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01-08-2007 02:58 PM
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SDH: Conversion from hex to round was 1936, not 1930. You SURE you have a 1933 Tula ROUND receiver?
Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
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I stand corrected, it took a 4X loop to find the rest of the "8" but yes indeed it is an "8" and not a 3 as I thought when I bought it. In Lapins book on Pg. 51 he states they changed the receivers in 1930 and on pg. 53 he notes you can still find receivers being used as late as 1936. I have never seen one this late, but admit I've only been looking a couple of years. I deeply apologize for my mistake, but. hope it does not take away from the original question, what is the latest date hex receiver or the earliest dated round receiver. B.R.-SDH,
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I have a 1943 Tula with Hex receiver...
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After 1936, if you encounter a hex receiver on a Russian issued piece, it is almost certainly an earlier receiver robbed off a battle-damaged rifle and re-used in rifle construction. For example, I have a 1944 Tula M44 wearing an imperial era hex receiver that was scrubbed and re-used.
The Finns continued to use WW1 and earlier hex receivers in new production riht up into the 1970's on M39's.
Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
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The recently developed, current issue Finn sniper rifles are built on hex receivers.
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Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
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Very cool, I'm Very very cool! The tula M44 must also be quite a rifle, from what I am told tula made very few M44's. I paid twice the going rate for mine (round receiver) and was happy to get it. I also have a sneak target rifle that was made on a Sessy with what looks like a 99 under the loop. The only marks on this rifle are a washed out Sessy logo and a very hard to read 99. B.R.-SDH
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Actually, you can see my tula M44 Hex in the MKL forum under Russia
Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
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I just checked it out, wanta trade???? It is by far the best lookinh M44 I have seen to date. I also noticed the wax wrapped bullets. If they have yellow tips, I have a few cases of that stuff and it shoots really well. Back to the M44, where did you find that beauty?SDH
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