Nazi markings on a Mosin M44

[SVT-40]

found some more markings that i havent seen yesterday, do you guy's think they are fake ? i cant find info on the web other than fake lol

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[Clash77]

The SS runes are very suspect. Also considering the rifle was produced in 1945, I find it unlikely that it even made it to the front by the end of the war, let alone was captured by the Germans.

[SVT-40]

Yah i know Very likely to be fake markings But it does have a high wall receiver witch indicates that it was an early 1945 production.

i just count myself lucky to have found a ww2 dated one and not a post war dated

[Clash77]

My other theory being that if the rifle was indeed captured by the Germans (assuming it got to the front before May) at this point in the war I don't think the Germans would be stamping captured rifles.

However, nevermind everything else, a 1945 non-refurb M44 is a neat rifle to have

[WarPig1976]

Clash77 hit the nail on the head.....

[Patrick Chadwick]

The dubious markings are on the trigger-guard assembly. Which can be swapped out at any time. I doubt that any organization would put ownership marks there only. But easy to do with those cheap imitation stamps that can be bought online. The poor indentation on the trigger guard shows that they would probably have made no impression at all on the receiver ring.

Implausible marks in an implausible position at an implausible time.

[SVT-40]

Would it be a good idea to have the Nazi markings scrubbed off and reblue it or should i keep it as is ?

I know it will effect the value if i refinish the rifle . but i will never sell it it will be passed down to my children if i do have some one day. if not i will get buried with my guns

[WarPig1976]

Nah, leave them It'll just look worse with scrub marks. You can get a new magazine/trigger guard if they really bug ya.

[jonnyc]

$3 bill.
I think something similar was discussed here a while back.

[Patrick Chadwick]

You can get a new magazine/trigger guard if they really bug ya.

Which just confirms that the trigger guard is a totally implausible place to put an ownership mark!