Well, I went back & looked it over again yesterday. I must have been looking at a different M-44 when I said the Chinese was all matching except bolt because none of the serial numbers matched - receiver, bolt & magazine well numbers were all different. I also found import marks/info on the ...

Hey Guys, Thanks for all the replies. I'm not a hard-core M-N collector like most of you but know enough about them to know you don't run across those "oriental charcters" on the receiver every day. That's what really peeked my interest. After reading all your replies I think I can live wi...

Hey guys, I'm new here but here seems to be the place for learning about M-Ns. I've seen all the "common" stuff out there but stumbled on the first Chinese M-44 (Type 53?) at a local pawn shop the other day. At $170 the price seemed about right so I looked it over. All numbers matched EXCE...