A lot of the rifles sat in depots after being captured or surrendered. IN some cases they were heaped in piles and left outside for ages before they could be crated up and shipped back to Russia.
Because they were expposed to the elements for long periods, and or in various stages of dissassembly, they were all completely disassembled, cleaned, reblued, and then reassembled before storage.
That's why they're called "refurbished," they went through a professional grade refitting in order to ensure that the stockpiles were guarenteed serviceable.
Because they were expposed to the elements for long periods, and or in various stages of dissassembly, they were all completely disassembled, cleaned, reblued, and then reassembled before storage.
That's why they're called "refurbished," they went through a professional grade refitting in order to ensure that the stockpiles were guarenteed serviceable.
