2 new nagants

[dou44]

got these in from aim one is a 43 hex and the other is a 38 dated.

[Garufa]

Who is the importer and where did they put the defacement marks?

[dou44]

you cannot read the importer marks because it is to small,both came from aim. it has a box with a slash through it on the stock and barrel.

Edited November 21, 2011 by dou44

[dou44]

[Mike.357]

maybe I am wrong but I think you misunderstood what Garufa is asking. The box and slash is not it.

[roverboy]

Yeah, Garufa is talking about the importer marks that are usually engraved on the side of reciever or on the barrel at the end usually. Nice '43 Tula.

[Will H]

Question on the 38... I am about to aquire a 38 from my great uncle. He got it from gander assuming it would be a good turtle .22 given the price tag. He was shocked when he later went for ammo and saw what a 7.6x54r was. lol Anyway I told him that I would give him what he spent on it and help him find a .22.

I want to find out if there is anything special about the 38 in general because I plan on going with a modern stock, sling and a scout scope. Nothing that cannot be removed later, but I will not do it at all if it is a rare year or anything like that.

[dou44]

i like the early dated one better because the finish on the metal was alittle better before they got in the war.

Edited November 21, 2011 by dou44

[pcrc11]

Question on the 38... I am about to aquire a 38 from my great uncle. He got it from gander assuming it would be a good turtle .22 given the price tag. He was shocked when he later went for ammo and saw what a 7.6x54r was. lol Anyway I told him that I would give him what he spent on it and help him find a .22.

I want to find out if there is anything special about the 38 in general because I plan on going with a modern stock, sling and a scout scope. Nothing that cannot be removed later, but I will not do it at all if it is a rare year or anything like that.

Nothing special about 1938. Although some may get on you for doing any kind of modification to an original military rifle. Personally I wont sporterize or modify a complete matching numbered rifle. I dont have any problem if you want to do it. In all reality that rifle is worth 100.00 now original or nicely sporterized. It will probably never be worth enough that you will regret modifying it.

[Will H]

That is what I was thinking. That, and like I was saying I am not going to do anything that cannot be undone. That is why I am going with the scout scope instead of drilling the receiver. It's just a whole lot cheaper than any regular deer rifle. I am finding that as I get older a scope becomes a lot more desirable, and there is no way I would drill my Winchester 94.

[Oh Shoot]

... Nothing that cannot be removed later, but I will not do it at all if it is a rare year or anything like that.

What would the rarest Mosin in the best shape original condition it could possibly be in be worth, anyway?

- OS

[Mike.357]

there are some Mosins worth in the neighborhood of 500 bucks. I would never consider buying one like that.

The average run of the mill 91/30 are common and so cheap in price. If I was worried about harming collector value by drilling it I would spend another 90 bucks and buy a second one to keep original.

They only made about a gazillion of them. Maybe someday they will become rare, but I doubt it will be in my lifetime or even in my grandsons lifetime.

[dou44]

sog has some with the repo scope and mount for $349 and thet shoot great.