SKS from around the world today (updated regularly)...

[SGT ROCK]

Close.....CZ52

[grousedog]

What country is that?Those are sweet looking.The gas tube is interesting.

[Wilson]

Close.....CZ52

AKA VZ52

[RussianRedneck]

What country is that?Those are sweet looking.The gas tube is interesting.

czech rebublic. i heard thier uniforms are designed by some hollywood costume designer.

[SGT ROCK]

Czech-off the designer?  (couldn't help it!)

[Serellan]

Luxembourg Prime Minister, Jean Claude Junker, (R) chats with his Cape Verde counterpart, José Maria Neves, (C) after a meeting in Cidade da Praia, Cape Verde, 14 january 2008

Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh (L) reviews an honour guard of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 14 January 2007. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is on an official state visit to China

[jblomenberg16]

Not sure if it is me, or the board, but the pics give a "bandwidth exceeded" error from photobucket...

[Serellan]

 Not the board or you, it's the host of the pictures.  Check back again in a day.  Because these are publicly hosted pictures (I don't re-host them on my server), often they have a bandwidth limit per day (i.e., they can only be viewed a set amount of times), and they are posted at other sites as well.

[Serellan]

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) inspects honour guards during the official welcoming ceremony in Sofia, 18 January 2008. President of Russia Vladimir Putin is beginning a two day visit to the country

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) walks in front of the Chinese national guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 18 January 2008. Brown is on his first visit to China as Prime Minister, and he is expected to focus on the environment, the crisis in Darfur, and economic trade between the two countries

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao inspect a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Brown is on his maiden visit as prime minister, with tackling climate change and boosting two-way trade and investment top of the agenda. (AFP Photo)

[DeerSlayer7600]

North Korean Honor Guard                                                                                                                                                        

Damn!! I want some of those korean honor guard SKSs.

[Serellan]

If we could get hi-res pics of the plating, wouldn't be too hard to replicate.

[JiffyLube]

Unusual bayonet mount on the Korean honor guard rifles.

[Sabre]

If we could get hi-res pics of the plating, wouldn't be too hard to replicate.

  So make a fake N. Korean honor guard SKS ?  Sounds like the fake Polish Honor Guard rifle that was for sale at a gun show in PA a while back for $1,450 and is being dicussed at GunBoards.com. I knew as soon as I saw those Polish laminated SKS stocks on e-pay it would only be a matter of time. Would you use a Chinese SKS to make this faux finish N. Korean Honor Guard SKS ?   

[Lafayettegregory]

 

Would you use a Chinese SKS to make this faux finish N. Korean Honor Guard SKS ?   

 Yes I would   If I cannot have an original for my collection, I see no harm is having the best representation I can make for my collection.

I think the real question would be- Would I ever sell a fake as an original.      NEVER!!!
 It is one thing to have a reasonable representation for a collection and quite another to attempt to con the unsuspecting. And those who assist in this activity are just as guilty. Such as self proclaimed experts who chime in and claim the fake is real!!!

[Sabre]

I think the real question would be- Would I ever sell a fake as an original.      NEVER!!!

If you just think one step ahead you would realize even if you are honest and "would NEVER !!! " sell a fake as an original what about the person you sell it to ??  Will they be as honest ??  Clearly this is how the Polish Honor Guard rifle ended up for sale being represented as an original.  Or at least until the facts were revealed to him and he finally admitted it could be fake but he was told of it's authenticity by the person he bought it from.

I see no harm is having the best representation I can make for my collection.

  No doubt an experienced collector would not be fooled but noobs might down the road when you sell it...that would be the harm   

having the best representation

  In the end a put together fake N. Korean Honor Guard rifle would be as good a representation as spray painting quaters with gold paint for a coin collector who can't afford real gold coins