M30 Bolt Wierdness

[R005t3r]

Please assist me in identifying or at least deciphering the tiny markings along the bolt barrel.

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[Patrick Chadwick]

"This is my rifle Comrade, get your thieving hooks off!"

[R005t3r]

"This is my rifle Comrade, get your thieving hooks off!"

Seriously?! You're hilarious.

[Patrick Chadwick]

Well, not quite seriously. I have just looked through 58 pages of Mosin-Nagant markings in "Drei Linien - Die Gewehre Mosin-Nagant" Vol. 2, and apart from the Ishevsk mark (bow and arrow) I am flummoxed.

It is noticeable that the bolt body has two 6-figure numbers applied. My guess is that the first number was on the left side - the side that is visible when the bolt is closed. For some reason the bolt was renumbered on the right side, and the mysterious extra markings give a clue as to who/what/why/ -- where seems to be Ishevsk. And why on earth is 400 marked on the knob of the bolt handle?

The mystery markings on the right side appear to read P8m ? 044 NSSS G 0 N ? z. More of a code than a text. NSSS could be the abbreviation for some organisation.

If this is from a complete rifle, it would be interesting to know if either of the two numbers matches the barrel and/or receiver.

[Patrick Chadwick]

Национальный союз студентов Свазиленда (НССС) = National Students Union

Is that any help?

[R005t3r]

Well, there's this. I will post a photo of the complete rifle once I have reassembled it. Will shoot detailed pics of all markings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...ents%27_League

НАЦИОНАЛ-СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКИЙ СОЮЗ СТУДЕНТОВ ГЕРМАНИИ (NSDStB; NS-Deutsche Studentenbund)

Why they would bother inscribing the bolt in old Russian is beyond me.

Besten Dank fuer Ihre Hilfe.

[Patrick Chadwick]

OK, slowly improving my Russian from absolute zero to zilch. The text I cited before actually reads (in English)

National Students Union (of) Swaziland

- which, if possible, is even lower on the plausibility scale.

It would be good if someone else could make a suggestion!

[Singer B]

After watching "Enemy at the Gates" and "Hunt for Red October," I thought Russians spoke English.........