Pre 1968 Mosin Nagant?

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  • knormal

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    Were there Mosin Nagants imported into the US befor 1968? I just picked up a mbers matching 1945 M44 carbine and could not find the import markings. I removed the grip and the stock; have gone over barrel and receiver with a flashlight, and cannot find it. Did they use a symbol or such before 1968? Is there someplace I should check where it might be hidden?
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    No such thing as a rare Mosin. Stalin himself could have carved his name in the stock. It's worth the same as another Mosin. Hex receiver is about as exciting as they get.
     

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    No such thing as a rare Mosin. Stalin himself could have carved his name in the stock. It's worth the same as another Mosin. Hex receiver is about as exciting as they get.

    There are actually quite a few Mosin models that are extremely rare, there is an Estonian model that only 4000 were built and if you get your hands on one and want to sell it to me for the 300 dollar price most base mosins go for please give me a call first!

    If you get a Finnish M56 Mosin chambered in 7.62 x 39 please also call me!
     

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    There are actually quite a few Mosin models that are extremely rare, there is an Estonian model that only 4000 were built and if you get your hands on one and want to sell it to me for the 300 dollar price most base mosins go for please give me a call first!

    If you get a Finnish M56 Mosin chambered in 7.62 x 39 please also call me!

    I'd take a Remington too....
     

    Berthier

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    Were there Mosin Nagants imported into the US befor 1968? I just picked up a mbers matching 1945 M44 carbine and could not find the import markings. I removed the grip and the stock; have gone over barrel and receiver with a flashlight, and cannot find it. Did they use a symbol or such before 1968? Is there someplace I should check where it might be hidden?

    Yes. Interarms bought most, if not all of Spain's collection of Mosins they inherited from the Republicans (who received them from the Soviet Union) Spanish Civil War. You can usually find those because they are marked MADE IN URSS* or MADE IN USSR stamped on the top of the receiver. Even though they were imported in the 1950s they were import marked as it's been required for the end user to know the country of origin on anything imported into the country since the 1930s. They didn't necessarily have to stamp the receiver but they did and I'm sure marketing was part of that.

    As for Mosins missing import stamps, it's not that rare to have some miss being marked. Mistakes do happen from time to time and once they are here it doesn't matter. They could also be well hidden. They used to sometimes stamp them under the wood until the ATF got unto them. Some also, like Cole's, import marked them on the inside of the receiver so you don't see the import mark unless the bolt is open.

    *Contrary to what you commonly read online, URSS is not a mistake. URRS was the preferred way of abbreviating their country's name by the Soviet Union. Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas, instead of the English Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

    No such thing as a rare Mosin. Stalin himself could have carved his name in the stock. It's worth the same as another Mosin. Hex receiver is about as exciting as they get.

    There are plenty of rare Mosins. I have a friend who spent $2,000 on a M38. It was just in it's original finish and all matching. You just don't ever see that come up for sale because the Soviet Union rebuilt them all after WWII. I know someone else that recently paid $15,000 for two Mosins and he got a bargain. One was an all original and matching Cossak in mint condition. Absolutely unheard of. The only reason it survived the way it was because it was given/sold to Siam for a trial. Who knows how it even got into this country.
     

    knormal

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    I've checked the action and barrel 3 times with the furniture off, and haven't seen anything that seems to indicate US import marks. It's been fun going over it - have hand polished the bolt ramps a little and it's smoother - need to get some cartridges for it and will being going shooting in 2 weekends. Oh and I've got a gauge coming so I can verify the firing pin is correctly set.
     
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