So your the lucky guy that got that, nice score.
I believe it was done by the Soviets as they wanted to remove as much Imperial markings from everything as possible. It was also more prominent early on when they were trying to distinguish themselves from the Imperials (and the hatred early on was pretty strong). Just imagine how much time and effort it would have taken to do this to a firearm, there is hundreds of strikes on that area, and having to line up the punch for each and every one shows someone really had a fair bit of energy to burn. That was likely at least 15-30min of effort, possibly more if they didn't have a vice.
I have a 1926 Mosin Nagant Infantry Rifle which was built on a 1898 Tula receiver which they left the markings on the receiver intact, most likely since it was rebuilt in 1926 about 9 years after the Soviets took over, and after all that 'tear down the Tsar and his symbols' effort would have been pretty exhausted (there is only so many symbols to tear down). Its like the
Russian
Capture K98ks (even though those were later), some were absolutely brutalized by punch to remove the markings when possible, and others the guys either didn't care or it had been a bit since they stopped caring.
Just think of it like any social movement, tons of energy early on, but they usually calm down after a bit (remember the Occupy movements?). Yours just happened to be captured/acquired early on.
Originally Posted by Eaglelord17
So your the lucky guy that got that, nice score.
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