Here is an example of a non-refurbished stock. Notice the way the date and serial number are stamped under the Tula cartouche. Also notice the original Tula inspector stamp on the opposite side of the buttstock, as well as all of the small inpector marks around the cross bolt.






Your stock was sanded (you can still make out part of the original serial number with cryllic prefix) and re-finished during the arsenal refurb and then re-stmaped with the 4 digit serial number.

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Quote Originally Posted by Freedom1955 View Post
I should also add that I cleaned the bayonet in 1996. I have a feeling I should not have. If I remember correctly it was yellow and or gold in color and kind of sticky. I can't remember what I used to clean it with but I did get the yellow color off.
I hope that by cleaning the bayonet I did not devalue the rifle.
I wouldn't have cleaned it but I don't think it will hurt the value, especially since it's a refurbished rifle.