1925 Izhevsk ex-dragoon refurb, beautiful laminated stock
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:55 pm
Here I present a typical refurb Izhevsk Ex-Dragoon in a laminated stock. But the stock is one of the nicest ones that I had seen. I'm not a laminated stock guy, but I made an exception for this one. The markings are crystal clear and it has a great bore. It is not counter-bored. Has all matching numbers that were forced matched during refurb. There is no electric penciling, the mag floor plate & butt-plate numbers lined-out and re-stamped to match. The bolt was ground & re-stamped.
The mag housing is early Tula, the barrel bands are later date Izhevsk. The bolt is a mix of Tula and Izhevsk parts, and the end of the bolt knob has a dimple as though it may have been hardness tested. The stock has the extra bolt through the wrist, and lastly,it has a two-piece spliced butt-stock that matches up so well it's easy to miss at first.
I haven't done a complete tear-down because I don't want to mar the finish and the bands are very tight. Its a safe queen.
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The mag housing is early Tula, the barrel bands are later date Izhevsk. The bolt is a mix of Tula and Izhevsk parts, and the end of the bolt knob has a dimple as though it may have been hardness tested. The stock has the extra bolt through the wrist, and lastly,it has a two-piece spliced butt-stock that matches up so well it's easy to miss at first.
I haven't done a complete tear-down because I don't want to mar the finish and the bands are very tight. Its a safe queen.
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