Mosin Variation or Babba Project

[WeldonHunter]

If you look at the box with the x in it you can see it was stamped only once. The light stamping on the right side is the same for both lines inside the box. If they were done at different times one of them would most likely be more pronounced and complete.

[Gsragtop]

If you look at the box with the x in it you can see it was stamped only once. The light stamping on the right side is the same for both lines inside the box. If they were done at different times one of them would most likely be more pronounced and complete.

I was thinking the same thing, the stamp is too uniform to have been done at different times..

That wagon looks really cool, what can you tell us about that??

[Junk Yard Dog]

Why would you refinish the hunting one? The deer don't care what it looks like. I know you are kidding with the (Oh the horror) quip, but we are serious about that here.

I'm starting to sense the seriousness of the subject and I'm slowly understanding the significance of "leaving it alone". You are right, the deer don't care what it looks like.

That will leave more time for my other Russian project... my Lada 2104.

Looks a bit like a Datsun from the early 1970's, interesting, how about a post in the OT on this one with a full photo spread? Soviet automobiles are rarely encountered in the US.

[lalunette]

Wow! Where did you find that cool little station wagon? I think I have seen these in every movie with a foreign car chase scene where there is lots of shooting going on.

Lada cars were sold in Canada from the late 70s to the late 90s.

My first car was an '86 Lada station wagon bought used in '87. Sold it after I got married and was fortunate to find another, a '91 wagon, in 2008 for the partly sum of $1500. Son no. 2 and I flew out to Calgary and drove it back to Winnipeg. By the end of the trip we where calling each other Ivan and Igor !!!

The Lada has some timing chain issues which are being addressed this Sunday as I have another Lada enthusiast (who is a mechanic) coming to help me fix her up !!

As requested, I will do a full photo spread in the off topic thread.

Cheers !!

[bws]

I guess I'm the lone blasphemer in here. I have a 1943 Izhmash ex sniper that's my daily shooter. I love that rifle a lot because the furniture is in such good condition. Yes, I guess I can almost classify myself a collector as I'm up to 3 (3-4 of the same rifles is usually just considering hoarding, but why split hair) and am constantly looking to find affordable additions to my stable. Yes I can shoot any of them but I prefer the sniper, but I absolutely refuse to risk damaging the stock. So, I took off the wood and steel bands and have them wrapped up in gauze, news paper and have some desiccant in the box to keep things from getting to moist. It now sits in a cheap composite stock and I get to enjoy my historical rifle by shooting it any time I want. If I want to take it back to original historical configuration, I've got it down to roughly 15 minutes or so, with popping the front sight off to get the small band back on, which I have done a couple times, to show them to friends.

As long as you don't make permanent alterations, like removing the patina of the wood or steel, then in my humble opinion, knock yourself out, with a Barbie pink stock, hello kitty stickers on the stock or whatever is the rage now.

[bunkysdad]

Yep that's how ya do it.