The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Soo I bought a few old boxes of silver tipped cartridges and a box of PPU hunting loads from an old timer who wanted $3 a box for them (not for sale btw). One of the old boxes had apparently gotten damp on the bottom corner because 6 of the rds look like this. My question is, is there anything that ...

The KR marks were put on here by the importer.The Russians did not stamp the serial on the receiver. US law mandates a serial on the receiver, so the importer translated the KP to KR and stamped it on the receiver. Thank you, that makes a lot of sense. Any idea about the mark above the crest or the...

20191006_192630.jpg so all of the number match EXCEPT the one on the left side if the receiver. Could the extra "marks" above the serial number on top of the receiver be the importer "correcting" a mistake when they stamped the side of the receiver? Note how similar the KR stamp...

Think I figured it out. I didnt notice it before, but there is another mark I am not familiar with just above the Crest; any ideas?

Ok, not to sound like an idiot, but how do you post pictures?

Does anyone know what the letters "KR" indicate? They are under the date and above the serial number but I havent a clue what they mean. There is also what appears to be a "3" to the right of the arsenal mark that i am unfamiliar with. The marks are on a 1947 Izhevsk M44. Oh yeah...