Just came across this...

jps37033 · 03-17-2010, 12:06 AM

I had a friend that I trade with often let me have this for well under $300. He claimed to have it 20+ years in a safe. It is a 1964 SKS with original sling, cleaning kit, and rod. It also has matching numbers on all parts. It has a chrome lined barrel. On top of that, it is probably 97% or better in condition. And, as he says, I was the first to shoot it, which I believe because of the cosmoline substance in the barrel.

Any value? I was going to "trick" it out but most say to keep it original.

jps37033 · 03-17-2010, 12:07 AM

**Rick1967** · 03-17-2010, 12:19 AM

Nice rifle. Mine is not quite so clean and new looking. I have the Tapco Adjustable stock with pistol grip and hand guard. Its got a 20 round mag. I also put on a red and green dot scope. It's only a 2x so it works great as a scout setup. I paid $250 for the rifle and another $150 or so to fix it up. I kept all the origonal stuff too.

**canebrake** · 03-17-2010, 12:24 AM

I wouldn't touch it!

Keep it just as-is.

Effin' gorgeous.

**CA357** · 03-17-2010, 02:29 AM

Buy it. Clean and lube it. Shoot the heck out of it. Don't mess with it, it's an excellent rifle as it is.

Laufer · 03-17-2010, 07:39 AM

Congratulations, but I doubt that these are so old.
Make sure that there is no cosmoline in the bolt, as some SKS have suffered very nasty 'slam-fires' when the bolt slams the round into the chamber.
One guy died at his rifle range due to a slamfire, according to "the Sacramento Bee", several years ago.

You might also know that the Chinese wood (unlike the Russian and Yugo wood) is considered soft and fairly easy to cut, but after a bad mishap, stocks can often be found on 'FleaBay', or these websites.
There should be a decent disassembly video at "Surplusrifle".

Seeking some more really cheap 8mm Yugo surplus in the Memphis area.

**DrumJunkie** · 03-17-2010, 09:30 AM

One with that kind of age on it in that shape I'd want to leave as is. I have one that is not near as cool that I tricked out with a Tapco stock and stuff. You can get an SKS way too cheap to trick out. That one will be worth as little more than what you usually see around the average gun rack.
I got this Norinco at a pawn shop. 250.00. Another 60 bucks for the stock and the optic I got at cdnn for I can't remember. I like that Norinco. It uses AK mags and if I did mess it up it's easy to replace

But I would not touch a thing on an older one like the one you are talking about. You be looking a while for an old one with matching numbers in the shape it looks to be in.

**spittinfire** · 03-17-2010, 11:27 AM

Personally I wouldn't touch it. Enjoy it for what it is. Great score!

03-17-2010, 12:06 AM	#1
jps37033 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Greenfield, TN Posts: 83	Just came across this... I had a friend that I trade with often let me have this for well under $300. He claimed to have it 20+ years in a safe. It is a 1964 SKS with original sling, cleaning kit, and rod. It also has matching numbers on all parts. It has a chrome lined barrel. On top of that, it is probably 97% or better in condition. And, as he says, I was the first to shoot it, which I believe because of the cosmoline substance in the barrel. Any value? I was going to "trick" it out but most say to keep it original. __________________ Mossberg 835 3.5 inch, 24inch ported, Knoxx Stock Ruger SR9c XD 9mm 5" Marlin 30-30 Marlin Model 60 .22 Bergo .22 revolver - handed down from Great Grandpa Chinese SKS Matching Numbers with all extras

03-17-2010, 12:07 AM	#2
jps37033 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Greenfield, TN Posts: 83	__________________ Mossberg 835 3.5 inch, 24inch ported, Knoxx Stock Ruger SR9c XD 9mm 5" Marlin 30-30 Marlin Model 60 .22 Bergo .22 revolver - handed down from Great Grandpa Chinese SKS Matching Numbers with all extras

03-17-2010, 12:19 AM	#3
Rick1967 Supporting Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Clifton, Colorado Posts: 658	Nice rifle. Mine is not quite so clean and new looking. I have the Tapco Adjustable stock with pistol grip and hand guard. Its got a 20 round mag. I also put on a red and green dot scope. It's only a 2x so it works great as a scout setup. I paid $250 for the rifle and another $150 or so to fix it up. I kept all the origonal stuff too. __________________ Romans 1:16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. Last edited by Rick1967; 06-19-2010 at 07:29 PM.

03-17-2010, 12:24 AM	#4
canebrake Axe, Sam Axe Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 150 miles NE of Sloppy Joe's Bar Posts: 10,246 Blog Entries: 47	I wouldn't touch it! Keep it just as-is. Effin' gorgeous. __________________ . .. Colt 11101110111..MEMBER: FAAM, NRA, GOA, DAV, USSV, SAE A few weeks ago I'd have only offered you one answer, and then I shot Cane's Hi-Power. I love my XD 9, but I'd have sex with that Browning, buy it a car, and get a picture of it tattooed on my face..gorknoids Illegal Isn't A Race, It's A Crime - cane

03-17-2010, 02:29 AM	#5
CA357 Long Live the Republic! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 9,050	Buy it. Clean and lube it. Shoot the heck out of it. Don't mess with it, it's an excellent rifle as it is. __________________ ..."That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace which cannot be subdued by tyrants.” – Jeff Cooper's Commentaries, Vol. 2, No. 5, May 1994 If you're not mad as Hell, you're not paying attention. ΜΟΛ'ΩΝ ΛΑΒ'Ε

03-17-2010, 07:39 AM	#6
Laufer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: In the Mid-South. Posts: 216	Congratulations, but I doubt that these are so old. Make sure that there is no cosmoline in the bolt, as some SKS have suffered very nasty 'slam-fires' when the bolt slams the round into the chamber. One guy died at his rifle range due to a slamfire, according to "the Sacramento Bee", several years ago. You might also know that the Chinese wood (unlike the Russian and Yugo wood) is considered soft and fairly easy to cut, but after a bad mishap, stocks can often be found on 'FleaBay', or these websites. There should be a decent disassembly video at "Surplusrifle". Seeking some more really cheap 8mm Yugo surplus in the Memphis area. Last edited by Laufer; 03-17-2010 at 07:46 AM.

03-17-2010, 09:30 AM	#7
DrumJunkie You can call me DJ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South Central Ky. Posts: 1,041	One with that kind of age on it in that shape I'd want to leave as is. I have one that is not near as cool that I tricked out with a Tapco stock and stuff. You can get an SKS way too cheap to trick out. That one will be worth as little more than what you usually see around the average gun rack. I got this Norinco at a pawn shop. 250.00. Another 60 bucks for the stock and the optic I got at cdnn for I can't remember. I like that Norinco. It uses AK mags and if I did mess it up it's easy to replace But I would not touch a thing on an older one like the one you are talking about. You be looking a while for an old one with matching numbers in the shape it looks to be in.

03-17-2010, 11:27 AM	#8
spittinfire Always a Marine Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maiden, NC Posts: 5,561	Personally I wouldn't touch it. Enjoy it for what it is. Great score! __________________ If the pain is lacking so is the discipline... "the only 911 call I need is chambering a round" - Mr. Muller, MO car dealer

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