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I found a new 91/30 that I couldn't walk away from.
It's a 1933 Tula PE/PEM sniper captured by Finland. They swiped the optics and made a service rifle out of it. They left the holes the way they were and it has the original stock. There's a small half round on the stock where the turned down bolt would have rested - looks like it's cut that way and not just a compression mark. The straight bolt is mixed, but it's correctly numbered to the rifle on the knob!
Of interest are the tiny numbers below the serial number. They show up on the left of the barrel as well - perhaps scope numbers...?? I've never seen that style of numbering - anyone else? There is no SP or SN sniper designation above the Tula star. The last "3" on the date is struck deeper than the other numbers, so perhaps it was numbered afterwards.
I've seen reproduction PE/PEM scope mounts and I could probably re-scope this sniper, but I don't want to mess with the Finned bolt! I like it just the way it is!
BTW - it came from a collector who got it from CAI many years ago as a parts rifle because of "holes in the receiver".

Score!! Congrats on a fantastic rifle!

Nice find, those rifles are really cool, and the prices on them are climbing.

Good find, wonder what type scope they had on it. Judi and her Mosin's

SWEET history on that one. Nice

Fantastic!

Judi and her Mosins wrote:
Good find, wonder what type scope they had on it. Judi and her Mosin's

It would have been a PE.

Nice find, what is the tang date on that rifle? The 3 in 33 looks like it could be an overstamp.

Judi and her Mosins wrote:
Good find, wonder what type scope they had on it. Judi and her Mosin's

It would have looked like this http://www.mosinnagant.net/sniper%20sec ... hotos1.asp Awesome find cj. I would love to have found that one. There is not one of these in the showcase so how about it? This is one that should be documented there.

Sweet piece of history there

Very cool! I love the looks of that one. Very unique for sure!

Fantastic!

Great find, Chris!

Both Century and Samco had those years ago and most were gobbled up by collectors who put reproduction PE scopes on them. I have seen a couple and actually shot one which was very accurate. I would say from the look of it you got the real thing and the 10 years ago is about the right time period too. Easily a $500+ rifle and maybe more these days. I know several collectors who have actual real PE scopes and mounts for that rifle but don't even ask who or how much as it is in the stratospheric range price wise. Congrats a Great find! Bill

Sweet.

very very nice

JYD - I haven't taken it apart to check the tang. Not sure I'll do that, but I do wonder if the Finns took it apart to shim anything. Maybe I'll carefully disect it some day to satisfy our curiosity.
A $500 value - without a scope...? A showcase rifle...??
I guess it really IS a score!

feels good don't it?