This is my Original 1955 Type 53 produced at Arsenal 26 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.
It is numbers matching and the blueing is in fantastic shape which is unusual for a Type 53
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
This is under the receiver along with a yellow splotch of paint and some stamps. It is also carved 9792
There are many small stamps of various numbers on the stock, some stamped 20, some 46, some not sure.
A unusal stamp on the forend of the stock, a circle with what looks like a animal or flower in it.
At some point someone put a S or something on the stock with something pointy.
The bore is phenominal. Very crisp and bright. So bright it was hard to get a pic so I had to offset the light.
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.
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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