SKS Stocks

[Cornbread504]

I've seen a few SKS stocks with names and various designs carved into them by soldiers in the field and whatnot. My yugo stock is clean, but i wouldn't mind one bit having some carved ones... anyway...

With all of you guys i figured there will be some cool ones in the BS community, and though it would make for a good pic thread.

Lets see some old gnarly stocks, I'd enjoy seeing what y'all got... not in any way limited to the SKS..

 

[3fifty7]

I dont know if Im alone but I tend to remove whatever butt plate is on a gun and "name" it there with a soldering iron I dont have any pics at the moment but Ill share a few names.
Heart
Soul
Fire
Rain
Thunder
Lightning
Thumper
Hay Baler
and a few yet to be determined.

 

[dwr461]

Battlefield art carved into stocks can be as simple as a name or as complex as bas relief. Usually it's just crude cuts that spell out a name or word. I don't own any b/c I eschew them. Also I don't name my guns or burn those names into them in unobtrusive areas either.

Dave

 

[Cornbread504]

yeah, i would never ruin my own rifle by defacing it.... but for some reason its way cooler when it was done by some commie back in the day

 

[Candyman]

I don't have a Yugo SKS, but here is a Yugo M48's that I picked up back in 2009.
It is all matching, shows a little use and has some cool art work on it.

The carving is the coat of arms of Croatia.

 

[Cornbread504]

Thats way badass... exactly the kind of stuff i was hoping to see, thank you for sharing it.

 

[dwr461]

Yeah that's a lot better than most of the wanna be wood carvers did. Usually it's a name cut into with a bayonet.

Dave

 

[SGT ROCK]

Yugo M59 SKS with similar Croatian crest carving

 

[trigger643]

I doubt there is any significance to these markings other than a soldier's boredom. This sks and a tok were brought back from Vietnam in the late 60's. I acquired them from the estate of the vet not far from Ft Campbell a couple years back.

 

[Candyman]

Here is a link to an old post over at SRF about Yugo Stock Art.
http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=69551&hilit=artwork&start=0