1955 Type 53 Showcase Consideration

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JDennis
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1955 Type 53 Showcase Consideration

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This is my 1955 Type 53 that was sitting at my LGS for a few months. I overlooked it since it was WAY high priced, but finally looked at it closer and made a offer he accepted.

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It is numbers matching and the blueing is in fantastic shape which is unusual for a Type 53

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The Stock has its normal dings but overall seems average to above for a Type 53. Even the stock has the serial number carved into it!

This is under the barrel

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This is under the receiver along with a yellow splotch of paint and some stamps. It is also carved 9792

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There are many small stamps of various numbers on the stock, some stamped 20, some 46, some not sure.

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A unusal stamp on the forend of the stock, a circle with what looks like a animal or flower in it.

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At some point someone put a S or something on the stock with something pointy.

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The bore is phenominal. Very crisp and bright. So bright it was hard to get a pic so I had to offset the light.

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Lastly there are inspection or assembly numbers on the bolt, recevier, and buttplate with the number 27 stamped on them. Here is the recevier and bolt stamp, the other stamp you can see in the pic above of the buttplate. Even the stock had a 27 stamped in it.

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Another Unique note would be that out of the entire rifle, there is ONE part that has a russian marking on it. Under the rear sight leaf, there hides a small Izhevsk stamp! So somehow a russian part made it onto this Type 53

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:bravo: :bravo: The blueing is exceptional.
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Nice. Love the bores on these lately. :thumbsup: :vcool: :vcool: :vcool:
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Very nice! There are some very nice 53's out there for sure. :thumbsup:
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Very Nice!, I love it!

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That is the nicest metal I have seen on a T-53. Congrats!
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Very nice! The t53 on here lately have been looking really good.
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1943 Izhevsk
1937 Izhevsk
1935/48/50 Tula (hex)
1939 Tula (laminate stock)
And many other firearms :D
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:vcool: :vcool: :vcool:
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Not too shabby. :vcool: :vcool:
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Any one know what the small number stamps on the stock are?? Mine has them as well, around a half dozen in different areas
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The Shadow may know, but nobody else does, the commies, Russians, or Chinese, do not talk about weapons production.
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Gee its funny how they talk about nothing that may interest us or sound like it might be true. Bill ;mywink;
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Mostly I am listening to North Korean commies who want to nuke me, how fortunate for them that I am not yet in charge or there would be no North Korea. The commies love secrets, the Russians who came after them love secrets also, what 70 year old information about bolt rifle production could possibly be worth keeping secret is beyond me, but that's how it is.
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This is a nice one, I wonder if the pointed object used on the stock was the firing pin? The previous owner/soldier sure seems to have maintained it well.
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Junk Yard Dog wrote:Mostly I am listening to North Korean commies who want to nuke me, how fortunate for them that I am not yet in charge or there would be no North Korea. The commies love secrets, the Russians who came after them love secrets also, what 70 year old information about bolt rifle production could possibly be worth keeping secret is beyond me, but that's how it is.
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Re: 1955 Type 53 Showcase Consideration

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bunkysdad wrote:This is a nice one, I wonder if the pointed object used on the stock was the firing pin? The previous owner/soldier sure seems to have maintained it well.

I thought that as well but forgot after cleaning it to see if the end fit into the indentions. That chu wood is soft. You could make a indention with your fingernail almost.
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Now on the Showcase. :vcool:

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Look at the C.A.I. import stamp. I can't tell from the picture but it should be etched "after" the bluing was applied. If that stamp is blued than the bluing was done after the import mark. The metal looks great compared to the stock.
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I can't see it that well...i have a phone-puter.
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