Real beauties! It's the first time that I've seen a good side-by-side comparison of the two versions.
Wow very nice, how much would these go for today?
I had a VG condition long rifle that went a couple bumps on the EE for $600 with zero interest (other than a couple offers for 10/22s) and a VG/excellent M49 that went for M39 prices.
About the same as .303 brit, .308 or 30.06 in my opinion.What's the recoil and muzzle blast like from the Persian carbine?