M38 carbine purchase- ID

**cpc** · 07-14-2023 03:15 PM

Hello, went to a small local auction yesterday to pick up some fishing gear and they brought out a few guns that were not listed and I bought this one. I’m not very familiar with SB weapons but based upon the condition I decided to bid. It’s all matching with plenty of cartouches etc. I’m not sure if the stock is a modified M38 or M44 as it has a groove for the bayonet. It’s a 1941 izhevsk with a dark sling. All the cartouches are Triangles, etc so it appears that it wasn’t worked on at another arsenal. I can post more photos if needed. Any comments are appreciated, regards.

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**Singer B** · 07-15-2023 11:15 AM

Nice find!!!

**micmacman** · 07-15-2023 03:52 PM

sweet

**Igor Polski** · 07-23-2023 12:38 AM

That's an M44 stock, you can tell by the bayonet groove on the top right side. Perfectly normal for a post war refurb. Note the magazine floorplate has had the original serial ground off then re-stamped to match the barrel. Nothing at all wrong with that just a part of it's history.

Nice find, that's a keeper.

**Low & Slow** · 07-23-2023 06:34 PM

Is it counter-bored? Not uncommon with these.

**cpc** · 08-01-2023 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by Low & Slow

Is it counter-bored? Not uncommon with these.

Doesn’t appear to be.

**HOOKED ON HISTORY** · 08-01-2023 03:22 PM

Shoot it in the dark. Muzzle flash is a blast. Literally and figuratively.

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