1951 Mosin kbk wz.44 / showcase submission

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1951 Mosin kbk wz.44 / showcase submission

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Long considered the pinnacle of Mosin carbine production, Polish produced M44’s ( Mosin kbk wz.44) where produced at Radom from 1951-1955 with a total of 343,000 produced.

I have been lucky enough to acquire a very hard to find 1951 model that is matching numbers and unissued. It has the unusual dark colored hard wood stock, pristine bore, bluing that rivals any sporting rifle, and a polish issued carbine sling.

It will be a nice addition along side my 52 & 53 M44’s


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Now that is unreal! O.k., I have to ask. Do you have a time machine that you use to go back and snag these as they come off the assembly line? Damn that one is NICE! Interesting bluing on the barrel bands, too! :thumbsup: :Drool1: :thumbsup: :Drool1:
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Very Excellent :Drool1: :Drool1: :Drool1: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :pointleft: :pointleft: :pointleft:
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john_the_plinker wrote:Now that is unreal! O.k., I have to ask. Do you have a time machine that you use to go back and snag these as they come off the assembly line? Damn that one is NICE! Interesting bluing on the barrel bands, too! :thumbsup: :Drool1: :thumbsup: :Drool1:

:lol: Thanks John, no this one came off GB and had a very reasonable BIN, all 3 of my Polish M44's have the "plum" colored barrel bands ( reminds me of the plum B-barrel M39's ) Now to find a 54 and 55 to match up to these. :thumbsup:
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Doesn't get much better than these. I would be overjoyed to have one of those in a lifetime.
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Very nice,i vote yes to join his brothers.
Hope you didn't hock the boat to get that one.
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Absolutely YES!
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I guess it will do for the showcase. :biggrin:
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Very clean looking! Nice find
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WOW ! :Drool1: :Drool1: :Drool1: :thumbsup: Another great find Walt, My :2cents: I vote YES ! Into the showcase ! Super plus we needed a Polish M44 in the showcase, Very good pictures also. Great find. One of the best I seen and I am always looking at the Polish Mosins :thumbsup: Judi and her Mosin's ;mywink;
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Exceptionally nice rifle Miller Tyme as usual. I was also lucky enough to get a nearly unissued '51 sometime last year.
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Mine also has the plum colored barrel bands.
'56 SHE VZ52
'46 Izhevsk M44 Mosin Carbine
'44 Finnish VKT M39 Mosin
'40 Tula 91/30 Finn Capture
'44 K98 Mauser (Yugo Rework)
'43 Swiss K31
'45 Springfield M1 Garand
'43 Remington 1903A3
'43 Long Branch No.4 Mk.1*
'58 Madsen M47
VZ58 Folder With Beaver Barf
New Frontier/KAK AR15 5.56mm
Smith & Wesson M&P9
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That is one nice rifle!
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That is a very nice M44! Very nice! :vcool: :vcool: :thumbsup: :Drool1: :thumbsup:
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1951 is indeed a harder to find year for the Polish M44. :vcool: :vcool:
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bunkysdad wrote:For all these years they have remained pristine, and that is the most amazing of all. Very nice.
Couldn't have said it better. :vcool: :vcool:
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"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it". Mark Twain

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Rare, rare beautiful find!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Very nice. I would have voted yes if I had seen this in time :D :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Very nice looking Pole!
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