Hi i just bought an Izhmash sks. I will have to wait a solid half-year before I can shoot it.

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.

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  1. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >waiting a year to shoot
    >Branded SKS

    Where tf do you live?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Europe…

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Those things are heavy af, you should've got a Chinese.

        Lol.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          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 b***hes.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            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

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          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.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        What country?

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          Netherlands.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >Netherlands
            Why does every gun I see posted from euros have the IT italian import mark? Does Italy import guns for everyone?

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              >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.

  2. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    post more pics and maybe i can help you.
    BTW bist du deutsch?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      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.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        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?

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          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.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >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.

            So it would not have been produced in the 50ties the right?

            Probably was. I'm surprised there's still enough around to be refinished for resale.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Netherlands.

        Greetings Swamp German.

        T. Part Swamp German

  3. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    you have the 2014 onwards version of the Kalashnikov logo
    >tfw their websight is range banned

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      So it would not have been produced in the 50ties the right?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        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

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        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.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        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.

  4. 1 year ago
    Anonymous
  5. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >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.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      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.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        >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.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          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.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            Yes, the Izhevsk marking is a arrow inside of a triangle inside of a circle.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            Tulas are just as good as Izmash so no it doesn’t matter

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >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.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      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.

  6. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >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.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      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.

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