Chinese Type 53 Carbine $99

[45alive]

Is that drip down the buttstock cosmoline?

Kinda looks like Blood, very possible.

 

[bolus]

holy cosmoline. I dont think I did much better. We'll see after I try to get this stuff off

 

[bnsaibum]

Use only simple green and boiling water. That way when you shoot it and she starts to warm up you'll know 'cuz she'll get a little wet.

 

[bolus]

Im pretty sure that if I lit it on fire it would burn for a hundred years. Perhaps I should keep it as an emergency candle.

 

[bolus]

This is after removing some of the cosmoline and a light sanding. The cosmoline is so penetrated that I would not be able to get it all out without some heavy sanding so I decided to stop. The wood is in better shape than the first rifle but probably not something that can be brought back to really nice shape. But it is all intact and no obvious cracks

Offer is still open IronMonster if you need one

 

[IronMonster]

II still have not even tried to clean mine up. I have had lots of work an d it's not a priority. I will get to it someday ;-)

I guess my beef is I have two M44's. They where/are beautiful and in the end not much more money than the 53. Maybe my expectations where just too high


Strange, I the pics the M44's don't looks as nice as they really are and the 53 looks better than it is

 

[bolus]

so after having no hope of finding a good original stock for the T53, I did what naturally was the next step. I made my own.

I'm pretty happy with how this turned out having no wood working experience. I did this by hand with a router, hand tools and a dremel. I used Oregon black walnut. There is no stain on this wood, just some clear coat to it. The walnut is quite nice in its natural color. The inside looks like a rabid beaver went after it, but it fits were it counts (it would sure be nice to afford a CNC router).




While I was at it I made one for the SKS as well. This one I did some wood inlay in the buttstock area with the chinese arsenal number using wenge wood (a dark wood from Africa)




If you dont know, the Chinese SKS's were made at a number of arsenals which are stamped on the barrel. They are all numbers made to fit in a triangle.


If I get better at making these, I might make some available for sale if someone needs a replica gunstock.

 

[Sgt Nambu]

That's really sharp, bolus! The inlay looks good too! Real trick for no wood working experience!

 

[308]

@bolus....for having "no wood working experience" I believe you just set the bar pretty high. Good job!!!

 

[etrain16]

so after having no hope of finding a good original stock for the T53, I did what naturally was the next step. I made my own.

I'm pretty happy with how this turned out having no wood working experience. I did this by hand with a router, hand tools and a dremel. I used Oregon black walnut. There is no stain on this wood, just some clear coat to it. The walnut is quite nice in its natural color. The inside looks like a rabid beaver went after it, but it fits were it counts (it would sure be nice to afford a CNC router).

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While I was at it I made one for the SKS as well. This one I did some wood inlay in the buttstock area with the chinese arsenal number using wenge wood (a dark wood from Africa)

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If you dont know, the Chinese SKS's were made at a number of arsenals which are stamped on the barrel. They are all numbers made to fit in a triangle.
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If I get better at making these, I might make some available for sale if someone needs a replica gunstock.

Holy smokes Bolus, those stocks look fantastic! Looks like you got yourself a new hobby.

 

[Modeler]

Looks pretty good Bolus, nice touch with the inlay too!

 

[Jim Colvill]

Now when someone says to you "Nice looking wood" you can grin and say "I maded this" Great job!

 

[bolus]

Holy smokes Bolus, those stocks look fantastic! Looks like you got yourself a new hobby.

thanks. Yes, I think I will start making stocks for the mauser's and mosins I have. luckily I found a hardwood lumber company that makes rifle blanks out of a variety of hardwoods about 20 minutes from my house. They sell musket blanks that should actually work to replicate a full length mosin stock.

 

[bolus]

sunlight shot. I havent figured out how to make the upper handguard yet.

 

[etrain16]

I'm still just bummed I missed out on that deal. Rough or not, it would have been nice to pick up a pair. It would have been 1/2 the fun to clean them up. Never have seen the same deal available since then

 

[IronMonster]

I dumped both the $99 ones I bought. Compared to the $199 M44's I bought with them they where awful.

Bolus seems to have got a good one, but I dont think you missed out on much by not getting a couple. Spending a bit more on the M44 I think is a safer bet.

I did not get "hand picked" ones, which might make a difference

 

[etrain16]

I dumped both the $99 ones I bought. Compared to the $199 M44's I bought with them they where awful.

Bolus seems to have got a good one, but I dont think you missed out on much by not getting a couple. Spending a bit more on the M44 I think is a safer bet.

I did not get "hand picked" ones, which might make a difference

Yeah, it is luck of the draw. I would be happy if all the metal bits were good, I could deal with the wood. But I think even the action/barrel wasn't very good? But you're right, when you can find them, the 44's tend to be much nicer. 53's are usually pretty low end.

 

[bolus]

finishing up my second stock. This piece of black walnut is much darker and had a completely different pattern to the wood. Almost a camo look to it. This is the natural color as well. Quite the contrast between the two. Still needs needs

 

[etrain16]

Awesome, almost reminds me of the grain pattern of tigerwood. Looks great.

 

[Bon Sauvage]

Very nice work Bolus. I envy you your skills. Since I don't possess them I have had to resort to other methods to remove all the cosmoline from stocks without any heavy sanding.