to make sure they sold you an izzy sks as they advertised you, as a modern Izhmash refurb sks can be from either izzy or tula or like in most cases a mix mash and force matched. (Most likely scenario with the x you said you had on the stock)
Still even if it's a tula it's perfectly ok.
While forced serial number matching is a thing, if the dust cover and reciever have the same serial number then it likely isn’t the case.
Doesn’t diminish the fact that SKS’s are great rifles, probably my favourite platform to be honest, at least from a fun standpoint.
>Is anybody familiar with this brand and their sks series.
>The receiver says made in Russia and the serial number starts with TP and then 3 digits. It has the classic wooden look and a bayonet.
Damn, you really bought a gun without even doing a second of research.
I did do a little research. There are a ton of Izhmash aks around here but the SKS is hard to come by a pretty rare to see here to. So that’s why I went ahead and got it.