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Nice looking Romanian, they have a distinctive stock color, nice low serial number as well. Cool
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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Thanks JYD,the local gun store took it in on trade and had just put it in the rack when my wife and I arrived,walked out the door with it for $149 including tax.Its not counterbored,and is a very good shooter,I'm very pleased.
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The 1953 is a very low production year, and very few of them are found in matching fonts. Does it have the Romanian stock (large flat on rear comb area, 1, 2 or 3 stamped on top in front of buttplate, other Romanian cartouches)?
If this one is also all Romanian parts, you have a carbine that is worth $200 or more than you paid. Nice!
The 1953 is a very low production year, and very few of them are found in matching fonts. Does it have the Romanian stock (large flat on rear comb area, 1, 2 or 3 stamped on top in front of buttplate, other Romanian cartouches)?
If this one is also all Romanian parts, you have a carbine that is worth $200 or more than you paid. Nice!
Martin does NOT take his sacred fish lightly, I hope that nobody was offended.
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Thanks everyone for your warm replies,I greatly appreciate them!
Martin,I checked the stock,and yes,it has a 3 stamped in front of the buttplate and a couple cartouches on the stock. I will post pictures of them after I have my photographers (wife and son) take the pictures.