When I saw this one a couple of weeks ago I knew I had to have it to go with my other 2- 47 Izhevsk's since this is probably as close as a legit 47 PU as I will ever get. This Ex-PU sniper is built on a 47 Izhevsk reciever and has been in it's war time refurb stock long enough that the reciever date is embossed into the tang cutout on the stock. This sniper shows a fair amount of wear and tear and the bluing has been touched up by the arsenal with some real cheap black paint. It is a real mix-master of parts but I can live with that since any 47 91/30 is hard to find.
Now a group shot of the class of 47,
ex-sniper, 91/30, M44
“The only real power comes out of a long rifle" - Joseph Stalin