Here's an odd one!
Here's an odd one!
Anyone here ever seen a date this late on a Tula 91/30? 1954 hex receiver... As far as I know Hungary, Romania and Albania were the only countries who manufactured 91/30s in the '50s. Am I missing something?
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I wonder also, seems a few Hex Tulas been appearing. I hope someone can have some information. Very nice find also
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Great find. Post more pics so we can drool.
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Odds are that that 5 is really a 3. This happens some time.
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Arsenal screwup would be my guess, what is the tang date?
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That was my first thought. Check the tang!Junk Yard Dog wrote:Arsenal screwup would be my guess, what is the tang date?
I bet it is a 3 and not a 5. They look so close! Even better is that the last number in the date is double stamped/restamped.
Cool either way!
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Looks like a poorly struct 3, happens quite often, plus the fact it's a hex reciever pretty much confirms that. All Mosin Nagants 91/30's made from 1945 on, that I have ever seen, where made with round high wall recievers, while M44's where made on round low wall recievers.
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Eastern European? 
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Russian Dyslexia, undiagnosed in the 30's.
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Is it possible the RMN in the import S/N stands for Romanian ???? 
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My guess is this.Toyotany wrote:Or Russian Mosin Nagant ?
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That's what I was thinking. The picture is a bit blurry but I'd bet if you look at the 5 with a magnifying glass you'll see the back stroke of the five is something that happened later then when it was originally stamped. The 5 also has a teardrop on the end of the curve. Kind of like the 3's in the 1933 below.Miller Tyme wrote:Looks like a poorly struct 3, happens quite often, plus the fact it's a hex reciever pretty much confirms that. All Mosin Nagants 91/30's made from 1945 on, that I have ever seen, where made with round high wall recievers, while M44's where made on round low wall recievers.
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Here's a better picture. Played around with the lighting, looks like a 5 to me.
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Pretty sure it is a 3. The line is probly the side of the stamp and not the 5. You can see the start of the 3 slash in your foto. 
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I see what you're saying. It's a member of another groups rifle, figured I'd try to help them out and get some input from the pros
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The third digit? How do you all figure that is a 3? Maybe it was meant to be a 3, but it was not stamped correctly like the last number.
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It's an incorrectly stamped three. Try stamping serial numbers onto weapons sometime and you'll understand how it can happen. (I know 'cause I suck at it! 
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