KRU1 Stock marking on a M91/30 - Finn

[mrmark99]

Anybody else have one marked like this? The photo is kinda bad, but tilted the rightway you can make out KRU1, Marked twice in the wrist area.

[djbuck1]

Did you post the right pic? What I see looks like "15" with three Nazi eagles which I assume are on some other rifle.

The only carvings that I have on any of my Finns are the "K" and "AK" reported on other rifles. Those are on the butt stock.

[Knuckledragger]

NICE!! I wish I did!!
That stock (and maybe rifle-need pics to tell) was part of the late war supply from the Germans. I have one of those rifles, but the stock doesn't have the KRU1 stamping. Does your stock have any of the, "star bursts" on it?
Let's see some pics of the rest of the rifle.
Also, I see three stamps-not two.

Congrats on a VERY hard to find Finn!

[qz2026]

First thought was "oh wow..." I didn't see any KRU1 but those Nazi eagle caught my attention immediately. I think this is the first time I have seen those markings on a stock before...

Like to see more pictures of the rifle.

[LottaMosins]

I have one with the Kru1 stamps as well. Very nice!

[zeebill]

I have even seen the non-Finn who put them in there unfortunately. Bill

[ffeng31]

Quite interesting. I will let the more versed comment on it's validity. I did do a bit of looking before making this post and it seems there are but a few of these floating around, and they are a known variation ..Thanks for posting pics..

[zeebill]

Quite interesting. I will let the more versed comment on it's validity. I did do a bit of looking before making this post and it seems there are but a few of these floating around, and they are a known variation ..Thanks for posting pics..

People tell me sometimes how did I learn all I supposedly know and I will be the first to say I can not tell of their validity and as I said I know of people and not Finn's or Germans using those stamps often on rifles that never saw anything on Germany or Finland. It does happened and I don't know enough about those stamps to say aye or nay but I have a natural distrust for them. Bill

[ffeng31]

People tell me sometimes how did I learn all I supposedly know and I will be the first to say I can not tell of their validity and as I said I know of people and not Finn's or Germans using those stamps often on rifles that never saw anything on Germany or Finland. It does happened and I don't know enough about those stamps to say aye or nay but I have a natural distrust for them. Bill

I know of that guy as well Bill... He almost bit me once to the tune of about $800. I know only enough to get myself in trouble about anything German/Nazi marked . Any time I see something that is obviously not German made, and is Nazi marked, the red flags go to flying.. This is a nice piece and I hope for the OP's sake it is genuine.

[ffuries]

Couple of links discussing Depot marked M91's and M91-30's. I know enough to know that I don't know enough to say anything on this. Cool if legit is all I can say, and that they all seem to be Finned rifles!

http://7.62x54r.net/Forums/index.php?topic=9040.0

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread. ... osin+depot

http://www.russian-mosin-nagant-forum.c ... =5&t=12154

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread. ... azi-marked