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bcposton wrote:This on my non-import 1927 Izhevsk

Nice. Is that a SCW rifle?

Racer
I posted this rifle a few months ago - it was determined that it could not have been SCW because the rear sight had been pinned. I still do not know the history of that rifle but it sure is cool; gives my SWMBO the creeps......

What is a swmbo?

Oh come on, even I know this one
She Who Must Be Obeyed

didn't know that.

Celt wrote:didn't know that.

I don't have one so I don't worry about that, but I remember the saying from Rumpole of the Bailey back in the 70's. He always called his wife that

Here's mine. It's on a finned 1934 Izhevsk 91/30.

Steve The Pirate wrote:Here's mine. It's on a finned 1934 Izhevsk 91/30.

That guy wasn't playing around!
Nice!
I wonder Hu he was?

SA stamped 1938 Tula 91/30.

In some countries you could be court marshaled for defacing government property. In the USSR you could be sent to a punishment battalion ( as good as a death sentence) sent to the gulag, or summarily shot by the NKVD commissar attached to the outfit.

Very interesting thread, I'll have to keep checking in on this one.

Semper Fi, Rob

This is on a M27

Off of a Tikka 1943 M91

This is my only stock carving. It's on a Chinese SKS.

Looks like you have a neatly done stock repair there as well

Nice! I knew there would be some great stock carvings to be seen here. keep em coming.