Steals, deals and the top end of the SKS market

Even in the hyperactive market which existed at the beginning of 2013, there were deals to be found and it continued to be possible to find deals throughout 2013. Deals from 2013 are in the table below, all of which were less than $250.00 at the close of the auction and reported as sold.

Month	Title	Bids	Price	Source
January	Chinese sks 7.62x39	3	210
January	SKS Norinco China 16 barrel SKS 7.65X39	43	202.01
February	Chinese SKS 7.62x39 Used No Reserve	9	225
February	Chinese SKS Rifle matching non import	11	246
March	Chinese SKS	3	150
March	Old Chinese SKS made at Arsenal 26 - Jianshe.	2	250
March	Chinese Norinco SKS 7.62X39 NR	7	220
March	Norinco SKS Rifle Barrel, Receiver, & Tapco Stock	3	205
April	SKS chinese type 56 yugo norinco poly tec EXCbore	6	239
April	SKS chinese type 56 yugo norinco poly tec EXCbore	4	240
April	Norinco SKS 7.62x39mm	7	215
April	SKS chinese type 56 yugo norinco poly tec	1	200
April	Norinco SKS 7.62x39mm Semi-Auto Rifle	27	238
May	century (china) sks	6	247
May	Chinese SKS 7.62x39 with scope	4	250
May	Chinese SKS with blade bayonet.	5	248.57
May	YUGO SKS WITH ISSUES - LOW START - NO RESERVE!	7	225
May	Yugoslavia M59/66 7.62X39 SKS Semi-Auto Rifle	23	231.99
May	Norinco SKS 7.62x39mm	4	215
May	YUGO SKS 7.62X39MM YUGOSLAVIAN SKS 7.62X39	8	242
May	NORINCO - SPORTER - 7.62x39 [SKS]	11	235
May	NORINCO - SKS - CAL. 7.62X39	14	241.69
May	CAI Georgia AVT 7.62X39 SKS	8	191.55
June	unmarked SKS 7.62 RIFLE chinese viet nam MATCHING	2	235
June	Yugo 59/66 SKS Project - NO RESERVE	5	250
June	SKS Yogo M59/66 7.62X39	10	190
June	Yugoslavian Yugo Type 59/66 SKS Rifle 7.62x39	7	145
June	Chinese type 56 SKS rifle no import mark	14	240
July	Norinco SKS 7.62x39mm Rifle NO RESERVE	23	225
July	NORINCO SKS 7.62X39 MATCHING # s 5 round mag	6	245
July	USED - NORINCO SKS WITH SYNTHETIC STOCK	2	200
July	Norinco milled SKS with folding stock No Reserve	5	230
July	Chinese Rifle Type 56 SKS 7.62x39 Carbine norinco	1	250
July	Yugoslavian SKS 7.62x39 Rifle Yugo NO RESERVE	19	236.56
July	Norinco SKS in a Choate stock w AK74 style brake	6	240.99
July	Norinco SKS 7.62x39 Semi-Auto Rifle	14	250
July	Norinco SKS 7.62x39 Semi-Auto Rifle	8	245.99
July	China Jin An CJA SKS 7.62mm Semi Auto Rifle	12	241
July	China SKS 7.62x39 with scope	1	175
July	Norinco SKS 7.62x39 Chinese - USED	4	200
July	Norinco SKS Chinese 7.62 X 39mm. Finish is about 65% with	27	245
July	Yugoslavian SKS 7.62x39 Tapco Stock 10 Rd Mag	5	192
July	Norinco Chinese SKS 7.62X39 Rifle L@@K!!!	79	228.99
August	Norinco SKS 7.62 x 39mm	10	245
August	Norinco SKS 7.62x39 Folding Stock	11	239
August	Norinco SKS in a Choate stock w AK74 style brake	1	250
August	SKS with 3 Mags	10	250
August	SKS 7.62x39	4	220
August	NORINCO [CHINA] SKS 7.62X39 CAL	3	250
August	CGA SKS 7.62X39 MM RIFLE 9MM	10	231.7
August	CHINA SKS 7.62X39 CAL-FOLDING STOCK-	3	229
August	Norinco SKS 7.62x39mm	5	170
August	SKS 59/56 Yugoslavian Yugo 7.62x39 Personalized	1	150
August	Norinco SKS with Extras, 7.62X39mm, Penny Start	15	237.99
August	Norinco SKS, used, no reserve	1	230
August	NORINCO SKS 7.62X39 * CHINESE*	3	250
August	Norinco SKS 7.62x39	1	229
August	Chinese Norinco SKS Type 56 7.62 x 39 Milled	11	241
August	SKS	17	225
September	Norinco SKS 7,62 x 39mm Semi Auto Rifle W/Magazine	7	225.1
September	Yugo sks gunsmith rifle	1	165.5
September	sks Chinese 7.62x39 no reserve with synthetic stoc	1	245
September	Yugoslavian Yugo Type 59/66 SKS Rifle 7.62x39	7	135
September	Chinese SKS 7.62x39	1	249.99
September	Yugo SKS 59/66 receiver barrel.	7	130
September	yugo yugoslavian 59/66 sks 7.62x39 incomplete	5	235
September	Norinco SKS Rifle, 7.62x39, AK, Yugo, No Reserve	11	235
September	Yugoslavia SKS 7.62x39	1	245
September	Norinco SKS 7.62X39 Folding Stock	11	249.69
October	SKS with folding stock	9	200
October	SKS 59/56 Yugoslavian Yugo 7.62x39 Personalized	4	170
October	NORINCO SKS TYPE 56 SKS	3	200
October	CHINESE MILITARY - TYPE 56 SKS - CAL. 7.62X39	6	247.66
October	C.G.A. high capacity SKS 7.62x39 synthetic stock	1	250
October	Yugoslavian Model 59/66 SKS 7.62 x 39mm Rifle A NO RESERVE AUCTION FROM TRWEST.NET!	8	235
October	Chinese Norinco SKS 7.62x39 Semi Auto READ	1	250
November	Norinco SKS Semi-Automatic Rifle 7.62 x 39	1	236
November	Chinese SKS Sporter	5	235
November	China SKS 7.62X39 USED	7	230
November	Chinese sks	1	225
November	Norinco SKS Semi-Auto 7.62 x 39 *Cracked Stock*	19	249.35
November	China Norinco SKS Type 56 7.62x39 Semi Auto Rifle	1	250
November	NORINCO - SKS - CAL. 7.62X39	13	243.03
December	Norinco SKS 7.62X39	1	250
December	Yugoslavian SKS	2	218
December	Yugoslavian Yugo SKS 7.62x39 59/66 CAI Import NR	1	250
December	CAI 59/66 Yugoslavian SKS 7.62x39mm	9	246
December	Chinese SKS Folding stock and one 20 rd mag No Res	13	243.14
December	Norinco SKS Rifle 7.62x39mm w/ Scope Poly USA	11	250
December	russian/china sks 7.62x39 seen war	4	227.22
December	Gun Smith Special #3 Yugoslavian SKS	4	235
December	China SKS 7.62X39mm, Bayonet and Sling *NICE*	1	250
December	Norinco SKS carbine 7.62x39 caliber_S3	49	243
December	SKS 7.62x39	1	250
December	SKS 7.62x39	1	250
December	China SKS 7.62X39mm Bayonet	9	246.01
December	Chinese SKS,Jianshe Arsenal,1966,Ramline stock	4	235
December	Russian SKS	3	250
December	Sino Soviet milled SKS	2	250

On the high-end, there are no surprises. Documented captured rifles continue to pull a premium; Chinese SKS-D and SKS-M models are coveted and rifles from East Germany and North Korea fetch a high price. Even a few years after the expiration of the Clinton-era AWB (Assault Weapons Ban, expired in 2004) adding "pre-ban" to a listing helps the bids.

Month	Title	Bids	Price	Source
January	SKS Paratrooper Custom Scope 7.62x39 Drum AK	1	1295
January	SKS Bullpup carbines	1	1095
January	SKS rare Norinco M paratrooper sporter takes AK ma	13	950
January	SKS, Chinese, Paratrooper, 7.62x39, Preban NIB	25	991
January	SKS Yugo	2	950
January	Norinco SKS-M Carbine 7.62x39mm takes AK mags	1	1199
January	Massive wicked awesome Chinese SKS super package! China Norinco Ammo 7.62 762 polytech AR AK sniper	6	1035
January	SKS Paratrooper Custom Scope 7.62x39 Drum AK	1	1095
January	1953r russian sks no x d out serial numbers	23	1000
January	Norinco SKS 7.62x39 TACTICAL NO RESERVE not ak 47 ar 15 .223 5.56 scar 308 AR15 AK47	21	1300
January	NORINCO SKS NIB EXTRAS FOLDING STOCK HI-CAP MAGS	33	1075
January	Norinco SKS FDE Tapco Furniture 7.62x39 mm 20rd	40	1100
January	Tactical Norinco SKS - lots of extras LOADED SKS - free shipping and comes with ammo	7	1000
January	Russian SKS Izhevsk 1954 All Matching Primo	29	1180
January	Norinco SKS Sporter 6 AK-47 Mags Thumbhole Scope Red Dot 7.62x39 NMM 90 Sport Hi-Cap 30 round	1	950
January	SKS 7.62X39 Cal Norinco custom rifle	28	1076.01
January	Chinese SKS Shernic Gunworks Bullpup not ak47 ar15	6	1199.99
January	Norinco SKS-D NIB Norinco Chinese SKS Polytech Poly Tech GSAD Clayco	4	1125
January	NIB I.O. Inc AK-47 7.62X39 Synth Econ 2-30Mags NR Made in US AK 47 AK47 IO NOT WASR Arsenal SKS 7.62	49	965
January	Norinco SKS-M 7.62x39 Rifle	1	1004.02
January	Viet Nam bringback Chinese SKS with papers unfired	3	1076.51
January	!Operators Special! Highly Custom SKS Collapsible Stock, Peep sight, bipod, mag adapter	17	1150
January	SKS Norinco 7.62 x 39 Tapco Mags Ammo	25	1125
January	Norinco SKS Semiauto Assault Rifle Thumbhole Stock Better than AR 15, AK 47, Mini-14! High Cap 7.62!	5	950
February	SKS 7.62x39 rifle Norinco 1000 rd of ammo not ak47	1	1000
February	Norinco SKS Sporter 6 AK-47 Mags Thumbhole Scope Red Dot 7.62x39 NMM 90 Sport Hi-Cap 30 round	9	950
February	SKS Russian Izhevsk RARE	19	1425
February	Russian SKS 45 7.62x39 mm w/box 1950 unfired xtra	18	955
February	CUSTOM YUGO SKS - 7.62x39 + Ammo	16	1025
February	Vietnam NVA North Korean SKS grenade launcher	6	1824.99
February	Norinco SKS Model D IN BOX AK mags preban	1	1040
February	Russian SKS PLUS ammo ! 950 + Rounds !	1	950
February	NJ Legal SKS Bullpup 7.62X39 + FREE 1000 rds. Ammo	2	1650
February	SKS 7.62x39 rifle Norinco 1000 rd of ammo not ak47	1	1000
February	SKS Russian 1950s Manufactured Vietnam Trophy Nickel Pltd Bayonet Carbine Unfired New Magazine	2	1000
February	UNISSUED COLLECTOR GRADE TULA RUSSIAN SKS 7.62X39	26	1225
February	North Korean SKS rifle, extremely rare Vietnam	1	3500
February	SKS-D AK 47 mags, pre-ban bayonet 20 folding stk	1	950
February	SKS Rifle with sgworks.com Bullpup Stock, 7.62x39	19	1325
February	sks norinco 7.62x39 tactical ak47 640 rounds ammo	10	1076
February	ORIGINAL RUSSIAN SKS 7.62 X 39 MATCHING SERIAL #S	2	1099.62
February	NIB NORINCO SKS-M , 7.62x39 AK mags, ak47 NR sks m	22	1200
February	Norinco Model M SKS takes AK 47 clips AK47	5	1026
February	RUSSIAN SKS SEMI AUTO RIFLE-IZHEVSK 1953 EXCELLENT CONDITION- MATCHING NUMBERS-ORG. FINISH	23	1025
February	SKS Yugo s 762x39 Rifles	1	999.99
February	Russian SKS 1953 TULA	18	1125
March	SKS Paratrooper 7.62x39 AK Rare M Model not AK AR	3	1025
March	NORINCO SKS-M PARATROOPER AK47 MAGS sks ak-47 NR	32	1030
March	East German SKS Vietnam Era Bring Back	14	5324.99
March	SKS-D SKS-D As New Norinco AK Mags NR!	4	1074
March	SKS, NVA Star 1 Bringback w/ papers	1	2500
March	Russian SKS 1954 Izhevsk NOT A REFURB MINT	14	1110.05
March	Norinco SKS 7.62 x 39 MM Semi Auto Rifle Fixed Magazine & Simmons 4 x 38	27	976.14
March	Two SKS rifles with Tapco Stocks	5	1300
March	RUSSIAN SKS TULA 1954 Unfired Condition	16	1045
April	Norinco & Chinese SKS Rifles	1	1000
April	RUSSIAN SKS SEMI AUTO RIFLE-TULA 1951-EXCELLENT ALL MATCHING NUMBERS-ORIGINAL FINISH	31	1025
April	VIETNAM CHINESE TYPE 56 SKS VET CAPTURE PAPERS	11	980
April	Arsenal SLR106-31 Folding Stock SKS / AK-47 style	5	975
April	Norinco SKS Bullpup not ak47 ar15 tar21 7.62x39	33	1475
April	RUSSIAN SKS IZHEVSK Dated 1954 Collector Grade	10	1550
April	Custom SKS Bullpup not AK47, AR15	20	1350
May	Vietnam Chinese Type 56 SKS Bringback Capture NR 1969-70 capture papers MACV NCO Sgt. O Rourke	15	1250
May	Tactical PCI SKS Bullpup 7.62x39 Black Not AR15	13	1200
May	GS Works 7.62x39 semi auto bullpup sks bullpup 7.62x39 sgworks rifle 7.62 sg works	3	1200
June	vietnam war trophy w/papers chinese type 56 sks	1	1376
June	Vietnam Type 56 SKS 7.62 x39 Rifle W/ Papers	1	1599.95
July	Rare Russian Issue 1954 Izhevsk mfg SKS	1	980
August	SKS Bullpup! Duracoat! SGWorks not ak47 ar15 tar21	60	1486.99
August	SKS Bullpup! Duracoat! SGWorks not ak47 ar15 tar21	32	1295
September	North Vietnamese SKS Vietnam Bringback NR	5	1682.98
September	Albanain SKS rifle in excellent condition	23	1000
September	New Preban Unfired SKS-D Rifles AK47 AK 47 Mags	1	999
September	New OS Preban Unfired SKS-D Rifle AK47 AK 47 Mag	1	999
September	North Vietnamese SKS rifle bring back Vietnam	13	1025
October	SKS Bullpup! Cerakoat! SGWorks not ak47 ar15 tar21	46	1025
November	SKS Vietnam Capture with documentation . NICE!	1	1175
November	SKS Rifle W/RARE Vietnam Capture Papers A RARE Vietnam Collectible From Jackson Armory!	1	2250
November	RARE! N.I.B. Norinco SKS-D uses AK-47 Mags AK47	1	1100

SKS varieties: Russian

The Russian SKS stabilized in 2013 at just over $500. Month to month, there are plenty of listings to help bring a Russian SKS into your collection.