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No, I haven't even removed the buttstock as of yet. The crack in the forend was prior to my getting the gun, there appears to be a small brass rod running through the forend at that crack from side...

Just checking to see if I got as good of a deal as I think. I traded away one of my Russian SKS's, I have 2 left, a 1952 Tula version for the gun pictured below. It is a 1942 Finnish VKT M39. The...

here's the link, he still has them in stock

Belt for the legendary Soviet Rifle of Mosin.1946. - eBay (item 390100669427 end time Oct-07-09 19:22:11 PDT)

I bought a few from a guy in Russia just a few weeks ago, they are original and not reproductions. I will find the link to his ebay site and post it here in a little while. This is one of them on...

also on some of the smaller stamps I see a crown with efd under it, am I to assume that this rifle's reciever and other parts were manufactured at Standard Small Arms in Birmingham and then assembled...

These are the detail pics and did I do alright in the trade for this gun? I gave up a 1900 Swedish Carl gustafs M96 Mauser that was not numbers matching for this gun on an even swap.
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Thanks for the help so far, I will take more detailed pics tonight after I dis assemble it to clean out cosmoline.

Another collector of strictly European and Asian firearms from the WW2 period and earlier.

I have collected Mosin's and Mausers for years, finally branching into these intriguing Lee Enfields. Purchased my first last week and I am blown away by the sheer amount of markings. I thought...