the mailman (post person ?? ) anyway HE just dropped off a 1942 Izhvesk I bought at auction because it was going relatively cheap at $325. I thought OK - from the pics it looks like it could be at least a great parts gun.
When I unboxed it and checked the info of my other 2 1942's I was amazed that its so close to the SN of one I already have. First one is Cyrillic for g (looks kinda like an r) with a partial second letter that could be the Cyrillic for D, K, or X and then #'s 511(x). The new one is the g and a clear D then numbers 511(x-5). Both are excellent condition, all matching (refurb) #'s except the new one has a restamped floor plate. Pure random chance. Now I have to check all my bayonettes to see if there's a match for either .. wouldn't that be a hoot.
soooo close ...
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Re: soooo close ...
Pictures?
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Re: soooo close ...
Pics or it didn't happen!
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an
invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects - Robert A. Heinlien
Murphy was an optimist.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an
invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects - Robert A. Heinlien