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    M30 Bolt Wierdness

    Please assist me in identifying or at least deciphering the tiny markings along the bolt barrel.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick View Post
    "This is my rifle Comrade, get your thieving hooks off!"
    Seriously?! You're hilarious.

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    Well, not quite seriously. I have just looked through 58 pages of Mosin-Nagant markings in "Drei Linien - Die Gewehre Mosin-Nagant" Vol. 2, and apart from the Ishevsk mark (bow and arrow) I am flummoxed.

    It is noticeable that the bolt body has two 6-figure numbers applied. My guess is that the first number was on the left side - the side that is visible when the bolt is closed. For some reason the bolt was renumbered on the right side, and the mysterious extra markings give a clue as to who/what/why/ -- where seems to be Ishevsk. And why on earth is 400 marked on the knob of the bolt handle?

    The mystery markings on the right side appear to read P8m ? 044 NSSS G 0 N ? z. More of a code than a text. NSSS could be the abbreviation for some organisation.

    If this is from a complete rifle, it would be interesting to know if either of the two numbers matches the barrel and/or receiver.

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    A clue?

    Национальный союз студентов Свазиленда (НССС) = National Students Union

    Is that any help?

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    Well, there's this. I will post a photo of the complete rifle once I have reassembled it. Will shoot detailed pics of all markings.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...ents%27_League

    НАЦИОНАЛ-СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКИЙ СОЮЗ СТУДЕНТОВ ГЕРМАНИИ (NSDStB; NS-Deutsche Studentenbund)

    Why they would bother inscribing the bolt in old Russianicon is beyond me.

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    Keep on guessing?

    OK, slowly improving my Russianicon from absolute zero to zilch. The text I cited before actually reads (in English)

    National Students Union (of) Swaziland

    - which, if possible, is even lower on the plausibility scale.

    It would be good if someone else could make a suggestion!

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