Author Topic: This Romanian SKS Has Me Wondering (Read 4838 times)

UncleLar · « **on:** August 25, 2016, 12:12:16 PM »

I ran into a Romanian SKS and other than a non numbers matched bolt it is an otherwise totally numbers matching rifle.
EXCEPT the stock has an anomaly,It has the serial number stamped correctly in the correct place and in the proper size font,BUT,it also has another serial number from an earlier serial number rifle in much larger font stamped on the stock horizontally right by the vertical matching number.Seems kinda strange to me.
All I can figure as a reasonable explanation is maybe the arsenal or armorers disassembled several rifles at once and put a different rifles bolt in my rifle and then placed my stock on a different rifle when they assembled it,put my stock on another rifle and stamped that ser.# on it so it matched.When they discovered my rifle was still there they switched the stock back to my rifle? Sounds funny,but it's about the only reasonable explanation I can come up with.

ramblin84 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 25, 2016, 01:28:52 PM »

Rule #1 (or maybe #2), post photos.

Lafayettegregory · « **Reply #2 on:** August 25, 2016, 01:37:05 PM »

Could this Romanian have made it into East Germany?

UncleLar · « **Reply #3 on:** August 26, 2016, 01:55:42 AM »

Old Outlaw · « **Reply #4 on:** August 27, 2016, 06:15:00 PM »

During 1990-1992 crisis in Moldova, formerly Romanian territory, Romania supplied the Moldovian Police a few old weapons.
The Russian separatists were more numerous and better armed. They and Russian army prevailed. I have read over the past that
it is thought many of the Romanian SKS we see came from this conflict. As Romania was armed with modern weapons by this time frame. Of course, these weapons were either surrendered to the Russians or sent back to Romania. Heavily used andf became surplus.

Dino412 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2017, 10:35:19 AM »

I figured I'll put my question in this thread. I found a Rommy at a LGS last night, but haven't seen it up close yet. Don't know if it is a #'s matching gun and Probably isn't. My question is whats the value on a non matching Rommy ? heres a pic

PAX · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2017, 12:20:31 PM »

lf that's a $425 tag, it would be a very good deal, all else considered. If you can beat him down (or he'll ship to Kali

), better still. They're holding close to Russians. Looks good BTW. PAX

Dino412 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2017, 05:59:14 PM »

Went this morning to check it out, and ended up buying it for 450 OTD. All #'s matching except for the stock, which has been sanded down to the nub with no marks at all except for a small 5 digit no. behind the receiver end. Pics.