first post, pics of my mosins

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does anyone know any info about the stars found on T53 stocks? Mine has a faint star if you look closely
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Chinese star likely :D
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Inspection stamp, common in almost every country in one form or another, but especially in the commie countries. How many layers of poly did Bubba slap on that stock? I can just about see well enough to shave just using the reflection in the photo.
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ahh I see, thanks JYD. Always helpful

Its all Oil based, no poly =P (unless you mean't polymerized Oils)
all it takes is a good base of oil on the surface of wood to seal it all up then with 0000 steel wool you smooth out the layer of dry oil to give it the smooth look then a fresh layer to finish it off. Kind of like smoothing primer out to fill pitting on a paint job for a car
if I stripped it down the grain of the wood would still be there.
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New member here also, I have my first Type 53 due in tomorrow. 1960 non import marked :thumbsup:
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cetmeguy wrote:New member here also, I have my first Type 53 due in tomorrow. 1960 non import marked :thumbsup:
Good for you! welcome aboard and please read the rules. :thumbsup:
Damn, I'll bet that's going to leave a mark! Probably hurt too!
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cetmeguy wrote:New member here also, I have my first Type 53 due in tomorrow. 1960 non import marked :thumbsup:
wow nice, being of that year with no mark it might have even seen action in Vietnam and we can only hope/romanticize its a vet bringback since theres no import mark. (unless theres papers proving it, then you strait up know thats the case). Means the rifle has probably seen a good deal of history. Try not to bubba it too much Like my 53 ended up. Mine came to me finished and missing parts (bought it to shoot) and since it was already ruined (the original finish that is) I went ahead and did this one to make myself happier when I look at the rifle and to stabilize it while out in the field
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I'm speechless, speechless I tell ya. Not to mention half heat stroked from these freakin hot Texas sun storms. Welcome to the forum.
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Welcome :thumbsup:

Looking good to me , Nice start .
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cetmeguy wrote:New member here also, I have my first Type 53 due in tomorrow. 1960 non import marked :thumbsup:
Welcome to the board, no import mark, nice, some early inport marks were very tiny and up under the muzzle, double check it as they do get missed sometimes.
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