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USSR Tula Arsenal SKS 7.62x39mm Rifle 1952

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
USSR Tula Arsenal SKS 7.62x39mm Rifle 1952
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You are bidding on a Tula Arsenal SKS 7.62x39mm Rifle. The rifle features a 20 1/2" barrel, hardwood stock, one 20 round magazine, one 30 round magazine, folding bayonet, sling, adjustable sights, and blue'd finish. The SKS is a Soviet semi-automatic carbine chambered for the 7.62×39mm round, designed in 1943 by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov. Its complete designation, SKS-45, is an initialism for Samozaryadny Karabin sistemy Simonova, 1945 (Russian: ???????????? ??????? ??????? ????????, 1945; Self-loading Carbine of (the) Simonov system, 1945). The SKS-45 was manufactured at Tula Arsenal from 1949-1958 and at Izhevsk Arsenal in just 1953 and 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million carbines. In the early 1950s, the Soviets took the SKS carbine out of front-line service and replaced it with the AK-47; however, the SKS remained in second-line service for decades. It is still used as a ceremonial firearm today. The SKS was widely exported, and was also licensed for production by then Eastern Bloc nations, Romania and East Germany, as well as China, where it was designated the "Type 56 Carbine". The East German version was known as the Karabiner S, the Albanian as the Model 561 and North Korean as the "Type 63". The SKS is popular on the civilian surplus market as a hunting and marksmanship semi-automatic rifle in many countries, including the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. Its age and numbers make it relatively inexpensive to purchase, and steel cased 7.62x39mm ammunition is one of the least expensive center fire cartridges currently on the market. The SKS was the second firearm to be chambered for the 7.62×39mm M43 round, with the first being the RPD. This rifle is in good condition, with little wear and signs of use. Some handling marks. The stock looks to have been lengthened. The mechanics are in good condition, being tight and smooth. The bore is bright with strong rifling. The rifle was manufactured in 1952. Curio & Relic firearm. FFL transfer or NICS background check required. The serial number is KR4452. All visible serial numbers match.