saw the thread title and thought someone else had found a SKS in 45 ACP...
No date on dust cover and there is a star after the number stamped in and there looks to be a Cyrillic letter will try to get some better pics when I get time..everything matches other then the forced stock...but condition is very good....few folks I have been talking to are saying they would value it around 7 to 800 if that's the case I did great but still posting around to find out for sure ....thanks for your infoNice rifle. Is the dustcover dated? Is there a Cyrillic letter on the original serial number on the left side of the receiver? A couple of things that I've noticed that affect the desirability of refurbished Tula SKS's are:
1. Date (1949 is particularly sought after)
2. Quality of the refurb (a very nicely blued refurb tends to be preferable to a painted refurb)
3. Condition (of course)
4. No Date or Blank receiver covers, along with Cyrillic letters in the original serial numbers on the left side of the receiver. These later "letter guns" tend to bring in higher values.
5. Matching stamped numbers with no strikeouts (some parts will be electropenciled even in unrefurbished condition like the gas tube, piston, etc.)
Unrefurbished and Izhevsk SKS's are a different animal.
I'm sure more knowledgeable members will be along shortly with more info for you.
Is this your rifle?
If so would you tell more about it?
Friend of mine built it, made the SKS straight blowback using Glock magazines. If I am remembering fright it was a Marlin Camp 45 barrel.
Could I talk you into starting a thread on it? I sure would like to see and know more.
Your Russo SKS is worth about five hundo.