I still remember opening up the two Russian SKS rifles I bought back in the mid 1990's. They were under $100 each back then. I still have both of them.

Служил с таким. Отличный карабин. Завидую. Настоящий советский.

Nice Rusky SKS, I own a Chinese SKS made in 1963 in Factory 26. It was in pretty rough shape when I bought it, no accessories either. Mine has the pinned and chromed barrel. Took a week to remove the Cosmo, rust and light corrosion from a lot of the rifle, the bore, bolt and receiver were primo. All matching numbers including the stock. Mine had to used in combat or as a trainer due to the wear on the bolt carrier and hammer. I use PPU 7.62 X 39 NON corrosive ammo only. After weeks of cleaning, polishing and lubrication, I headed out to the Range, she shoots new ! Good luck with yours. Pricy here now in NYS, about $399 for one.

20 years ago these gorgeous things were stacked like cord wood and 99 bucks a piece brand stinking new.

what a beautiful gun. Russians sure make a wonderful rifle

You have one heck of a sweet SKS. Back in 1995, I landed me the Russian 1953 SKS. I love it! Looks identical to the one you have there. Of all my guns, this is one of my guns that will always be keeper!

С таким СКС , выпуска 1949 года , служил на КСФ , в 1986-88 года , вещь , очень удобная , неприхотливая , подсумники точно такие , только из чёрной кирзы , патронные цинки были на 1000 патронов , вообщем в принцыпе , где-то так ....

Красота, у всех тут слюни потекли)))

you are a lucky guy, for having a such piece of art

Man that's like getting a '69 Camero SS that hasn't been touched since the day it rolled off the assy line and was parked in a perfect climate room ever since. Dude congratulations, that is a stunning rifle.

Very nice! Just picked up one for 175 bucks, took 10 rounds and she's sighted in perfectly! Pretty good choice for my first gun IMO lol :)

i have this sks obsession and now i want one real bad, also i could use it around the property.

Thats one of the prettiest SKS I've seen, and I've seen many.

That is really a beautiful SKS. You made a good buy there!

Beauty! This rifle is never refurbished you can tell from the markings on the stock....collector grade

Looks like it's blued. One I bought in CA in the early 90's was re finished with some sort of gun coat paint crap. That and the roor fitting stock I got tired of it and sold it. I don't miss that rifle but I would like to have a nice Russian some day.

Got to love the classic unboxing! These rifles are selling like hotcakes on a cold january day in Canada. No wonder. These are great collectors and fun to shoot too. The Russian Tula / Izhevsk examples are examples from the cold war. I picture children being instructed to hide underneath a classroom desk in the case of nuclear attack. To me they are the last of wooden/forged steel rifles that still had throwbacks to the much earlier Mosin Nagant turnbolt rifle. The SKS is an anachronism in a sense, and still a very capable rifle. Great all around rifle for the comman man.

on the tin box: ВУфл 133/78К - the type of powder, К-Kazan gunpowder plant ОБР.43 - standard 1943 7,62ПСгс -caliber + ПС(bullet type) + гс(type casings) in your case, the bullet with steel core, steel shell

That looks like museum piece its so smooth. I have a 56 Ghost SKS but yours would any beauty contest

Beautiful condition. You did well

Краснодар кож.изделие , привет с Краснодара

That is an amazing rifle... LOVE THE COLOR

love the original russian sks, i had 2 of them both were perfect!!

Just bought an sks from west rifle today. I like that they give you some deets and pictures on the rifle before shipping. Mine is a 1954 Russian with laminate stock. I'm going to ass this one to my collections of sks that I don't touch. I've got three so far. These baby's are going to go like hot cakes just like svt 40's a few year's from now. Westrifle is one of the best places up here to get an sks

ВУфл is a type of grained powder in the rounds. It is pyroxylin phlematized powder for Kalashnikov. It is not a rifle powder. It is weaker than for a snyper rifle.

You might wanna sharpen that knife, the packing tape almost won :)

I love my 1954 Russian Tula SKS! My Russian is pretty sweet, however, your rifle is even better. Perfect Russian, man. Great video!

Она прекрасна!)

West rifle is a great company. I bought a mosin nagant M91 Red army rifle from him. Came with full kit and everything for only $100. That was almost five years back now. He had it registered and was even able to drop it off to my house in Ladner BC. Him and his father. Great guy great company.

noice!! the finish on the wood is awesome

1:10 im just as excited as the dog was lol

That looks fabulous !

Dude, you're cutting cardboard not skinning a moose. 😀

that is a very good sample you got there sir nice one

I bought my SKS back in 1994 for around $ 100.00 at a gun show in Sacramento , California. It's Russian made in Tula in 1953. It's in very good shape. Fun to shoot.

very nice! I own a 1954 russian sks myself and love it to death!

Always choose a knife that's up to the job.

I bought the China sks . First time fired at 100 yards iron sights hit target in a 12 inch circle.

i have the same thing, 1954 tula. very nice.

You know homeboy means business when he has a keyboard in the den...

That is a beautiful rifle.

Wow your a champ getting a mosin nagant and SKS from them!

thats a non refurbished rifle it looks like to me, stunning.

Great Looking Rifle

After you opened the box and said alright i was expecting you to follow up with a "lets get this out onto a trayyyy"

I love cosmoline

Russian SKS + 1400 rounds.....u r a happy man

Wow !! That's beautiful... Still boggles my mind why we can't get that in the U.S. (SVT40s too)... I'll trade my M1 Garand for two of those

Still drooling. I'm actually jealous.

*ussr anthem plays as you open the box*

In Canada centerfire semi-automatic rifle magazines must be limited to 5 round capacity. Higher capacity magazines that have been modified prior to importation to only accepts 5 rounds are acceptable. It is not required to replace the original magazine with a shorter one.

Hit the jackpot!

I don't need on of these, but I want one!

I love your knife

Is westrifle a good company to buy off of let me know i want to get a sks from there but I don't know if I should trust the website

I love my sks I got one from cabelas in barrie I'm from Toronto. I put a tactical stock on it best most fun gun I own and it was the cheapest

Mighty big box cutter ya got there ..

there is a production year on the belt, bottom right

beautiful Russian Sks.

I should have never sold my sks but needed $175.00 in 95 which was what I paid for it but who knows that they would gain popularity like they have and become hard to get, nice Rifle.

This is my kind of unboxing

That looks like a as-issued or non refurb sks,i didnt see the xxxxx markings on the stock or the refurb mark above the tula logo on the reciever. Beutifull gun!

Nice gun and all but that knife was cool

I'm telling you, Canada gets the most beautiful looking SKS's hands down.

whaaat a sexy package, the ammo tins, the beautiful rifle

I was giddy from excitement.

the grease as you call it is cosmoline, make sure you clean the firing pin or it may slam fire. These are great rifles but need to be cleaned very thorough before you shoot them

Сколько же еще всего у нас на складах!

Nice looking rifle... I ordered a 99 dollar mosin awhile back which was in great shape westrifle has some nice firearms but unfortunately they have skyrocketed the prices and I will no longer buy from them

Man Westrifle sold a lot of sks's! All dried up now though. Good times

Beautiful rifle. Will definitely be buying from Westrifle based on the time they took to give you good pictures to review - I wish ALL online stores did that for these unique one-of-a-kind variations in quality and wear.

Поздравляю отличное оружие

They didn't even include a can opener with those spam cans!? What a rip! Beautiful rifle.

Man I tell you what. Had I been smarter I would have a dozen of these. Well these and Yugoslavians. There was a shop at this farmers market where this guy had these all lined up prices ranged from $180-$200. Now they’re more than doubled. Now I’m fighting to find them. I recently got a Chinese one that actually is built pretty nice but I’ve re-done it with Tapco stock, added a blade bayonet, and a couple more accessories that make it function like an AK.

I also got one of sks ,best for target shooting

corrosive rounds are cheap but leave a salt deposit in the rifle and u need to clean out with hot water right away after firering.with a nice rifle like that I would only fire non corrosive rounds,not so much work having to clean as well

I remember ! $100 not no more and that's in nice condition!

Black paint on the barrel and other parts on the receiver??..what are they trying to hide??..

Shes a beauty! Love the dark wood coloring, fellow Canuck here and literally picking up my SKS tmrw:). Curious what method you used to remove the cosmoline?

Man....that looks sweet, VERY nice Tula and pouches. Super Jelly. How much was shipping? Are you out of B.C. as well? Been looking around local stores. Bought a MINT Mosin but still can't find a mint sks in AB

What is the price sir please

I would like to see your next box opening using a samurai sword!

NICE COLOR

Of all the Russian carbines in my humble collection, none are more accurate than the SKS. I love my Mosin 91/30 and M44 (the M44 is my boom stick I love to shoot at the range when everyone is shooting their ARs - lol) but your SKS looks great - how is it nearly 2 years later???

where did you buy this from?

What does this shoot? How much more for amo ... or how much did you pay for the 1400 rounds of Russian amo?

A real SKS.

they work with a 10rd not 5 rd striper clip.

what a gorgeous rifle. makes my norinco look like garbage. this video made me sad and happy at once.

very nice!

Perfect!

I have a Chinese SKS, holds ten rounds, when did they limit it to 5?

the first line of the writing on the strap says 'Krasnodar' in cryllic- which is a town in Russia. Cant really see the other bit. Great Vid!

My cuz had a sks almost identical to this ,it for some reason was always super oily all over the dang thing

Did you ever open the ammo box , maybe a hammer and chisel, out cutting torch .

I'm torn between an SKS and a Mini 14. Which one would you say is more functional? SKS has alot of character I think... But functionality? Thoughts?

very nice

At 2:25 first two words are: Krasnodar kozhizdelie, Краснодар кожизделие-Krasnodar is a city, kozhizdelie is "leatherwork". I cant discern other words, maybe ill take another look when i get to look at it from pc

Can I purchase this gun on line, and then have it shipped to a FFL in the states? Do laws allow that?

Wish i was a duel citizen. Im paying 650 for a russian. But i get 10 rounds or more with detachable mags