Common Gun, Rare Stamps - Berndorfer, VKT

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You do very well finding Nice Rifles. Congratulations. :thumbsup:
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Nice. I have a couple of SAKO stamped bolt parts, but have only seen 1 other VKT bolt head.
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Great looking gun!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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finloq wrote:Nice. I have a couple of SAKO stamped bolt parts, but have only seen 1 other VKT bolt head.
Yes. These seem to be about as uncommon as the Bear stamp. And it is a finely polished part, when compared to any Russian/Soviet bolt heads. The Finns always seem to make "upgrades" when developing new parts for the Mosin Nagant.
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I have seen many arsenal stamps on many different bolt parts but I have never seen a bear on an M39! A recent one on an M91 sold around here for $700+. I would reclassify your estimation of it not being rare and say it is uber-rare! That is a winner no matter how you look at it! Just as an M39 it is very nice with great stampings but with that bear on there it really rings the bells and whistles. Congrats! Matt :D
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I recently bought an M39 that I discovered has a Chatellerault receiver. I thought that was a bit of a bonus, but a bear...?
That's awesome!! Congratulations! That stamp is so uncommon, many people - even some collectors - might not immediately recognize it's signifigance. I'm glad you were able to get back to the shop to grab it - and share it with us.
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Thanks for sharing such a beautiful find! Thanks also for the info, now I will be on the lookout for bears!
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gurn wrote:Thanks for sharing such a beautiful find! Thanks also for the info, now I will be on the lookout for bears!

Where I live you have to look out for bears all the time! Had one in the apple tree one night awhile back, tore the crap out of the tree and made a heck of a racket.

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Very Nice!!! NOW ON THE SHOWCASE!!! :vcool: :vcool: :vcool: :vcool: :vcool:
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Very nice, Martin. I have never seen the bear or a VKT bolt head, so yeah that is a pretty special piece there.
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Looks like there may have been a mark above the bear where the circular depression is......any ideas?
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mosinowner wrote:Looks like there may have been a mark above the bear where the circular depression is......any ideas?
The imperial eagle was there.
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:vcool: :vcool: :vcool: :vcool: NICE
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mosinowner wrote:Looks like there may have been a mark above the bear where the circular depression is......any ideas?
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Imperial eagle was scrubbed off. Some still have them so you can tell what was there. . :D
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Awesome find man.
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