*** December 2006 Purchases ***

[Brewster]

Claven2,

You must have ****load of Mosins....

I detect mosinitis...

LOL

[Claven2]

I dunno... how many is a ****load? I only have 20 or so. I don't consider that to be very many

After all, I'm not a Mosin collector.

[BRAMEL]

This one arrived yesterday.......Too bad it's got a laminated stock....but, it does have a two digit serial number.

[stencollector]

I picked up a couple at the Brandon show a week or so ago.
Heres the first: a dewat unfortunately, but then again I already have a live one. I'll be eventually trading this (I hope) towards a rare piece.


I also got a real nice Cooey 82, complete with peep sight and a brand new Woods mfgr Enfield sling.


After seeing the inflation on the military cooeys lately, I couldn't pass on this one, as it already had the upgrades. Come spring I'll drag it into the backyard and plink it a bit.

[Cantom]

I picked up a couple at the Brandon show a week or so ago.
Heres the first: a dewat unfortunately, but then again I already have a live one. I'll be eventually trading this (I hope) towards a rare piece.


I also got a real nice Cooey 82, complete with peep sight and a brand new Woods mfgr Enfield sling.


After seeing the inflation on the military cooeys lately, I couldn't pass on this one, as it already had the upgrades. Come spring I'll drag it into the backyard and plink it a bit.

I'm hoping I didn't pay too much for my military Cooey...
What upgrades?
I saw a perfect non military stamped Cooey M82 at the Woodstock show for $150. However, with no stamps...

Is the Sterling cock and click? Brit?

[Oatmeal Savage]

M95 Mannlicher - Steyr

[Claven2]

Just got this little fella into my grubby little hands. 1941 Izhevsk, non-refurb, exactly as-issued.
Only thing non-Russian is a small Finn capture mark. Everything else is original Russian matching, all correct 1941 Izhevsk right down to the smallest screw Even the Soviet stock cartouches and original shellac are all intact. The phrase "only dropped once..." comes to mind
I figure this one went straight to the front in the Continuation War where it was quickly captured and spent most of the rest of the conflict in a rack or guarding the bakery. It's a nifty little time capsule bought for a very reasonable price
So here she is, my new favorite M91/30...

[BRAMEL]

A 1947 dated Mosin Nagant M44, wearing a fresh coat of shellac......no choice, it was wearing BLO and that's just not right...neither is the Amber shellac, but it's close enough.

[Claven2]

Great snag - 1947 is the rarest production year after 1943

[stencollector]

I'm hoping I didn't pay too much for my military Cooey...
What upgrades?
I saw a perfect non military stamped Cooey M82 at the Woodstock show for $150. However, with no stamps...

Is the Sterling cock and click? Brit?

By upgrades I meant the rear peepsight and the Cdn sling. I paid $175 for this one, so I can live with that. It has the military stamps.
I just got the cert for it in the mail and sure enough, no serial number. If the sticker is on it, it must be under the wood as I don't see it.

The sterling is likely NZ or some other export as it has the crinkle finish. The Brit military ones were normally non-crinkle, I believe. It is cock and clunk.