The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Well here is my latest Gunbroker buy.

I know a lot of people are turned off but the T53's but they kinda grow on you--I got it for $77.00 and $35.00 S&H

Longcolt said it is a wartime stock--There is not a cartouche anywhere on the stock--man this stock has been through hell!!

The metal is not pitted and very nice.Very strong rifleing--I have not cleaned it in anyway,you see it just like I took it out of the box.

I guess I have to collect all the years now I have a 1954 and a 1956--what are all the years of the t53's?

Here is some pics

That one has definitely been used hard and put away wet.

I just love those beat up, tired, rode hard & put away wet T53s. This one is a real Peach!

That's because most people are SPOILED by all the pretty refurbs, they forget what a regular milsurp looks like after a lifetime of service and no idiot government to spend billions refurbishing it. This $77 type 53 is ten times nicer than the average offering from the first lot of '53's back in the late 80's.

I love my T53. And my stock looks like it was used to hammer stakes in the ground. But they sure are a lot of fun to take to the range.
Yours looks pretty nice really.
Enjoy.

Looks great! All the years are 53-56 and 1960.

I agree this one looks great. I looked at a whole wall full of T53's once at a Ft Worth gun shop, maybe a dozen rifles, and none looked as good as this one and they we're 169.00

nice 53, they were made from 53-56 and 60

Looks great, mine had a coating of what looked like mold all over it. I think they picked it up out of a rice field in Nam.
Anyone here ever pick one up from SOG ? I'd like to know a little more about those since they're about half the price I paid for my first T53.

Jbob wrote:Looks great, mine had a coating of what looked like mold all over it. I think they picked it up out of a rice field in Nam.
Anyone here ever pick one up from SOG ? I'd like to know a little more about those since they're about half the price I paid for my first T53.

i ordered two around a month ago one for me and one for a friend, at $89 each i would like to buy some more at that price and just tuck them away. the two i got were in the usual shape beat up stocks not cracked or broken tho and fair bluing and good bores. although one did have a bolt that enters the receiver very hard and i asked for a replacement bolt and they said no either return rifle for exchange or nothing so im just keeping it. headspace was good on both to. cant beat the prices.

I have 3 very nice!! I love the beat up carbines