Indy 1500 purchase - Mosin Nagant M44

[Scutter01]

Paid $100, includes accessory kit and sling. Not too bad. In pretty good shape, too. There was one table with a pile of M44's for $70 but they were all beat to hell. There was another table selling decent ones, but they wanted $300. All in all, I'd say got a decent deal.

[TomN]

So that's what was in the box! Looks good, and it'll be a lot nicer once you get all that cosmoline off! What year was yours made?

[Scutter01]

Originally Posted by TomN

So that's what was in the box! Looks good, and it'll be a lot nicer once you get all that cosmoline off! What year was yours made?

1944. Other than that, I know almost nothing about it. It has the importer's stamp and serial number on it, but the bolt and receiver appear to be original.

I would have let you get a closer look, but the group at the table broke up while I was buying ammo. By the time I was done, everyone was gone.

Sorry we had to cut out early. We had to rush the rest of the floor to get to a graduation this afternoon.

[Scutter01]

You know, the more I read about this rifle, the cooler it is. Just saying.

I wish I could find a history of this specific serial number. I'd like to know if it was ever issued or if it sat in a crate in a supply warehouse for 60 years. I know it was built in 1944 in Izhevsk, but by then the war in Russia was all but over.

[karlsgunbunker]

That's about as cheap as you can get one w/o a C&R License.

It looks good. If it has a triangle with an arrow it's an Ishevsk or "izzy", if it has a star with arrow it's a Tula (more collectable).

The 44's and other war years saw a lot of action.
If the stock or receiver has a square with a diagonal line it's been refurbished. check the crown of the bore with a flash light, if it has a step in it it's been counterbored (not a bad thing).

Lots of info here: 7.62x54r.net

Be prepared for some "Solid" recoil, especially with the 200 grain ammo.
I have 5 mosins
1 - 1933 91/30
1 - 1946 M44
3 - 1943 M38's

They are great rifles and lots of fun to shoot.

[Fenway]

nice bro..

[Scutter01]

Originally Posted by karlsgunbunker

That's about as cheap as you can get one w/o a C&R License.

It looks good. If it has a triangle with an arrow it's an Ishevsk or "izzy", if it has a star with arrow it's a Tula (more collectable).

The 44's and other war years saw a lot of action.
If the stock or receiver has a square with a diagonal line it's been refurbished. check the crown of the bore with a flash light, if it has a step in it it's been counterbored (not a bad thing).

Lots of info here: 7.62x54r.net

Be prepared for some "Solid" recoil, especially with the 200 grain ammo.
I have 5 mosins
1 - 1933 91/30
1 - 1946 M44
3 - 1943 M38's

They are great rifles and lots of fun to shoot.

It's definitely an Ishevsk. The receiver/barrel has been refurbished, but the bolt, butt, and receiver serial numbers all match. I do not believe it was counterbored. That said, it appears to be in great condition. The wood is in good shape with no signification scoring or abrasions. Some of the shellac on the buttstock is worn, but it still appears to be protecting the wood. The action is smooth and there is no evidence of rust. The bolt is clean and undamaged.

I don't claim to be an expert, but from what I can tell, it's in pretty decent shape and I'm pleased with the price I paid. I'm not overly concerned with the collectability. After all, I didn't buy it to hang on a wall, but the history fascinates me.

Would you happen to know a competent gunsmith in the area that can inspect it? I want to get the headspace checked (and other areas that I am not competent to evaluate) before I do anything with it.

[TomN]

Mine is a 1944 Izzy also. Perhaps ours are brothers!!

[Fenway]

It looked really good!

[Scutter01]

Originally Posted by TomN

Mine is a 1944 Izzy also. Perhaps ours are brothers!!

What's the Izhevsk serial number on yours?