mauser1908
Senior Member
Hey everyone, I figured the sniper rifle forum and the Mosin sections gunboards may have been the best place to ask these questions. But, I basically got a bunch of non-answers (shocker). The knowledge base is much deeper here than on gunboards anyway, I certainly trust everyone here more as well.
It's obviously not an "as issued" rifle. I suspect it was refurbished at post WWII. The "Progress" optic and mount are original as is the rifle itself. It has two different numbers stamped on the left side of the barrel shank and receiver, I suspect these had to do with the original scope. In addition, the rifle's serial number is electro penciled on to the mount with the optic serial number below it. I have seen quite a few in this format, rifle SN on top, optic number below it. This is a CAI import, marked under the barrel.
Was this a post WWII refurbishment conducted in the Soviet Union?
At what point were the optic, mount, and rifle paired? During a refurb or by the importer? Who applied the electro penciled rifle serial number and optic serial number to the mount?
The number on the left side of the barrel shank is the original optic number, what is the additional next to it on the receiver? Was this the second optic to be paired with this rifle, and the one currently on it was the third?
What's a fair value on this thing?
Thanks for the help!
It's obviously not an "as issued" rifle. I suspect it was refurbished at post WWII. The "Progress" optic and mount are original as is the rifle itself. It has two different numbers stamped on the left side of the barrel shank and receiver, I suspect these had to do with the original scope. In addition, the rifle's serial number is electro penciled on to the mount with the optic serial number below it. I have seen quite a few in this format, rifle SN on top, optic number below it. This is a CAI import, marked under the barrel.
Was this a post WWII refurbishment conducted in the Soviet Union?
At what point were the optic, mount, and rifle paired? During a refurb or by the importer? Who applied the electro penciled rifle serial number and optic serial number to the mount?
The number on the left side of the barrel shank is the original optic number, what is the additional next to it on the receiver? Was this the second optic to be paired with this rifle, and the one currently on it was the third?
What's a fair value on this thing?
Thanks for the help!
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