What can you tell me about the crate I just bought?

[thealchemist]

Stopped on the way back, found a bigger crate with the racks still in it. Thanks for posting the coffee table pics guys, should make for a good winter project or 2!

This one is a Mosin Nagant 91/30 crate - holds 20x Mosin Nagants.

Re-painted recently in Belarus with Belarus (BY) export markings. Most of these went via other destinations (Ukraine/Germany) before coming to Canada. These Belarus crates have some of the best refurb'd 91/30's on the market and the crates are generally in excellent condition (designed to hold 20x bayo's as well).

The wheat looking symbol tells you the crate was heat treated to kill insects - necessary for export.

If your first crate is closer to 1/2 the size of this crate you have a SKS crate. But if the crate is about 2/3 to 3/4 the size of this crate your other crate is an SVT crate. (Trust me - I own several of each style/type).

 

[TheWhole9Yards]

Very interesting! The first case is about 2" taller and 6" shorter.

 

[thealchemist]

Then it would be a SVT crate.

The Belarus 91/30's actually had matching bayonets in the crate if someone took the time to sort them - I think most stores picked the first one they saw as most bayonets never match - sadly MM rifles….

 

[TheWhole9Yards]

My Germans have taken a liking to these crates, maybe they held some russian capture k98s at some point!

 

[Butcherbill]

Good looking dogs.

 

[sigrunes]

Great looking dogs. They can still smell a russian a mile away and pounce on em, lol

 

[Brian Mason]

Looks like the one I picked up a few years back. Even had the inventory papers for SVT 40s inside. Hearty crates for sure.

 

[doug the slug]

That's just plain cool!