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by Niner » Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:20 pm
That's interesting. I wasn't aware that there were any hex receiver M44's. I have a hex receiver 91/38 , but they were all second line rifles made from old rifles. Mine has a 1905 original receiver.
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by Miller Tyme » Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:26 pm
Niner wrote:That's interesting. I wasn't aware that there were any hex receiver M44's. I have a hex receiver 91/38 , but they were all second line rifles made from old rifles. Mine has a 1905 original receiver.
During WW2 the Russians used a few recycled recievers in the production of Mosin Nagants, mostly at the Tula arsenal and mostly round recievers, which largely go un-noticed unless they are taken down and the tang dates checked. Starting in late 44 onward Izhevsk seemed to also recycle recievers, mostly for M44's. I have a 1943 Tula hex reciever 91/30 as well as a set of 1944 Tula Mosin Nagants on recycled hex recievers ( 91/30-M38-M44 & a 91/30 MO quad date) but had no luck in getting a 45 Izhevsk M44 ( the most common if there is such a thing) until now.
I will have to post the Tulas up sometime as they are really a cool site to see.
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by Niner » Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:38 pm
I've got a 91/30 Tula with a hex receiver. The bolt number matches the receiver, not a renumber.....but....looks like the receiver may have been marked over with the new Tula symbol and the 1935 date.
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by Miller Tyme » Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:23 pm
Nice one you got there Niner.
I just checked the tang dates on both of my rifles and they both are 1933 Izhevsk recievers
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