Questions on M95 carbine

[Merle]

The 8x56 was after modification.

true enough, but the mod was from 8x50 out to 8x56......

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[Eaglelord17]

The 8x56 was after modification.

Eaglelord17,

So in 1931-1935 Hungaryicon went about updating those M95s in service to the new 8x56r round that Austria had just developed. Those conversions for Hungary included stamping a 'H' on the receiver which signified the conversion to 8x56r (I can't remember the Hungarian word the 'H' stands for but the meaning was 'pointed bullet'), a modification of the rear sights to 2000m, the front sight protector added, and the cutting down of the long rifles to make carbines. The 'H' stamp was generally placed over the acceptance stamp, so sometimes you lose that bit of information. I don't think it was a active attempt to destroy that information, as some would have the stamp directly on the acceptance date, and others are still clear. Odds are they just simply didn't care because it wasn't like it was their nations acceptance date and the nation it belonged to no longer existed.

Pretty much (as far as I understand it, I am not a expert especially on the Hungarian conversions, my interests with M95s are more towards the WWI era). I would 100% agree with your assessment on why the stamp are sometimes over the acceptance date. Basically they just didn't care about that information as it was irrelevant to them.