My wife got me a really col Christmas present. I couldn't believe it. What is more unbelievable is the story. She went to a gun store looking for something resembling a military weapon to get me for Christmas, not really knowing what she would get. The guy behind the counter showed her this SKS, but told her it was (no kidding) "A 30-40 Kraag used in the Spanish American War in 1773." She at least knew what an SKS looked like, so she asked "isn't this a Chinese SKS?" He said "No, this is a Kraag, the first smokeless cartridge weapon ever used" (???). She insisted it was an SKS, and showed him the import mark that said China in it. He said the mark was wrong, and someone put it there wrongly. After much dispute, and the guy telling her much more inaccurate history that I wont detail, another employee came over and looked up the serial # in their system and told the dumb guy that my wife was right.
She bought the gun, and was still unsure if she should have bought such an "Ugly gun" until I opened it this morning and loved it.
Who has a cooler wife that this, to know more than the gun store guy, even if he is an idiotic one, and buy a gift like this.
Also, are there any historians out there that can decipher the meaning of the trench art. This SKS is covered in grease, and is an import freshly opened by the chain store that sold it to my wife, so I'm pretty sure it's not Bubba.
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"The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good."
-George Washington