First Half of 2014 SKS Market Report
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2014 has seen some interesting action in the SKS Market as some interesting high-end SKS examples have appeared for sale. For instance, in all of 2013, there was a grand total of 29 SKS confirmed sales for Vietnam bring-backs and the first half of 2014 there have been 1424 confirmed sales by the GunStockMarket of SKS claiming to be Vietnam bring-backs. An SKS with documented bring-back papers continues to demand a premium, and even a possibility of "bring-back" status brings in bids. This area of SKS collecting is not showing any signs of slowing down. If 2014 continues at the rate it has been at, it will exceed the numbers posted in 2014.
| Month | Title | Bids | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | SKS Vietnam War Trophy + Provenance and Ammo | 20 | 3904.00 | |
| February | Chinese Type 56 SKS (1963) poss. Vietnam bringback | 10 | 296.00 | |
| February | Vietnam Bring Back SKS Capture Papers War Trophy | 1 | 1250.00 | |
| February | North Vietnamese SKS - Vietnam War Trophy -7.62x39 | 1 | 1500.00 | |
| February | Chinese sks Rifle vietnam era matching # s | 16 | 701.00 | |
| March | Chinese SKS with Vietnam Capture Papers | 1 | 1000.00 | |
| March | PAIR SKS CHINA CHINESE 7.62X39 Bayonet Type 56 Type 56 SKS 1963 Vietnam Era Military 1956 | 4 | 750.00 | |
| March | Rare! Papered Vietnam Bringback Romanian SKS | 1 | 1550.00 | |
| April | Norinco SKS Vietnam bring back Rifle non-import | 1 | 399.95 | |
| April | North Vietnamese Made SKS Rifle 7.62x39 Vietnam | 2 | 2375.00 | |
| April | RARE East German Made SKS Rifle Vietnam Bring Back | 2 | 4250.00 | |
| May | Vietnam War Commemorative SKS 7.62x39 bayonet RARE | 1 | 1500.00 | |
| May | Vietnam Era Chinese SKS Rifle Non Import | 1 | 369.00 | |
| May | SKS Type 56 CHICOM Vietnam War Souvenir W/Papers Chuck Karwan Bring Back 1 July, 1971 All Original | 14 | 2225.00 | |
| May | VIETNAM BRINGBACK CHINESE SKS W/ DOCUMENTATION US AIR FORCE 1ST AIR COMMANDO SQUADRON-AN LOC | 15 | 771.00 | |
| May | Vietnam NVA War Trophy CHICOM SKS Rifle & PAPERS | 1 | 795.00 | |
| May | Vietnam Bring Back SKS Matching NICE 68 Cambodia | 1 | 400.00 | |
| May | Vietnam Bring Back SKS Capture War Trophy 7.62x39 | 1 | 575.00 | |
| June | Vietnam Bring Back Chi-Com SKS (Type 56) With U.S. Military capture paper work. | 1 | 799.99 | |
| June | Vietnam Era SKS M21 Carbine US Capture Rifle | 11 | 512.00 | |
| June | Vietnam War bring back SKS with capture papers | 9 | 3575.00 | |
| June | CHINESE SKS 7.62x39 VIETNAM BRING BACK REAL DEAL! | 2 | 449.00 |
The top-end of the SKS market continues to be strong. In addition to the Vietnam bring-back (where true documented examples with paperwok have consistently commanded high prices), many Russian SKS and examples from other varieties topped the $1,000 mark in the first six months of 2014. While there were appearances by examples of the Tact-i-cool Mall-Ninja style topping the $1K mark, the remainer were collector pieces in the original configuration.
Examples of an East German and NVA SKS showed up in the first half of 2013. The NVA and East German SKS do not grace too many collections, and have consistently brought high prices when they do trade hands.
| Month | Title | Bids | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1950 Tula Russian SKS 45 7.62x39 SA Rifle 7.62 39 | 27 | 1316.00 | |
| January | SKS Vietnam War Trophy + Provenance and Ammo | 20 | 3904.00 | |
| January | * SG Works 7.62x39 SKS Bullpup * SCAR, AR15 , AK47 , Tavor , AUG , AR10 | 3 | 1392.97 | |
| January | RUSSIAN SKS 1954 TULA Semi-Auto Collector Grade | 2 | 1050.00 | |
| February | Vietnam Bring Back SKS Capture Papers War Trophy | 1 | 1250.00 | |
| February | RUSSIAN SKS SEMI AUTO RIFLE-TULA 1953 EXCELLENT-ALL MATCHING-ORIGINAL FINISH | 30 | 1875.00 | |
| February | North Vietnamese SKS - Vietnam War Trophy -7.62x39 | 1 | 1500.00 | |
| March | Chinese SKS with Vietnam Capture Papers | 1 | 1000.00 | |
| March | Preban Chinese Norinco Type 56s 7.62x39 AK47 Rifle 1980s Import t 56 T56 + Extras Polytech MAK90 SKS | 1 | 1099.95 | |
| March | 1954 Russian SKS NON REFURB Mint Unissued Unfired Original THE BEST You Can Find! svt ak47 | 20 | 1360.00 | |
| March | SKS Russian Unissued NIB | 37 | 1175.00 | |
| March | Rare! Papered Vietnam Bringback Romanian SKS | 1 | 1550.00 | |
| April | North Vietnamese Made SKS Rifle 7.62x39 Vietnam | 2 | 2375.00 | |
| April | RARE East German Made SKS Rifle Vietnam Bring Back | 2 | 4250.00 | |
| April | Russian SKS Tula 1951 with Box 7.62x39 LNIB | 31 | 1181.00 | |
| May | Vietnam War Commemorative SKS 7.62x39 bayonet RARE | 1 | 1500.00 | |
| May | {RARE} 1954 Russian Izhevsk Izhevsk Sks | 26 | 1600.00 | |
| May | SKS Type 56 CHICOM Vietnam War Souvenir W/Papers Chuck Karwan Bring Back 1 July, 1971 All Original | 14 | 2225.00 | |
| May | SG Works SKS Bullpup - One of a Kind | 13 | 1250.00 | |
| June | RUSSIAN SKS 1953 Izhevsk, As Issued Non Refurb RUSSIAN SKS-45 1953 Izhevsk AS ISSUED NON REFURB | 5 | 1525.50 | |
| June | Vietnam War bring back SKS with capture papers | 9 | 3575.00 |
Volume of sales have remained fairly consistent, but are nowhere near the panic of early 2013. The spread of prices from high to low shows that there was a SKS available at many price points from pure collector pieces to more common, and shootable, SKS. Even with the over-$1K prices for a limited number of SKS, the average price remained in reach of many shooters.
SKS Sales Volume in 2014 by Month
2014 SKS Sale Price Trend |
Legend: Green Line: Average price Red Line: Highest price Blue Line: Lowest price  |
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