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I've only been into C&R for 5 years now and although I don't know everything, I sure know more than when I started. A person asked me last week when discussing a Mosin as the "inexpensive authentic WWII rifle". I forgot what prompted me to mention it but I said to him when discussing my Mosin Sniper and the scope, you know the ones you buy most likely were rebuilt and the parts are not likely to be the same that the rifle was in service with. I sort of understood this to be the case that Mosins were pulled apart and put back together again. I recall someone saying that just because the bolt matched the receiver, did not mean it was the original bolt. I recall that they would grind down the main bolt SN and restamp it later. Is that correct? I know nearly every Mosin I have something does not match the Reciever. Either an Iz Reciever with Tula barrel bands or a different bolt head. My Garand has rebuild marks, my Enfield No4Mk1 has the BSA stamp on it (rebuild right) and the upgraded rear sight. I think the only one that I"m pretty sure of is my Arisaka. Everything matches on that (ground mum). At $260 when I got it 3 years ago, I thought the Arisaka was a bargain for un altered "as it was" WWII rifle. I think my MAS 36 and possibly Italian Carcano might be unaltered also. Have not spent any time on them
I would still think the Arisaka all matching w/ Mum scrubbed would be the economical choice of unaltered (dust cover removed does not count) WWII rifle
What are the other possible "economical" WWII rifle choices which would be unaltered (as issued) condition?
To qualify, it could not have been rebuilt post war.
I've only been into C&R for 5 years now and although I don't know everything, I sure know more than when I started. A person asked me last week when discussing a Mosin as the "inexpensive authentic WWII rifle". I forgot what prompted me to mention it but I said to him when discussing my Mosin Sniper and the scope, you know the ones you buy most likely were rebuilt and the parts are not likely to be the same that the rifle was in service with. I sort of understood this to be the case that Mosins were pulled apart and put back together again. I recall someone saying that just because the bolt matched the receiver, did not mean it was the original bolt. I recall that they would grind down the main bolt SN and restamp it later. Is that correct? I know nearly every Mosin I have something does not match the Reciever. Either an Iz Reciever with Tula barrel bands or a different bolt head. My Garand has rebuild marks, my Enfield No4Mk1 has the BSA stamp on it (rebuild right) and the upgraded rear sight. I think the only one that I"m pretty sure of is my Arisaka. Everything matches on that (ground mum). At $260 when I got it 3 years ago, I thought the Arisaka was a bargain for un altered "as it was" WWII rifle. I think my MAS 36 and possibly Italian Carcano might be unaltered also. Have not spent any time on them
I would still think the Arisaka all matching w/ Mum scrubbed would be the economical choice of unaltered (dust cover removed does not count) WWII rifle
What are the other possible "economical" WWII rifle choices which would be unaltered (as issued) condition?
To qualify, it could not have been rebuilt post war.
