Hey guys,
I have a 1943 mosin nagant that i picked up a couole years back. Its in great condition (prob an arsenal rework at some point) with excellent bore, very shiney with no pitting or rust. All of the metal is good but it does have a small factory repair on the right hand side just behind the trigger. The rifle was made at the Izhevsk arsenal. The question I have about the rifle is about the serial number. All parts are marked #205. That is the bolt (Original-not a replacement with an engraving tool), reciever, butplate, stock, magazine and a few other misc. parts. My question is if it was the 205th weapon produced that year or if the russians did a series system like some other countries or some other means of numbering. Is it even possible to date it by the serial number? Thanks for any feedback.
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