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Latest gun show pick up, 1915 Sestroryetsk
2/17/2012 10:50:21 PM
What do you guys think? I went looking to add to my WW 2 collection but left with a WW 1 gun. Bolt, floorplate and butt plate are mismatched, barrel and reciever do match. Bore looks good and it has as tight muzzle. Not finn marked as far as i can tell. Paid $190, hoping i didnt pay to much as i am no expert but this thing spoke to me. The upper handguard has got to be wrong as its blonde wood and not dark striped like the stock, planning on leavin it be but it does bother me a bit. Should i refinish the handguard? Sorry about the image quality. 
2/17/2012 11:08:56 PM
IMHO: clean out any cosmoline, grease up any metal, and enjoy it's beauty.
2/17/2012 11:11:07 PM
Originally Posted By GUNSnDONUTS:
IMHO: clean out any cosmoline, grease up any metal, and enjoy it's beauty.
IMHO: clean out any cosmoline, grease up any metal, and enjoy it's beauty.
second that, don't refinish it.
2/17/2012 11:12:32 PM
Originally Posted By GUNSnDONUTS:
IMHO: clean out any cosmoline, grease up any metal, and enjoy it's beauty.
IMHO: clean out any cosmoline, grease up any metal, and enjoy it's beauty.
Thanks, already gave it a spirit bath,good cleaning and oiling. I dont plan on refinishing it just thought id ask, at the show i got to see plenty of bubba and his craftmanship to make me loose my dinner.
2/17/2012 11:19:12 PM
Nice rifle.
2/17/2012 11:33:36 PM
$190 is a fair price.
Not SA marked?
Definately $190 is a good price.
Not SA marked?
Definately $190 is a good price.
2/17/2012 11:43:37 PM
Originally Posted By sherrick13:
$190 is a fair price.
Not SA marked?
Definately $190 is a good price.
$190 is a fair price.
Not SA marked?
Definately $190 is a good price.
No SA mark or crossed out numbers on the rear sight. Not that i want to sell it but what could it be worth?
2/17/2012 11:48:29 PM
Originally Posted By tygleran27:
No SA mark or crossed out numbers on the rear sight. Not that i want to sell it but what could it be worth?
Originally Posted By sherrick13:
$190 is a fair price.
Not SA marked?
Definately $190 is a good price.
$190 is a fair price.
Not SA marked?
Definately $190 is a good price.
No SA mark or crossed out numbers on the rear sight. Not that i want to sell it but what could it be worth?
Non SA marked are rarer than SA marked. And a Sest is fairly rare as well. I'm thinking $300 or so to the right collector.
2/17/2012 11:53:09 PM
Originally Posted By sherrick13:
Non SA marked are rarer than SA marked. And a Sest is fairly rare as well. I'm thinking $300 or so to the right collector.
Originally Posted By tygleran27:
No SA mark or crossed out numbers on the rear sight. Not that i want to sell it but what could it be worth?
Originally Posted By sherrick13:
$190 is a fair price.
Not SA marked?
Definately $190 is a good price.
$190 is a fair price.
Not SA marked?
Definately $190 is a good price.
No SA mark or crossed out numbers on the rear sight. Not that i want to sell it but what could it be worth?
Non SA marked are rarer than SA marked. And a Sest is fairly rare as well. I'm thinking $300 or so to the right collector.
Thats what i thought, are these older mosins safe to shoot with surplus ammo?
2/18/2012 12:08:24 AM
that sir is a gorgious piece of lumber.
2/18/2012 12:35:30 AM
Originally Posted By tygleran27:
Thats what i thought, are these older mosins safe to shoot with surplus ammo?
Originally Posted By sherrick13:
Non SA marked are rarer than SA marked. And a Sest is fairly rare as well. I'm thinking $300 or so to the right collector.
Originally Posted By tygleran27:
No SA mark or crossed out numbers on the rear sight. Not that i want to sell it but what could it be worth?
Originally Posted By sherrick13:
$190 is a fair price.
Not SA marked?
Definately $190 is a good price.
$190 is a fair price.
Not SA marked?
Definately $190 is a good price.
No SA mark or crossed out numbers on the rear sight. Not that i want to sell it but what could it be worth?
Non SA marked are rarer than SA marked. And a Sest is fairly rare as well. I'm thinking $300 or so to the right collector.
Thats what i thought, are these older mosins safe to shoot with surplus ammo?
Yes,completely. Just make sure it is in good condition and if you think you need it check it with a chamber gauge.
2/18/2012 8:05:01 AM
Very nice find for a very good price. That's a very nice little piece of history right there.
2/18/2012 9:18:32 AM
Thanks again all for the comments. I cannot believe the bore on this thing it has some nice shine all the way up and down the tube. Did the russians rearsenal these? Just curious how it got these mismatched parts.
2/18/2012 9:25:46 AM
That's a great price, one guy wanted $450 for an M91 at the last show I went to 
2/18/2012 12:22:12 PM
Originally Posted By tygleran27:
Thanks again all for the comments. I cannot believe the bore on this thing it has some nice shine all the way up and down the tube. Did the russians rearsenal these? Just curious how it got these mismatched parts.
Thanks again all for the comments. I cannot believe the bore on this thing it has some nice shine all the way up and down the tube. Did the russians rearsenal these? Just curious how it got these mismatched parts.
Probably. Look for a marking. A square box with a diagonal slash through it. Somewhere near or on the reciever.
2/20/2012 1:26:26 PM
Ive found a circled T on the cocking knob, i know its a czech arsenal mark but am not sure how that fits into the history. Can anybody fill me in?
2/20/2012 11:37:59 PM
Nice looking rifle. I was going to say look for a pine-cone marking on the stock, if there is one then it spent time in Bulgaria too. The rifle could have been given to the Czechs after WWI as part of a reperations or during the Soviet hold during their time of giving aid throughout Eastern Europe.
