Polish M44 Happy Birthday to me!

[markophonic]

Bought myself a 1952 Polish M44 for my birthday

It's a bit of a hodge podge. Barrel and floorplate match. Bolt does not match. Hungarian stock, Budapest arsenal, Hungarian buttplate. Dark stock with a light top handguard.

It's been counterbored. Nice bright bore.

I dub thee "the mongrel"

Does anyone know what the two "4" stamps located above and below the date are?

I'm going to spend the night cleaning it up and getting it ready to shoot!

[desdem12]

A nice carbine. Looks to have been a Hungarian used rifle, maybe. Could have been sent as aid to them and the stock and other parts replaced. The 4s could be a hun mark as they had a little crest mark with a number on the hun carbines. Some 2 and some 4. All of this is just guess work by me though.

[jimpierce7]

Nice. Looks really good.

[davesstuff1]

[bunkysdad]

Everytime I see one of you guys get a new carbine I do a little happy dance. Congrats on a nice one here

[Judi and her Mosins]

Happy Birthday to you,...Great Looking Polish there Judi and her Mosin's

[slcampbell]

You sure know how to pick a birthday gift for yourself. congrats

[Junk Yard Dog]

Romanian used, the parts mix is normal for these, my Hungarian M44 has a Polish stock, and a mix of Hungarian and Romanian parts, it's just how the Romanian peoples army kept these rifles going. Very nice, happy birthday, I get all the best shit from me also

[markophonic]

Here are a few more pics I've taken while disassembling.

Receiver tang marking



The upper handguard has a thin wood veneer shim.




Some pencil marking inside the stock lower handguard...seems to correspond with the shim



Stamping on the buttstock. More number "4"



This thin has a heavy finish on it with several drips and runs. It has been sanded against the grain. Does this finish seem typical?