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    4095fanatic

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    Dec 3, 2010
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    Aim just got 1943 dated M44s back in for $290 plus shipping.
     
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    4095fanatic

    Paramagic
    Dec 3, 2010
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    Abulg1972 said:
    Someone posted a pic of the '47 M44 that he got from AIM and it had more billboards and import marks than I've ever seen. http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=153235&page=13
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    That was me. And I know it's a premium price, but given that out of the almost 8 million M44s made only 50,000 or so were made in 1943, I'm thinking not too many more opportunities will come along. I've never actually seen a 1943 M44 in person before. To me it's worth it, to each their own.
     
    Alphabrew

    Alphabrew

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    What is the source of the 50,000 number for 1943 dated M44s? I'm a little skeptical. I'd love to have one, but I think there's more than 50K floating around out there.
     
    Dave91

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    Alphabrew said:
    What is the source of the 50,000 number for 1943 dated M44s? I'm a little skeptical. I'd love to have one, but I think there's more than 50K floating around out there.
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    I think you're right about this. I've seen three sitting together on a rack at Chesapeake Guns and they sat for months. I've seen enough to know they don't even qualify for "uncommon".
     
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    Paramagic
    Dec 3, 2010
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    From "The Mosin-Nagant Rifle" by Terence W. Lapin:

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    4095fanatic

    Paramagic
    Dec 3, 2010
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    Dave91 said:
    I think you're right about this. I've seen three sitting together on a rack at Chesapeake Guns and they sat for months. I've seen enough to know they don't even qualify for "uncommon".
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    Are you sure those were 1943 M44s? An estimated 3.4 million M91/30s were made in 1943, so those are relatively common, along with almost a million 1943 dated M38s, and in 1944/45 they made about 3.5 million M44s each year, but finding a 1943 dated M44 is even more rare than finding a Tula marked M44
     
    MacGuns

    MacGuns

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    Jan 14, 2013
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    Abulg1972 said:
    That's a good price. I know that they are always more expensive than Yugos or Romanians, but why? Are they considered to be better made weapons?

    Oh, that billboard!
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    I have all 3. The Polish is the nicest of the bunch. A better trigger and more attention to detail in the machining. No machine marks on the inside of the slide like you would normally find in the Yugo.
     
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