Nice necro thread revival. Its is possible but unlikely.
Mosin Original WW2 Dated Matching Sniper Rifles for SALE!
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Nice necro thread revival. Its is possible but unlikely.
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- Ottawa origanally Muskoka
was refering to this rifle in particular..
original or not ?
NOT. Ask your self why the Russians would stamp english words on their guns. MADE IN RUSSIA CAL. 7.62x54R.....neicht
The factory stamps wich are a part of the english electro chemical etching on the barrel are duplicated on the scope body. Since all WWII soviet guns were stamped and NOT electro chemically etched this would mean that the factory that made the scopes also marked the barrels. This makes them factory reproductions NOT original WWII snipers. The guns them selves are WWII era but were converted to snipers after the fact.....probably by izzmash or Siaga
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Your pic is hard to use. If it is an Izhevsk original sniper (now it is a Molot refurb) then it will have had an old style scope number on the left side of the barrel. Some of the Molot refurbs I've seen show that the old number has been ground off, and you can see this in the barrel profile. Indented on the left side vs the wood.
Then Molot married the rifle to a new to it scope and stamped the scope number into the same indented area. Using a smaller, different font.
All of the Molot refurbs at least have the scope number stamped in there.
The fact that the barrel has been ground on an Izhevsk is at least a good indication IMHO that the rifle was originally a sniper, otherwise, why did they have to grind the barrel?
A virgin rack grade rifle (like the Ukranian made up rifles) would have nothing there to grind off, thus no reason to do so.
Then Molot married the rifle to a new to it scope and stamped the scope number into the same indented area. Using a smaller, different font.
All of the Molot refurbs at least have the scope number stamped in there.
The fact that the barrel has been ground on an Izhevsk is at least a good indication IMHO that the rifle was originally a sniper, otherwise, why did they have to grind the barrel?
A virgin rack grade rifle (like the Ukranian made up rifles) would have nothing there to grind off, thus no reason to do so.
Our laws do not require to mark firearms for import or export. That rifle is marked by russians as "hunting weapon" for export purposes. It was suggested they are limited in military firearm export, but not limited in hunting rifles.
